Episode 11

"Don't worry, I won't look at you, let alone hurt you. Could you please cover yourself properly? I just came to see how you're doing. I don't understand why you're crying. Can you please tell me?" Miguel kindly asks.

"Just give me a moment," Nicol asks him. She walks to the kitchen and grabs her hamster, then walks to her room.

She dresses without much enthusiasm.

"Capuchino, don't cry, I'm fine. Let's go to feed you because tomorrow will be another day," she speaks to calm her pet.

Once ready, she leaves the room with her hamster in her hands.

"You can look at me now, Mr. Miguel," she says.

He does and quickly observes her from head to toe. Nicol walks to the fridge and looks for a small carrot to feed her hamster.

She returns, and Miguel can't help but ask.

"What did Scott do to you?"

"I don't want to talk about it. I don't want Capuchino to become sad," she said, looking at her pet. Miguel thinks about how sweet Nicol is, with such an innocent mind.

"Would you like to go to the garden for a while?" Miguel proposes, and the girl looks at her hamster, who is eating quickly.

"Fine," she responds without much enthusiasm.

Arriving at the garden, Nicol can't help but look at the crescent moon. It looks so beautiful in the dark sky that she feels even more nostalgic.

"Did he hurt you, right?" Miguel asks.

"The man did what he had to do, what a husband must fulfill. Either way, that's why I'm here," Nicol swallows. "It seems I'm condemned to suffering."

"The thing is that sometimes Scott doesn't know how to behave," Miguel speaks, and she nods.

"He's already an adult man. He hurt me in the worst way. I just hope I can give him a baby and that all of this ends someday," she looks at the moon.

"Someday, and I truly regret it. Do you want to go see a doctor?" Miguel asks.

"Thank you... But, I just want to rest."

"Nicol, you have a friend here. I know you don't trust me, but you will always have my support. Everything passes, the pain, the betrayal, everything passes. Life is like a mountain, it goes up and down. Don't lose hope. I don't like seeing you sad."

Nicol can't help but cry.

"The world hates me," she said, covering her face with her hands so that Miguel doesn't see her cry.

"Don't cry, sweetheart. I'm sure this will pass soon," he advises.

"I don't understand why your boss has such a dark soul."

Miguel approaches her and embraces her.

"Give it time. Now I suggest you rest," Miguel leaves a gentle kiss on Nicol's head and then steps back. She is stunned by that hug and that kiss, but regains her composure.

"Can I ask you a question?" Nicol looks at Miguel, wiping her tears away.

"I'm listening."

"Is Mr. Hamilton going to die?" Nicol's question leaves Miguel speechless. "Please answer."

"Look, Nicol, I am just Scott's right-hand man and his friend. There will come a time when he will talk to you. Otherwise, I can't say anything."

"So, he is going to die..."

"Wait for him to talk to you, but I assure you that Scott is not a bad person, he just doesn't know how to behave. But don't worry, everything passes. Now go and get some rest."

Both enter the house again. Nicol notices Miguel leaving and she sighs. Her sigh is one of exhaustion.

Once in her room, she places Capuchino with his cage on the nightstand and then lies down on the bed.

"I lost my virginity in the worst way, maybe I deserve this... Love doesn't exist, neither does a true home. The happily ever after is not real."

Nicol sighs.

"If Mr. Scott is going to die, I wonder what he has. Despite what he made me go through, I don't hate him. Either way, I knew that getting married meant losing my virginity, but even though Miguel says it's Mr. Hamilton, he is not a bad person. Even if it seems so, I don't want to see him anymore. I hope he never comes back."

...

Scott had to go to his personal doctor because his cough worsened during the journey, and he can hardly breathe.

"Please take off your shirt, sir," the doctor asks, and Scott complies. The doctor observes the scratches on Scott's back and arms.

Silently, he starts examining him.

"Sir, when do you intend to seek solutions?" he asks seriously.

"Is there a solution for lung cancer?" Scott Hamilton asks, fulminating.

" Medicine is advancing, sir, but you don't want to let yourself be helped."

" I will die anyway, Boris. Every time I cough, the blood keeps increasing. There's only little time left. The only thing that brings me peace is that I have the wife I need, and soon I will have a child. I hope the remaining days of my life are enough to at least meet my son."

" Scott, I won't talk to you as your doctor anymore, but as a friend. The medicines I have been sending are not helping at all. You are aware of the disease you're facing. The best thing you can do is seek help in another country. You have so much money, Scott. You are the most sought-after and wealthy man in this country. How can you not think about giving yourself another chance? Why let death approach you when you have so much money...?"

" Shut up, Boris! - Scott interrupts him and stands up. He searches for his shirt and starts putting it on, but the coughing attack strikes again and the flow of blood becomes evident. Scott leans against the wall and then can't hold on any longer. He collapses onto the floor. Boris becomes worried and approaches Scott."

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