The Dark Secret of the CEO
Chapter 84

Chapter 84

Chapter 84

The days have passed and Luz has felt comfortable with Rafael’s mother.

Although their relationship is not very good, the woman has taken pains to care for Luz with all the loveshe deserves.

After that walk around the bay, Rafael did not take sides with his friend or with Gerard, because heunderstands that the situation is more complex than it seems. Just wanting to walk away and that’s it isnot enough.

Luz is expecting his son, there is also little Charlize, who was seeing in Luz a mother, finally a maternalimage that was giving her the love she deserves.

But there is also the fact that she is in love with Gerard and, despite the fact that he made a terriblemistake, he loves her madly.

For Rafael, there are missing pieces. He didn’t know Gerard personally, but what he always heard fromhim in his mother’s aristocratic circle was that he was a proper man. He did not like lies and nothingescapes him.

He is convinced that the man had compelling reasons for acting as he did.

Can we go to the movies today? -Luz’s question takes him out of her musings and he smiles at her–Ofcourse I do, my girl. Any movie in particular? No, I just want to have fun.

They walk to the exit, hugging each other and laughing. Rafael helps her get into the car and leaves akiss on her forehead, walks around the car and they get out of it towards the movies.

Perhaps being always with Rafael has helped her cope with those days, has forced her to put asideeverything that happened. And Kiki also has a lot to do with it, because she, that woman, doesn’t leaveher in the sun or the shade when she’s at home.

They look for a place to leave the car and walk towards the Harbor East Cinema, Rafael shakes herhand, because he is afraid something will happen to her or they will push her. She is still a girl, with ababy bump of eighteen weeks.

-After the movie, we will go to eat at a restaurant that will fascinate you, it is on that street, on the otherside of the roundabout.

-I think it’s perfect, but now I want a snack.

– We can buy popcorn and some chocolates.

-And soft drinks, please – she tells him in such an adorable way, that Rafael misses a kiss on theforehead and a hug -,

I love you so much, Luz.

-And I to you… you know? – He looks at his hands, as if what he was going to say was wrong -. I need tocall Charlize, I want her to know that I haven’t forgotten about her.

– Look , I can call Gerard, ask him if you can call her, I know he won’t refuse, but it’s better that I know –Luz nods -. We can call Evangeline’s phone so we can make sure he doesn’t answer.

-Thanks.

-And when we leave here, before going to eat, we’ll go get a phone for you. Although I don’t mind callingCharlize from mine.

-You’ll tell Eve, Hahahaha.

– We better go inside.

They buy sweets and soft drinks, they get into the movie and Rafael puts his phone on silent, so no oneinterrupts him, it’s a way to help his friend, so he doesn’t want reasons for distraction

The film is funny, without a trace of love, ideal for both, since one suffers from love and the other justwants to go with his girlfriend and kiss her much more than he kissed her that night.

Time passes quickly and as they leave, Rafael walks with her hand in hand, they go to an electronicsstore and look for a phone for Luz, with the promise that, as soon as he recovers his bank accounts andall that, he will give her back the money you have spent these days.

-You know I don’t need it, I have a company that is doing very well.

-I know, businessman, but I won’t stay calm if you don’t let me do it. The guy at the store hands him thephone set up, retrieves his old number and keys from it.

Hundreds of messages begin to arrive, including from Matías and his parents. But there is one thatcatches his attention, it is unknown, but he prefers to leave it for later. Leaving the store, Rafael checkshis and sees that there are at least ten calls from his second at the agency, followed by about twentymessages, all with the word urgent at the beginning. He stops and marks her, because that’s not normal,although he doesn’t say much, it seems more than urgent, something serious.

-Vania… -Rafael, you have to come right now, the police are asking for you, you received a summonsfrom the prosecutor… Rafael.

