He was almost certain that Ava couldn’t have regained her sight. They had made sure that it wouldn’t happen so they could control her inheritance. How could he have overlooked certain details about her?


    As a child, she had only seen on rare asions. He couldn’t remember if it had been two or three times because L had been the one to take care of her. As she grew up, he began to realize that she was very beautiful, and that’s when he decided he would marry her. He remembered the day his cousin died as one of the happiest days of his life.


    He initially thought his informant had made a mistake when sending him the information, but he had been in Verona in the same ce as them and clearly heard Mateo calling the girl Ava, not Grecia. That’s why he took a close-up shot of her face and sent it to Teodoro.


    Now more than ever, he needed to have her by his side and find out if they had fooled him. He would never forgive them for that. He spoke to hiswyer to arrange the necessary documents. If this girl was really his niece, he would make her hand over her entire fortune before eliminating her for what she had done. Ava would pay a high price, along with Liardi, for their audacity. Nobody mocked Teodoro Miller.


    An employee from the bank informed him about Ava’s substantial fortune. He could no longer regain control of the corporation or the properties, nor ess his bank ounts in Italy, which had been frozen. The authorities had no knowledge of the money Ava had received, and she would have to give it all up.


    He felt increasingly cornered by the authorities. Freezing his ounts had limited him. To escape, he needed a substantial amount of money, and he also had to keep paying his men. Thest two shipments of girls hadn’t arrived; they had been intercepted along the way. He felt that he was being gradually cornered.


    For now, I would have to auction off girls that I would start kidnapping in that same country, I would find a way to move forward, one way or another.


    At the Liardi corporate office, Mateo was in a meeting. Guido had secured new investors, and they would be opening a subsidiary of thepany in the United States. It would be responsible for distributing their products in that country, and they wanted to do it as soon as possible to recoup their investment.


    At night, Mateo arrived at the mansion, very tired. Guido had helped him a lot, but several matters had been dyed and he had to push them forward. He was thinking that when he got married to Ava, he would find a way to only go to the office in the mornings and work from home in the afternoons. He wanted to be with his son, he didn’t want to be an absent father, he wanted to enjoy every moment with him and his wife.


    “Buona notte mia be,” he greeted.


    “Buona notte amore, I was waiting for you to have dinner. Your son has been calling for daddy all day,” Ava replied. Mateo smiled upon hearing this. Matt was already running around the house, sometimes clumsily, but he was doing it. Besides, he repeated “daddy” and “mommy” all day. He could speak perfectly well already, but those were his favorite words.


    “I’m not hungry, be. I just want to shower and rest,” Mateo said, approaching to give a tender kiss to his son.


    “Okay, amore. You look exhausted,” Ava replied.


    “I am, aside from being stressed. I want to spend time with you and my son, but several matters at the office have been dyed.”


    “We also want to be with you, but I know you’re a very busy man. Let’s take things slowly so we won’t be so stressed,” Ava said understandingly.


    They went up to the bedroom. When Mateo came out of the bathroom, Matt had already fallen asleep. Mateo immediatelyy down, wearing only his pajama pants, and turned onto his stomach.


    Ava put aromatherapy oil on her hands, approached, and started to give him a gentle massage on his neck and back, which caused him to fall asleep almost immediately.


    Ava sighed; she loved that man too much to even conceive of a life without him. At this point, L, Guido, and Aurora, despite being quite conservative, tried not to pay too much attention to the fact that they slept together without being married.


    In the morning, she woke up early, went downstairs to prepare breakfast while he showered, and they ate quickly since he had a busy day ahead.


    “Be, next week I’ll have to go to the United States. We’re opening a subsidiary, and I need to check out the ce to get approval.”


    “Will you be gone long?” she said, pouting. She didn’t feelfortable being away from him.


    “We’ll be there for a week.”


    “That long?” Her heart sank. A day without him was too much for her, especially after everything they had been through.


    “Yes, it will be quite some time,” Mateo said with a smile.


    “I’ll miss you, amore.”


    “Actually, I won’t miss you at all.”


    “Are you serious?” His response made her even sadder.


    “Very serious,” heughed heartily.


    Ava looked at him with confusion. She was on the verge of tears, and he wasughing.


    “It’s not funny, Liardi. Why are youughing at me?”


