Chapter 88
-Dorothy, calm down please, I don’t understand you. -Do you have any screen, television, radio?
Whatever is!
Dan tunes in his car radio and freezes when he hears the announcer’s words.
“-A few minutes ago, the police received aint,ing from the Finnick mansion,(This novel will
be daily updtaed at .noveljar) pointing out thewyer Gerard Finnick as the alleged person
responsible for charges of rape against a young woman, whose identity has been keptpletely
confidential. We will keep you informed”
-Sir, you have toe back right now, please…
-Dorothy, let no one issue statements, at the risk of being unemployed… For life! Meanwhile, Luz has
moved away from Dan to listen to Matías. -Brother, is something wrong? -It’s Gerard, he called to report
himself for abusing you. He asked that I be the one to get him out of the house… do you have any idea
how it broke my heart to see Charlize look at me with those little teary eyes? “I want you here before the
day is over, Luz Méndez, and if you don’t… I’m going toe get you! -Don’t worry, Dan came to talk to
me, I was just going out with him on the way back. -You better, Luz, because I’m not going to let an
innocent man go to jail, what he did was wrong, but the context is not what you think.
I know, I know everything…
-See ya.
She hangs up the phone and runs to the car, just as Dan is about to call her.
-We have to go now! – yell at the same time -.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.
They rush out, both telling each other about their respective calls, and Dan regrets that he made the trip
by car instead of Gerard’s jet.
The journey that normally takes about four hours, Dan managed to do in three. Luz was able to tell her to
slow down, but the truth is that she was going too slow for her.
Her soul, her body and her mind screamed to be with her man, with her little girl, to tell them that
everything will be fine, that they will be together and nothing is going to separate them.
As soon as they enter the city, Luz rxes a bit and looks at him with determination.
– First to the mansion.
-But, Light, Gerard.
-Look Dan, right now I’m furious with him… because he sent himself to jail, forgetting that he has a six-
year-old daughter to take care of and abandoning her like that, without further ado, for serving a
sentence that is obvious He has already fulfilled… And not to mention the one that is on the way!
“So first I’ll go check on my princess and then we’ll go after that fool.
– You say it.
She knows that none of this would have happened if she had listened to him that night, but that “would
have” thing doesn’t exist. What annoys her is that right now he did something as stupid as using
himself…
-This man is going to kill me with a disgust.
“I think, from now on, you shouldn’t leave him or maybe what he’lle up with(This novel will be daily
updtaed at .noveljar)” he sees a smile on Dan’s face and vents his frustration with a snort. And
don’t tell me you’ll think about it, because you’re still wearing the engagement ring.
Luz says nothing, because there is nothing to say.
At least not Dan.
They arrive at the mansion and as soon as the car stops, Luz runs inside.
-Princess! Charlie! She – she walks up the stairs and she sees the girl peeking out from her room, like
she doesn’t believe what she hears.
-Light? she says with a frown, Luz reaches the top and she takes two steps. Mommy!
And that simple word brings Luz to her knees, so that Charlize throws herself into her arms.
-My beautiful girl, forgive me, please, forgive me… I shouldn’t have left like this, please forgive me –
tears bathe the hair of the little girl, who has buried herself in Luz’s chest, smelling that aroma that calms
her down –
-My daddy… Matías took it – he looks at her and makes a pout that melts Luz’s heart – He broke me and
my heart…
-He was just doing his job, in fact he was the one who called me and told me toe before he went for
me.
Are you going to fix everything?
-Yes my Girl. But first I needed to see how you were, Mati told me you were sad.
-Not so much anymore, go get my daddy, please. But first-he kneels in front of Luz and caresses her
belly-Wee home, little brother, I’m d to have you here again.
Dan helps them to their feet, Evangelinees out of Charlize’s room and gives her a huge hug.
-Evangeline, I need you to tell Rafael that I’m here.
– Raphael? Her – she asks him surprised. I thought he was with you, in Baltimore.
-No, he came back several days ago, for an investigation… – Luz looks at Dan and confronts him -. Tell
me you don’t know anything about him.
– Nothing – he answers, taking out his phone -. I already ask, wait in there.
Neither says anything, but the nervousness of the two women can almost be seen, pacing back and forth
across the room.
Dan walks in minutester, hands on his head, and the two face him.
-He’s under arrest… apparently, the prosecutor thought that Rafael is part of the distribution, since they
used his agency for that and Rickon doesn’t want to say anything about it.
-Son of…! – Luz stops, looks at Charlize who sees her with her arms crossed
s and a frown – from his holy little mother.
– Queens don’t say rude things, mommy. -I know and I’m sorry-she looks at Evangeline and takes her by
the shoulders-I promise I’ll get it out of her.
– But if you haven’t even entered the university yet – she tells himughing nervously –
-If I have something today, it’s boiling hormones, so nobody is going to mess with me. Let’s go. Luz
leaves that room like a waterspout and Evangeline asks Dan not to let hermit murder.
They go from there to the police station where they took Gerard, Luz feels that she wants to kill everyone
and she knows who she is going to start with.
As Dan pulls up in front of the building, she begs him to let him talk.
– You can get us into trouble and I couldn’t do anything for either of us. -You have an hour to get them
out. If at that time the two are not outside, that fifth prosecutor will know who Luz Méndez is.
They walk to the building, Luz feels that she can’t take it anymore with so much tension, but this is not
the time to pass out, much less escape. She is here to face consequences and she will. Dan approaches
an officer and asks for the police chief, a few minutester a man in his forties arrives and ushers them
into his office.
-I am the alleged victim of Gerard Finnick-the officer looks at her and Dan’s mouth drops open, because
that could sink his friend more–He didn’t tell us the name of the victim-the officer tells him- . Therefore…
-You don’t have to look or ask him, I’m the one and(This novel will be daily updtaed at .noveljar)
I’m telling you right now, that man has never touched a hair on me without my consent. In fact -she
shows him his hand, where it shows off the engagement ring-, we are engaged, we were going to get
married in a few weeks, I went on a trip and something happened while I was away.
-Why does he say that he raped her? He asks suspiciously. -Because he’s confused, he’ll see…-he tells
a somewhat different story of what happened, but trying to keep the main thing, to support the case
against Rickon-.
When he finishes, the officer scratches his chin, staring at the desk, then looks at her.
-His love story is pretty crazy, but no way… if there’s no victim orint, there’s no point in continuing
here, just take it upon yourself to clear it up with him. I’ll have him released. -No! Let me talk to him first,
there are things I want to tell him, but I need him there for a few more minutes, why?
The man smiles, because his girlish face is now more noticeable. He nods and calls one of the officers to
come with her. A woman escorts her to her cell, where she finds Gerard lying on the bed, with an arm
across his forehead and staring nkly at some of the stains on the ceiling.
The officer leaves, she takes a deep breath, gathers her strength to raise the voice that will bring him
back to reality and tells him. -Gerard Finnick! What the hell are you supposed to do here?!