บททั้งหมดของ The Magnate's Pregnant Nurse: บทที่ 51 - บทที่ 60

Chapter 52Rafael entered the living room pushing the chair. The children were no longer there; Lúcia and Sofia had probably taken them for a bath. Maitê was talking to Mara near the window. When she saw him come in, Mara immediately straightened up."Excuse me," she said, and left, leaving the two alone.Maitê approached quickly, noticing the discomfort on his face."Don’t your arms hurt?" she asked, moving behind the chair to help."Yes, the right one… but I think it’s because it was in a cast and I went a long time without using it. Physical therapy is helping."She stopped beside him, carefully touching his right shoulder."After your bath I can massage you with oil to help loosen the muscles and tendons. It will relieve it a lot."His mind wandered instantly. He imagined her wearing little, maybe a thin tank top and short shorts. Her hands full of oil, fingers running along his back, slowly down his thighs, then up again… It would be such a pleasant touch to receive. If he weren’

Chapter 54After breakfast and talking to Clara before she left for school, she made excited gestures about her day and gave him a loud kiss on the cheek before heading out.Rafael stayed in the living room for quite a while with the twins. He held each of them carefully, smiling without even realizing it.After some time, his arms started to feel heavy. He kissed both of their foreheads and called Lúcia to take them for their morning nap."I think I’m going to rest a bit," he said to Maitê, who was watching everything from the armchair nearby."Do you want help lying down?""No, I can manage.""Alright, but call me if it’s too much for you.""Deal."He maneuvered the chair and went to the adapted bedroom. He stopped beside the bed, took off his dress shirt, and walked into the closet.He grabbed a simple gray T-shirt. On his way back, he passed by the full-length mirror on the wall. He stopped and took a deep breath.He put on the T-shirt and turned toward the mirror.His face… was n

Chapter 56Two long and exhausting weeks had passed. Rafael still used the wheelchair when the fatigue hit hard after walking with the walker or with someone’s support. But he tried his best, each step was a small victory, yet extremely important.He wanted to regain control over his own life and, above all, over his body. Every day he played more with his children: Théo and Luna laughed loudly when he picked them up, and Clara talked every day about her life in the orphanage, the cold nights, the games she invented with the other children, the fear of never being adopted.Until the day he and his mother showed up. His adopted daughter was now a great light in his life, and the twins felt like a new beginning, a fresh start to everything.But something that had happened in the past week bothered him deeply: he had grown distant from Maitê. He still hugged her, still treated her well, they still slept in the same bed every night.But the affection had faded. The heated kisses, the touc

Chapter 58At night, Rafael was bored and hungry. The girls were sleeping peacefully. He was the only one who couldn’t fall asleep. He hated insomnia. Now that he could walk on his own, he got up slowly from the bed, grabbed the walker, and left without making any noise.He went to the bathroom first. He used it, washed his face with cold water, and looked in the mirror.“It’s hard to get used to this face,” he murmured to his reflection.He slowly ran his fingers over the scar and sighed. He no longer hated it as much as before, but it still bothered him. He turned to the side, saw his profile, and straightened his shoulders.“You survived. That’s enough.”He left the bathroom and walked to the cafeteria. On the way, he passed the medication room. A woman was coming out, rubbing her backside.“Ouch… What a painful injection,” she muttered.Rafael watched unintentionally. She was tall, slim, with brown hair tied in a bun. She didn’t see him and walked quickly toward the elevator. Rafa

Chapter 60Rafael woke up early, before sunrise. Maitê was sleeping beside him, her arm thrown across his chest and her face serene. He stayed looking at her for long minutes. Then, slowly, he got up carefully so as not to wake her. He picked up his cane, went to the bathroom, and looked in the mirror one last time before the surgery.“Last day like this,” he murmured to his reflection. “Afterward… we’ll see.”He took a quick shower and put on a t-shirt and pants. When he came out of the bathroom, Maitê was awake, sitting on the bed with messy hair, looking at him.“Are you ready?”“I am.”She stood up, walked over to him, and hugged him tightly, burying her face in his neck.“Everything is going to be fine. You’ll come out of there feeling lighter.”Rafael held her close.“I know.”At breakfast, Clara ate slowly, signing about how “Daddy is going to come back handsome like before.” The twins were in their high chairs — Théo throwing pieces of banana and Luna laughing. Daniel laughed