Chapter 266: Retirement


    Chapter 266: Retirement


    After saying that, Carmen looked at Mariana somewhat expectantly, waiting for her reaction.


    Although this morning, Mariana did not allow him to inform Leopoldo, she did not expect Leopoldo to


    return in the afternoon.


    Looking at Carmen, Mariana came down the stairs, approached her and frowned.


    -Did you call Mr. Durán to ask him to return? Did you disobey my order?


    The words were harsh, causing him to freeze for a moment before exining:


    -Miss, I did not call Mr. Durán, he came back suddenly.


    That result was something Mariana had not expected.


    Once again, his eyes fell on the person standing there, although they were speaking loudly, he did not


    turn his head, as if he had not heard them.


    Mariana pursed her lips and asked:


    -Carmen, I''m sorry.


    Carmen waved her hand and said with a smile:


    -It''s all right. There''s nothing left for me to do here, so I''m leaving.


    After saying this, Carmen smiled, looked at Leopoldo and Mariana, and left.


    Mariana approached Leopoldo and ced the tea on the table. Then she sat down across from him.


    -Will youe with me to visit Grandma?


    You couldn''t tell the emotions in her words, and Mariana''s expression was somewhat cold.


    -Yes.


    Leopoldo picked up his cup of tea and took a sip after answering.


    Then, the two remained silent and Mariana did not know what to say for a while.


    Lately I felt their rtionship was going back and forth between distension and tension, sometimes very


    close and sometimes very far.


    Although this man was so close to her, Mariana felt she could not touch him, as if there was a


    transparent shield between them, separating them.


    -It is no longer early, let''s go.


    Hearing this, Leopold put down his cup of tea, stood up and spoke in a low voice:


    -Okay.


    The two of them bought a few things, then arrived at Grandma''s house.


    Just as they entered, Mariana was dragged in by ra, smiled at Leopoldo and said:


    -Mr. Durán, the olddy is waiting for you inside, you''d better go in quickly, I have to tell Mariana


    something.


    Looking at Mariana and ra, Leopoldo frowned, but said nothing and walked straight in.


    Although Mariana became Leopoldo''s wife, ra was still here to take care of the old woman.


    Being held tightly by ra, Mariana felt pain and could not help but furrow both eyebrows.


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    Mariana raised her head and looked at ra, feeling a little strange.


    "Why is she so anxious and worried? She doesn''t even realize she''s hurting me."


    Mariana kept silent, endured the pain without saying anything, and followed ra to a corner of the


    garden.


    ra looked around warily. When she saw that no one was there, she let Mariana go.


    Putting her hand on her back, Mariana only felt a paining from the ce where he had just held


    her tightly, which made her pucker her lips.


    ra looked at her angrily and said:


    -Who gave you permission to participate in the program? Do you know how they scold you now on the


    Inte? I don''t dare to say that you are my daughter, what do you want to do?


    His words were full of anger, and ra''s look was not friendly.


    Still feeling the pain in her arm, Marianaughed after hearing her mother''s interrogations.


    Herughter was full of sarcasm, which made ra furrow her eyebrows and look at Mariana with a


    strange look.


    -What are youughing at?


    Only after a while Mariana stopped, looked at ra and said:


    -Do you not know what I''mughing at? Is that gossip more important than your own daughter? Or am I


    such a person in your eyes?


    Mariana felt sad, as if she had a big hole in her chest and the icy winter wind was blowing


    uncontrobly, making her feel nothing but cold.


    Mariana''s words had a questioning sense, as if she was questioning her injustice, like sharp ice hitting


    her face hard.


    ra could not help but take a step back, frightened by Mariana''s cold appearance.


    However, after a few seconds, ra looked at Mariana again with indifference.


    -Don''t change the subject, you are my daughter, that''s why I don''t want you to be what they say


    you are. Mari, leave this variety show.


    As she said this, ra stepped forward and took Mariana''s hand.


    However, Mariana looked at ra in disbelief, pulled away the hand that held hers, and took half a step


    back.


    -Mother, do you know what you are saying? I havee this far with great difficulty. For so many years


    I have had no one on whom I can depend, and you ask me to leave this program?


    It was as if something had suddenly broken in his chest, falling to pieces, and cutting his heart again, to


    the point that he couldn''t help but clench his hands, as if it was the only way to resist the pain.


    -Mari, I do it for your own good, I don''t want to see you like this, I just want you to have an ordinary and


    happy life. I don''t expect anything else.