Inside the police station.


    “Comrade policeman, I am here to see my mother.”


    The policeman frowned slightly and looked at Irene Guillén: “Your mother?”.


    Irene Guillén nodded and said, “Doria Guillén.”


    When he heard Doria Guillen’s name, the policeman’s frown deepened: “The evidence is strong and your mother still denies her guilt, go in and have a good talk with your mother.


    Irene Guillén’s palms were clenched and her heart was full of hatred, but she smiled without disrespect: “Yes, thank you, officer.”


    When she entered the interrogation room, Doria Guillén was handcuffed with her hands on the table and Irene Guillén pounced on her: “Mom!


    “Irene!”


    “You two, mother and daughter, have a good talk!”


    When the police left, the door to the interrogation room was closed.


    Irene Guillén sat across from Doria Guillén, who took her daughter’s hand, “Irene, you have to find a way to get mom out!”.


    “Don’t worry, Mom, I called Uncle Tasis and he told me he’s going to get you the bestwyer to defend you.”


    Doria Guillen closed her eyes, a hint of desperation shining under them, “If I went to jail, do you think you Uncle Tasis would still care about me? I’m afraid he would avoid it; for him and for the Tasis Group, me being in jail would be a scandal.”


    “Mom … What do we do then?”


    Irene, whatever happens, you have to find a way to get Mom out, okay?”


    Irene Guillén cried and nodded, “Don’t worry, Mom, I’ll find a way to get you out. It’s all because of that bitch Estre Berrocal, who has put mom behind bars now…”


    “Don’t cry, you’ll still have to beg Estre Berrocal if ites to thest resort. ”


    “Mom…”


    “Irene, you mustn’t disappoint Mom.”


    “Don’t worry, Mom, even if I had to beg Estre Berrocal, I would have gotten you out.”


    …


    Adán Rouco and Estre Berrocal were admitted to the hospital and Roberto Rouco came to visit Paulita.


    Paulita lies down next to Estre Berrocal’s bed and asks, in a milky voice: “Dad, Estre, when are you going to be discharged from the hospital?


    Estre Berrocal stroked Paulita’s little head and said softly, “Did Paulita miss us?”.


    “Yes, and I miss my little brother.”


    Paulita reached out her small hand to touch Estre Berrocal’s stomach, and she was slightly startled.


    “Paulita!” said Adán Rouco, suddenly raising his voice.


    Paulita was puzzled and asked with a frown, “Daddy, why are you being mean to me? I just want to touch him.


    Estre Berrocal blushed slightly, her lips twitched bitterly at the corners and said, “It’s okay, Paulita can touch it if she wants to.”


    Paulita grimaced at Adán Rouco and grunted.


    Adán Rouco’s eyes, however, sank deeper.


    Roberto Rouco, naturally, saw the signs and said to Paulita: “Paulita, Grandpa has a few words with your mom and dad while you and Santino Yepes go y for a while in the hospital garden.”


    Paulita got off the bed with a nice gesture and an “oh”.


    Santino Yepes took Paulita’s little hand, “Paulita, go y with Santino Yepes,e on”.


    When Santino Yepes left the room with Paulita, Roberto Rouco grabbed his crutches and looked at Estre Berrocal with a vicissitude look.


    “The child … is gone?”


    The old man’s words were full of expectation, hoping that the answer would be negative.


    How could Estre Berrocal not know how much the old man wanted this child to be born.


    Roberto Rouco loved children, as evidenced by the fact that he adored Paulita.


    At that moment, Estre Berrocal did not even dare to look Roberto Rouco in the eye, lost but also fearful that he would be disappointed in her.


    “Dad… sorry, I…”


    Roberto Rouco sighed, “hey…”


    Adán Rouco pursed his thin lips and said, “This is not Estre’s business, I am responsible for much of the child’s loss.”


    Roberto Rouco asked: “Is it true that this was done by Are Rouco’s boy?


    Adán Rouco did not hold back: “Yes”.


    Roberto Rouco’s brow furrowed, something tangled and sad under his eyes, he sighed tersely, “Are Rouco this child, how she has be like this …. However, Adam, your second uncle only has one daughter like that after all, you shouldn’t take things too far, you are protective of your shorings, but your second uncle also haspassion, besides, your second aunt can’t leave Are Rouco aside, if something really happens to that Are girl, our part is also responsible.”


    Adán Rouco asked, “Does Papa mean I should leave Are Rouco alone?”


    “Or do you really want Are Rouco to go to jail? Are Rouco is also your only cousin.”


    …


    Adán Rouco has been silent since Roberto Rouco left.


    Estre Berrocal, knowing his difficulties, took the initiative and told him: “Adam, whatever you decide, I will support you”.


    “Even if I forgive Are Rouco?” asked Adam Rouco’s deep dark eyes, looking at her.


    Estre Berrocal nodded earnestly and said, “Because I know that whatever you do, in your heart you are protecting me.”


    It was Are Rouco’s fault, but even if Are Rouco had not done what she did, she might not have been able to keep the baby, knowing that she had cheated herself.


    “Star, sometimes I wish you were more selfish.”N?velDrama.Org holds ? this.


    Estre Berrocal smiled, “But if I’m too selfish, the first person I hurt is not the enemy, but the one who makes it hard for you, and if you get tough, you won’t have to change your personality to worry me, and I don’t want to make it hard for you.”


    For no apparent reason, Adán Rouco burst outughing.


    What more could a man want than such a wife?


    …


    In the afternoon, Irene Guillén had arrived at the hospital ward.


    He entered carrying an borate fruit basket.


    But as soon as he entered, Adán Rouco’s face sank.


    “What are you doing here?”


    Irene Guillén left the fruit basket on the table, looked at Estre Berrocal, bit her lip and said: “President Rouco, micro … Estre, please, let my mother go. But after all, she didn’t do you any harm, it’s been ten years, Estre, can’t you go on with this affair?”


    Adán Rouco did not say a word, leaving Estre Berrocal to decide for herself.


    He will respect all your decisions.


    Estre Berrocal is leaning on the hospital bed, her gaze fixed on Irene Guillén, a little cold under her eyes, her face emotionally faint.


    “But what if I had died then? Then, now, with your mother Doria Guillen still at liberty, would you still be begging me with those words?”


    “But … but it’s been ten years, why are you still clinging to her?”


    Estre Berrocal’s smile cooled even more: “Should everything be measured in terms of time? It’s true that ten years have passed, but it’s true that she set me on fire, it’s true that she indirectly killed my father, it’s true that I have no reason to forgive her, even though twenty years have passed, if no evidence is found, she’s still atrge, I may not hate her so much, I may not care so much, but that’s not because I’ve forgiven her for what she did to me over time, it’s because I couldn’t do anything about it, so I had to let it go.”


    A lot of injuries, time, fade away, not that the injury does not exist, and not hatred, justfort yourself, had to forget it.