But did they tell you anything else? – he asks scared, he gestures to Luz to follow him and they go back1 way, to get to where they have the car parked –

-No, but if the prosecutor is asking you, it is very important. -I’ll leave today, let me fix some things here,before midnight I’ll be there.

Luz ‘s senses are fired, because if Rafael leaves, it means that she too must come back. Although thereis not much distance that she put between Gerard and her, who could appear here at any moment, shefeels safe in Baltimore.

Rafael hangs up, but Luz doesn’t want to say anything. They make the journey in silence, but it breaks atthe same moment they get into the car.

– Luz, I have to go – he looks at her and sees that she is afraid -. But you will stay with my mother, hereyou will be safe, secure, well cared for and I will be calm, this looks very bad. – What ‘s up?

– A summons arrived for me, from the prosecutor… I have to go, this cannot be resolved by Vania. -Iunderstand, but I’m ashamed to stay at your mother’s house, without telling her the truth…

“I promise I’ll go, fix this and come back to you, I’ll bring Evangeline to meet her and we’ll tell her thetruth.” For now, I need you safe at my mother’s house, okay?

– I don’t know why you insist on leaving me with her.

-Because if something happened to you, no matter how “unhappy” Gerard is, he wouldn’t forgive me ifsomething happened to his wife and son.

-I’m not his wife – she says with a firm voice – -I’d believe that… if you weren’t wearing the engagementring.

Luz looks down at her hand and realizes, for the first time in a conscious way, that she hasn’t removedher engagement ring.

She could say that she hasn’t done it because she forgot, but the truth is that she sees it every day,remembering the words that Gerard said to her when he gave it to her and that gives her hope.

I promise I’ll call you every day.

They arrive at the mansion and Rafael looks for his mother in the only place where she could be, theoffice. From there, Kiki Williams runs the family business and everything she comes up with.

Duty.

-Hijo – ella se pone de pie de inmediato, porque la cara de Rafael exuda preocupación — ¿Le pasó algoa Luz?

-No, madre. Tengo que regresar a Nueva York, pero no quiero dejar a Luz sola, porque estaré muyocupado.

-No se diga más, se queda conmigo y no podrá estar mejor cuidada, te lo prometo.

-Gracias, madre – Rafael camina hacia la puerta, pero se detiene y siente que debe decirle la verdadahora, por una extraña sensación en el pecho -. Madre, tengo que decirte algo, pero por favor, no tevayas a enojar ni mucho menos corras a Luz…

-Habla – el tono de Kiki es el de la empresaria despiada que es y Rafael se sienta como un niño queestá a punto de ser regañado -,

-Luz… no es mi novia y ese bebé no es mío.

– Rafael, por favor – se para ella riendo y el chico no entiende nada -. Eso lo supe desde la mismanoche que llegaron. Scott me avisó y esperé a que te durmieras, entré a tu habitación y te vi durmiendoen el suelo. Súmale a que no le has dado ni un beso desde que llegaron… no soy tonta, pero . sí vieja.

– ¿Y todo eso del nieto?

-Quise seguirles la corriente, además, si la trajiste aquí es porque ella lo necesita y sabes que puedocuidarla.

-Entonces ¿lo harás?

!

-Ya te lo dije, nada le pasará.

-Gracias, ella es una amiga muy importante para mí.” -Solo te advierto, Rafael Williams, me debes unanovia y un nieto – el chico sonríe aliviado y le dice mucho más tranquilo –

– Te prometo que cuando vuelva de mis asuntos, conocerás a la chica más bella que se robó micorazón

y que será la madre de mis hijos.

-Of my grandchildren, you mean. Go easy, I’ll take care of your safety.

Rafael gets out of there, runs to the room to talk to Luz and tells her what he talked about with hismother. She is relieved that the woman knows the truth and smiles knowing that she discovered themand still she accepted it. She goes out to say goodbye to her friend, not knowing that the next time shesees him it will be behind bars, but that’s too big a spoiler, for now I won’t say anything else.