Lahat ng Kabanata ng My Ex-Girlfriend Is My Half-Brother's Wife: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

Adrielle Hale“Don’t you think she should at least know who her father is?” He frowns, his eyes showing concern. “You know, she’s dying to meet her father, and even if Pedro doesn’t want her in his life, you need to tell Abby who he is. That way, when she grows up, she’ll hate him for abandoning you, not you.”I swallow hard. His words hit me like thorns thrown in my direction. I take a deep breath, accepting that my brother is right, Abby will hate me if I keep this information from her.My only option is to tell the truth.If Pedro doesn’t want her around, he’ll be stupid, because our daughter is amazing. I also know that he’ll be reprimanded by Sofia, because she won’t accept this. We’ve already talked about how he’d react if he were here, and Sofia told me every time that he would love it. For his sake and Abby’s, I hope it’s true. I couldn't bear to see my daughter go through the rejection of a man when he should be the first to love her.I look at the clock. It's almost eight o'

Adrielle Hale“That’s the only answer I can’t give you,” Pedro answers gently, looking into my eyes, with the most sincere tone I’ve heard in years. “Max was selfish.”This sentence makes me remember everything I’ve experienced in the last few years: the uncertainty that he really loved me, the vision of a selfish and cruel Pedro - a side I never knew.“I thought you were just like him,” I say, trying to wipe away the tears.Pedro remains silent, as if my words were right and hit him like sharp knives. It’s the truth, it’s how I’ve reacted all these years.“I’m not like him. I promise. I will never treat our daughter, my daughter, the way he treated me these past few years,” he says, in a serious tone that gives me chills.I remain silent. Max was truly cruel. How could he treat his own son that way? There’s nothing that can be justified, it was to be expected that he would be like this. I remember very well how cruel he was to me when he found out about the pregnancy and the night my

Adrielle HaleI think Abby's stubbornness comes from me, but I'm noticing that her conviction comes from Pedro, he's always been confident in the things he wants. Abby inherited our traits. But her stubbornness doesn't just come from me, Pedro is stubborn too. With two stubborn parents, how could she not be stubborn too? I close my eyes and take a deep breath. There are times when I need to be patient with her."Let her stay here today," Sofia asks softly. "Let her miss just one day of school. Besides, don't you think it would be good for them to get to know each other?" She tilts her chin toward her son.Sofia looks at him tenderly. I imagine she's very happy to have him back. I look at him, Pedro is in the corner, as if he wants to let the two of us decide. Pedro doesn't know how to take care of a child, even if she's his daughter. I don't think he even knows how to take care of himself. But I have no right to deprive him of our daughter's life. I can take him out of mine, but I can

Pedro HernandezThe door slams hard against the frame and I still stand there, disturbed, trying to put the pieces together and understand what happened. But there is nothing that makes sense, no pieces that connect. I hold my breath when I realize that she became like this after she was alone with me.Abby.Alone.With.A.Man.Who.No.Knows.My body freezes, my stomach sinks like a stone in deep water. What could have left. Abby like this? My mind searches for answers, but only finds one name. Leonard. A bitter taste rises in my throat. I don't want to believe it. But if he was capable of what they say...I don't know if he would be bad enough to leave her like this or if he would be capable of touching a child the same way he hurt his girlfriends as a teenager. I don't even know if he is capable of touching Adrielle with violent acts, but I don't want to think about it now or I will have to find a way to control my anger. But the facts I know about Leonard make me question that.1

Adrielle HaleI try to calm Abby down on the way home. She refuses to stay at Sofia's house and I don't really know why. She's been crying so much that the only thing that comes out of her mouth are insistent sobs. I take her to her room and put her on the bed. I don't know how long we've been there, but her hand continues to hold my arm tightly, so much so that her fingers are white from the pressure she's been putting on. There's a red mark on my arm when I try to pull her fingers away. Her eyes are closed but her cheeks are still marked by tears. Her crying was as if something was suffocating her and preventing her from saying what happened. Pedro couldn't explain it either.After today, I don't know if I want him to get close to her again. I've known him for seven years, some things haven't changed, but that doesn't mean everything is the same as before. I'm worried about Abby, and maybe it's best to take her to a psychologist.Maybe I should go too.Her painful cry is echoing in