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As soon as Thiago returned from Ana Paula's house, I called him to find out how she was doing. She she's probably doing great, thinking she fooled me. She must believe she secured a comfortable life, but she's mistaken if she thinks she deceived me.

"Yes, sir!"

"Did you hand over the belongings in person?"

"Yes, sir!"

"And how was she?"

"Quite downcast, sir! I'm sure it was all an act to make Thiago rush back and tell me, hoping I would feel sorry for her."

"Downcast, huh?"

"Yes, sir!"

"Okay, you may leave!"

Thiago is a very good man, and Ana knows it very well. That's why I believe she put on an act to make him believe. She used her kindness to make him rush and tell me, thinking I would pity her. To hell with her and her dela despondency, I'm not falling for it, not at all. I am a man of my word. When I told her that if she ever got pregnant, I would leave her, I meant it, and I will keep my word on her. I don't want to see Ana in front of me, not even if she's covered in gold.

"I'm sure this pregnancy is not mine. She had someone else, and she tricked me with that virgin thing. I fell for it like a fool, how could I let myself be fooled into falling in love with this woman? She had everything planned, made me run after her for months with that talk about not wanting anything serious with anyone, being a virgin and everything. And I believed in everything and, as the days went by, I fell head over heels for this woman, never imagining that it was all part of his grand plan."

"I don't even know what to do now, I'm completely lost. Despite fighting with myself, I love her so much, but I'm going to kill this love inside my chest and start my life again, away from her. From today, I won't even touch in her name".

"I'm going to my room, I need a cold shower. I went three long days without sleep, completely worried about her, not knowing why she disappeared, and when she came back, she brought this bomb with her, a child, a son, my God. I wasn't meant to be a father; I would never be a good father to any child."

A-N-A-

"I bought my ticket for the day after tomorrow. I'm going to wait for my friend to say goodbye to it and thank her for everything she's done for me, but unfortunately, I don't see any more reason to stay here and I still have to figure out how to tell my mother."

"I can't even imagine how I'm going to get Diego out of my heart. I've fallen deeply in love with him over the last few months. He slowly came into my life and won me over, even though I tried to run away in every possible way. But he was persistent and It ended up winning my heart. Now I don't know what to do with these feelings, how to stop this pain in my chest. I wish I could just reach out and pull it out."

Once again, tears run down my face. I don't need to be strong all the time; I'm alone right now, so I need to let all these feelings out. It's not good for me or my baby to keep them bottle fed. Speaking of the baby, I instinctively place my hands on my belly, stroke and start talking to my baby.

"My baby, mommy loves you, and I would never hurt you like your daddy wanted me to. I love you, even without knowing your gender, even without seeing your little face. I will take care of you and I love you very much. Mommy is A little silly and very emotional, I know, but this silly woman here promises you, my son, that I will always protect you and never let anyone harm you."

I keep stroking my belly and crying as those dirty words Diego said to me come to mind. I can't waver or think about giving up. For my baby, I'm capable of anything.

I ended up falling asleep through tears, but my night was eventful. I woke up several times, had a few nightmares. I dreamed that Diego took me by force and forced me to have an abortion. I dreamed of him taking my son away from me. I could barely sleep. The day has already dawned and I am very tired. I need to get up, finish organizing my trip. I will only take my personal belongings to avoid carrying too much luggage. Once I get settled and organized in France, I'll have Ella send me the rest. I also can't get to my dad's house with a lot of stuff. Even though my dad lives alone and I have my own room there, I can't just walk in and fill his house with stuff. After all, I will need space in the future with the arrival of the baby. I'll have to organize things for him. Fortunately, I still have some savings from my last job termination. Maybe in France I can find some work, even though I'm pregnant, or I'll have to go back to consulting in the field of logistics. After my baby is born, I'm going to do my graduate work. Just because I'm going to be a mother doesn't mean I'm going to give up on my dreams and plans. I'll just have to include my baby in those plans.

I know being a single mother won't be an easy task, but it won't be impossible either. I know that I will face many difficulties and challenges, but I will be a good mother to my baby. I'm sure of it. I like challenges, and this will be just another one that I will have in my life.

I can't let what happened ruin my life. It's a fact that Diego didn't accept the child, and it's also a fact that I won't demand anything from him. The further away I can stay from him, the better. I will rebuild my life away from him.