All Chapters of IN BED WITH THE FATHER: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

The phone Santiago held in his trembling hands slipped and crashed to the floor.Renata raised her head from the pillow now soaked with her tears. She was taken aback to see Santiago in a state of shock and despair.“Tiago?” She called out to him with a shaky voice, but he only stared blankly at her.He turned immediately and ran out of the room. “Tiago!” She yelled his name, but that didn’t bring him back into the room.She yanked off the duvet from her body and got out of bed. But as she stood up, she saw him standing by the door with the documents she had from Constanza the previous day.“Why… why do you have that?” She asked, looking at the file in his hand.He raised the document so she could see it better. “Where… where did you get this from?”“Tiago… you don’t have to get involved in all of this,” she replied calmly.“That’s not what I asked, Renata.” He let go of the document, the contents scattering all over the room.Renata gasped when she saw the documents spill from the f

The storm was calmer; two weeks had passed since Santiago finally signed the divorce papers. The long battle with Santiago had drained her, but when the final signatures hit the last page, it felt as if the air in her lungs had changed. She felt lighter and freer. For the first time in years, she could breathe without feeling watched, judged, or owned.Domingo had remained stuck in her life like quiet rain after a storm. He didn’t rush her, didn’t pry. He just showed up when she needed peace. She found out he was just a calm man with a slow smile and eyes that seemed to see everything without speaking too much. And slowly, without either of them meaning to, friendship turned into something deeper… something that burned softly, like candlelight in a dark room.That night, he came to pick her up from the small house he had rented for her on the hill. She’d protested at first when he offered the place… said she could find her own apartment, but he’d insisted, calling it temporary unti

“Are you fucking my father?” Santiago roared… his eyes blazing with fury and rage. His hands were knotted into fists beside him as he stared at Renata whose eyes were clouded with tears.Without a word, she sent a series of slaps across his face. “Don’t you dare.”“You slut… You had to go that low?” Santiago whose face was now red glared at her.“If you call her that one more time… I won’t let you go easily,” Domingo stormed in between them, his gaze fixated on Santiago.“Wow… her knight in shining armor is always ready to jump in.” Santiago scoffed.“Tell me, huh… when did this all begin? Before the divorce or right after the divorce?” His eyes darted from Domingo to Renata, but none of them said anything.Santiago took a few steps closer, trying to stand closer to Renata but she held onto Domingo’s suit, standing her ground as he shielded her behind him.“What… you’re gonna hide behind him now?”He eventually settled his eyes on his father. “You had options… millions of other ladies

Domingo let out a sigh of relief. He shut his eyes for a moment, basking in the words that Renata had just said.She has agreed to marry him.He was scared she might have changed her mind after the incident that led to her slitting her wrist.“Yes…” he muttered in excitement under his breath.His hands trembled as they dug into the pockets of his denim pants.He took out the small glass box. He raised it to his eye level as he stared at it with a smile at the corner of his lips.“I can’t wait to slide this beauty into that slender finger of hers,” he said, giggling like a child.He opened the box and took out the black diamond ring from the white soft foam where it rested prettily.“You look happy,” he heard somebody say behind him.He jerked in fright, quickly placing the ring back and shoving it into his pockets.“Nina.” He said, his eyes wandered from her and then to the door where she had just come out of. He wondered why he hadn’t heard her come out of the room. Was he really ca

“You are awake?” Domingo smiled when Renata’s eyes fluttered open.She shut her eyes with the same speed she used in opening them because of the bright lights and the sunlight that seeped in through the curtains.“Let me close the windows,” he said as he stood up from where he sat beside her bed.“Dom,” she whispered his name calmly, pulling him back.“Yes,” he looked at her as he slowly sat down again.“How long have I been sleeping?” She asked, looking around the room.“Just a couple of hours,” he answered, glancing at his wristwatch.She smiled for a while before looking around the room again as if she was looking for something in particular.“Where is Nina?” She asked with a frown on her face.“She had to leave for an appointment,” he lied.Renata nodded, buying the lie he had told her. “I’m happy you are the first person I’m seeing as I woke up. I was scared it would be the doctors.” She laughed softly.Domingo smiled at her. He raised her hand to his lips and kissed it passionat