Chapter 66


    “ What is it ? ”


    “ I may have to work a lot of overtime as there is so much going on at thepany . You ‘re going to


    have to take care of yourself a little . But do n’t worry about Joana . I told my mother to take


    care of her ” .


    Oh , I saw what he wanted . _ The fact that she was busy was just an excuse for him to take


    care of Joana at night . I wanted to tear him to shreds , but I lied through my


    teeth : “ Work is important , so leave the family behind .with


    me . Victoria can take care of Joana , so she can call Mom back . At her age , she should n’t be workin


    g .  “


    Carlos was smiling , but a momentter , the smile was erased from his face . “ Mom is not that old yet


    . She can take quite a bit .”


    “ That ‘s not the problem . Joana is my friend , so the mother does n’t have to work so hard for her . _ _


    Also , suits to Victory . _ She is here to take care of Joana in the


    first ce . Now that Joan iswith problems , it’s time for Vitória to


    work . ” As soon as I said that , Carlos ‘ smile hardened .


    “ Victoria has to take care of the family , right ? You have to work and take


    care of Bianca . Dad still has n’t recovered and you do n’t like his cooking . Pam is more work than it


    ‘s worth , so Vitória staying at home is the bestchoose .”


    Well , well ! Look who ‘s all worried about me so he can meet his lover . _ _ No , I


    will not let that happen this time . “ I know you ‘re doing this for me , darling , but you ca n’t drag _your


    whole family for that . _ Joana is my friend , and I ‘m very grateful that you let her stay here , but I ca n’t


    bother you with that . Let’s try the following . Why do n’t you call mommy back _ _ _for her to take


    care of daddy , while Vitória and I take care of Joana ? ”


    Carlos did n’t expect me to mention the fact that Joana was my friend and had no ties to them . Worried


    that I might notice their case if they were overly nice to her , he excused himself to go to the office with


    theexcuse to work .


    I scoffed . As if he had work . The only job he has here is to find a way to distract me . Let ‘s see what h


    e ‘ll do then . _ Medicines seem to be the only way here .


    And I was right . About two hourster , Carlos returned with a ss of warm milk .  _


    “ I made you some milk , dear . _ _ _ Take it while it’s still hot . ”


    The milk was warm , but everything around me seemed to freeze . Obviously , that was the trick he and


    that bitch came up with . This milk must be adulterated ! Is he doing this to me so he can take care of


    that bitch ?


    As I stared at the ss of milk , anger bubbled up inside me . _ “ I do n’t feel so good today , so no ” .


    “ I heated this up myself . At least have some for me . _ “ He tried to feed me .


    I held back my disgust and pushed his hand


    Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    away . “ Thanks , honey , but I ‘m feeling really bad today . I ‘ve been feeling queasytely , and milk al


    ways does . _ ” I covered my mouth and threw up on purpose before going to the bathroom.


    The nausea was just an excuse for me to avoid the milk , but it followed me into the bathroom . _ As I v


    omited , Carlos asked worriedly : “ Nausea ? How long ago ? ”


    “ A week , I think , ” I replied after a pause .  _


    “ A week ? Carlos looked stunned . _ “ Honey , you haven’t had your period this month ,


    wasn’t it ? ”