Episode 19

Leandro: What did I do to deserve this?

Crying in the car, I am consoled by Edgar.

Edgar: Love, calm down! He certainly doesn't deserve you.

Leandro: But he is my son, I chose him.

Edgar: Yeah, but it wasn't enough for him.

Leandro: And why is Eduardo enough?

Edgar: Because he must identify with him, I don't know.

Leandro: So he's a bad man.

Edgar: That's what I wanted to get at, Zayn seemed a bit arrogant to me.

Leandro: Did you think so?

Edgar: Yes, I also found him to be self-serving.

Leandro: Did you see all that in 20 minutes?

Edgar: I did, so I advise you not to suffer for him. Do you want to be a father? We'll adopt a child, a child who will value the parents he has.

When I get home, I go to the bathroom, I need to cry and I don't want to do it in front of my husband, I don't want to seem weak or overly sensitive, not at the beginning of my marriage.

Sitting on the bathroom floor, I think about what Edgar is proposing, but after analyzing it very well, I don't see why we should adopt another child. I mean, I'd rather help with donations than take one to raise and end up having the same thing happen as with Zayn.

When I come out, I don't find Edgar in any room in the mansion, and I looked everywhere. When I noticed, he was coming in from the street with a box in his hands.

Leandro: What is that?

Edgar: See for yourself, I think you'll love it.

Edgar opens the box and a kitten jumps out of it, I took it in my arms and quickly smiled.

Edgar: He can be a son too.

Edgar laughs.

I approach him and give him a kiss.

Leandro: You have a beautiful soul.

Edgar: So do you, some people can't see it and others simply don't want to know, but you are very valuable and you need to know that.

Edgar kisses me again.

Edgar: What are we going to name him?

Leandro: Let me see… how about Gandro?

Edgar: A mix of our names?

Leandro: Yes, what do you think?

Edgar: I think it's perfect.

Edgar kisses our cat and strokes my face.

Edgar: Don't be like that, okay?

Leandro: Okay.

I take the cat to have some milk, he's so young.

Yan: And who is this?

Leandro: This is Gandro, our family's intriguer.

Yan: What? But Edgar is allergic.

Leandro: Allergic?

Yan: Yes, allergic. He's not going to be happy if he finds out you got this cat.

Leandro: But he brought it.

Just then we hear Edgar sneeze.

Now I realize the size of Edgar's heart. I mean, even though he's allergic, he went after this little creature to cheer me up even if just a little, that's so cute. But I can't accept it, so I took advantage of the fact that one of our drivers loved the cat to give it to him as a present.

Driver: Are you sure? Won't the boss be upset with you?

Leandro: Don't worry, I'll take care of it personally.

I go up to our room and catch Edgar blowing his nose in the bathroom.

Edgar: Where's Gandro?

Leandro: I gave him to our driver.

Edgar: But why? You liked him.

Leandro: I did, but then I found out you're allergic and, love, I prefer you to anything else. I mean, I don't need a child. I'm happy with our marriage and that's all I care about right now.

Edgar: Oh, my love! I'm sorry.

I approach Edgar and kiss him on the forehead.

Leandro: Don't be, you did well.

Edgar: But seriously, one day we will adopt a child, I want that for my marriage.

Leandro: And I will love it, but in due time.

Edgar caresses my face and goes to work in his office for a while. I go to the window and think about Zayn, at this moment, I need to make a drastic decision; I decided to leave my son in the past just like Eduardo.

My cell phone rings and it's Eduardo.

📲 Leandro: What is it?

📲 Eduardo: I would like to apologize for Zayn's behavior.

I hang up on Eduardo's face, he won't be able to confuse me, because I already love Edgar.

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