    “Hahaha,” he couldn’t contain hisughter as he watched her pout.


    “Mateo Liardi, I’m starting to get annoyed.”


    “Let’s recap: you asked if I’d be gone, what did I answer?”


    “That you’ll be gone for a week.”


    “I didn’t say ‘I’ll be gone’; I said ‘we’ll be gone.''”


    “We’ll be gone? Will Guido be going with you?”


    “Ava Miller, you can be so absent-minded sometimes,” he said, smiling with tenderness this time.


    “We will… Oh, I get it now! Haha!” Ava startedughing and even did a little hop.


    She hugged him tightly. “I’m such a silly one, amore.”Material ? N?velDrama.Org.


    “Haha, if you do want toe with me, I want our son and you to travel with me. L can join us to help if she agrees.”


    “Of course, I want to go with you. And my nanny won’t refuse toe with me.”


    “I’ve also thought about inviting Ima and Akiro.”


    “That would be great. I’d like to invite Tadeo and Cam as well.”


    “Sounds good. The new partners will have a cocktail party. First, I’ll check out thepany’s location, and if it meets my approval, we’ll have the cocktail party. After that, I n to rent a vi in Hawaii. How does that sound?”


    “I love the idea.”


    “Perfect. I’ll prepare everything for the trip. I want it to be unforgettable.”


    “It will be, amore.”


    “I love you.”


    “I love you even more.”


    While the lovers made ns, Teodoro Miller was making ns of his own. He intended to make them pay dearly for ying with him. Ava’s fortune would soon fall into his hands, and this time, he would do it himself to ensure there were no mistakes.


    At the same time, in a clinic in Mn, Cam had gone to pick up the test results her doctor had ordered. She had continued to feel unwell, and the situation was starting to worry her. With the envelope in her hand, she headed to the doctor’s office, where Tadeo was already waiting for her.


    The doctor took the envelope and opened it. After reading its contents, he looked at them intently.


    “Congrattions,” the doctor congratted them, a big smile on his face.


    “?” Tadeo and Fátima turned to him, confused, not understanding why he was congratting them.


    “I don’t understand, doctor. What’s happening?”


    “Congrattions are in order because very soon, you’ll be a family of three.”


    The couple looked at each other again, and once theyprehended what the doctor had said, they embraced. Tadeo was overjoyed, and soon, he would hold that freckled little person he had longed for.


    Now, more than ever, he would protect Cam. He wouldn’t allow her to suffer again, no matter what. He would work even harder. She was a woman who had endured too much.


    With a stepfather who had abused her all the time and an alcoholic mother, once she was old enough to think clearly, she had fled home as far as possible. Yearster, she had returned to look for her mother, but it was toote. Her stepfather had killed her with a beating. Tadeo had wished he could’ve taken matters into his own hands, but the man was in prison, and he couldn’t reach him.


    She had beautiful memories before that life-a loving father and mother who cared for her. Her father had been in the military and, on one of his missions, he simply didn’t return. Her mother started using all the government money she received on alcohol. During one of her many benders, she had met the man who would be her stepfather, and that’s when her hell began.


    Tadeo couldn’t believe everything she had gone through. His need to protect her grew. He wouldn’t allow their children to have the same life. He would ensure they were financially secure, even if he were ever absent. He knew Cam wouldn’t allow her story to repeat itself.


    “What are you thinking, handsome?” the sweet voice of his girlfriend pulled him from his thoughts.


    “I’m thinking that I’m the happiest man on Earth. I have a wonderful woman by my side, and soon, I’ll fulfill my greatest dream-bing a father.”


    He approached her to give her a kiss, then gently ced his hand on her abdomen. Cam felt tenderness at this gesture; she was sure he would be an excellent father.


    The day to depart for the United States arrived, and Ava insisted that Máx and Morgana apany them. Mateo dly epted. This time, Máx would travel with them as a friend.


    The four couples, along with Matt and L, arrived at the hangar on time, ready to board the jet. Most of them were in high spirits. They were apanied by several bodyguards, and everything seemed to be calm, which only increased Mateo’s mistrust.


    Since the day before, he had been feeling that strange tightness in his chest again-a sensation that kept him on high alert. This time, it was mixed with a feeling of infinite sadness.