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He stepped on the gas and followed Natalia’s car at a safe distance, taking care not to lose sight of her. The streets rolled beneath his wheels as Simon tried to steady his ragged breathing.He hadn’t anticipated how much seeing her again would affect him, much less how much he would long to see Nathan. His “son”—the word echoed in his head, so familiar and yet so distant.Finally, he saw Natalia’s car turn into the driveway of a contemporary-style house, with clean, modern lines, located in a quiet part of town. Simon parked a few meters away, watching as Natalia got out of the car.He looked at the windows, searching for a glimpse of the boy. And then he saw him, Nathan’s small figure behind the window, watching him with a mixture of curiosity and wariness.Simon raised his hand in a wave, but barely a second later, those gray eyes identical to his own widened in fear and Nathan vanished from view, as if his mere presence had frightened him.With a twinge in his chest, Simon got ou

Isabella’s day couldn’t have gotten any worse.After the scene at the Ebano y Marfil club, where her “friends” had taken great delight in watching her lose her temper, she ended up being escorted out of the venue by an employee with a look of restrained pity on his face.As she staggered toward her car, she tried to dial her parents’ number—her only steadfast allies, as always.They were somewhere in the world, enjoying their endless travels, but Isabella didn’t think about that. She needed to talk to them; she needed them to tell her that everything she’d heard was a lie, that Natalia hadn’t returned triumphant as everyone claimed.“Hello?” her mother answered in a measured voice from a place where the clinking of glasses and laughter could be heard in the background.Isabella began to stammer out nonsensical words, between sobs and ragged breaths:“Mom… Natalia… she’s alive… Simon… she… Why?!”Her mother, clearly confused, tried to calm her down.“Isabella, what are you saying?” “I

Natalia held the phone to her ear and listened to Daniel’s calm voice, though this time there was a note of seriousness she couldn’t ignore.“What happened?” he asked on the other end of the line, immediately sensing the tension in her breathing.“Simon was here,” Natalia confessed without preamble. “He came to see Nathan.”A heavy silence fell between them. Daniel let out an audible sigh, as if trying to contain his irritation.“And what did he want?” he finally asked, his tone colder than usual.“He says he wants to be a part of Nathan’s life,” Natalia replied, trying to keep her voice from trembling. “But I don’t know if I should believe him.”Daniel snorted, a mixture of disbelief and displeasure.“Wouldn’t it be easier if we actually got married?” he suggested suddenly, with a firmness Natalia hadn’t expected.The question took her by surprise. Her heart skipped a beat, and she felt the blood run cold in her veins.“What?” she murmured, as if she hadn’t quite understood.“If we g

The tension in the office was so thick you could almost cut it with a knife.Daniel, standing next to Natalia, watched the scene with narrowed eyes, sensing the atmosphere growing heavy with resentment.Natalia’s parents, Isabella and Simon, entered with a firm stride, but Simon’s face hardened when he saw Daniel there. He clenched his jaw so tightly that you could see the vein in his neck throbbing.Isabella noticed her fiancé’s discomfort, but said nothing. Her gaze immediately turned to Natalia, who was sitting in a chair, her posture straight and poised, as if she were in control of the situation.There was something about her presence—the way her eyes shone with confidence—that irritated Isabella.Graciela approached, trembling; her face reflected the mix of shock and joy she felt at seeing her daughter. The question that came from her lips was shaky, almost a whisper.“Is it really you?” She couldn’t believe what she was seeing, and the lump in her throat seemed to choke her. Na

Graciela’s face paled at Natalia’s words. She looked at her eldest daughter with a bewilderment that quickly turned to anguish.“What are you talking about, Natalia?” she asked in a trembling voice, unable to process her eldest daughter’s words. “Is that true?”Natalia raised both eyebrows in a cynical gesture. Before she could answer, Roberto intervened with a frown, pointing a finger at Simon.“But weren’t you and Natalia already separated when that happened?” he asked, his tone one of disbelief directed at his son-in-law.Simon’s eyes widened in surprise, and he shot a fleeting glance at Isabella, who looked as if she were about to shatter into a thousand pieces.“Is that what she told you?” Natalia let out a bitter laugh. “Another one of her lies. Of course we weren’t separated, Dad. She got involved with my husband while we were still married.”“That’s not true!” Isabella shouted, jumping up from the armchair. “Simon was already mine, and you took him away from me, Natalia. Stop