He robbed his son of the possibility of having a father.
And he robbed Alejandro of the opportunity to love his own son from day one.
“Do you plan to keep looking at me from there?” he asked without looking up.
Valeria approached slowly.
—I didn’t know you could be like this.
Alejandro let out a small, tired laugh.
—I didn’t even know it myself.
She took a seat opposite him.
For a few seconds, neither of them spoke.
Until Alejandro closed the laptop and stared at it.
—Is there someone else in your life?
The question caught her off guard.
-No.
—Was there never anyone?
She shook her head slowly.
Alejandro took a deep breath, as if an enormous pressure had disappeared from his chest.
—I couldn’t either.
Valeria felt her heart racing.
-Alexander…
“I’m not asking you for anything,” he interrupted calmly. “I just want you to know the truth. I never stopped thinking about you.”
The silence between them became dangerous.
Because they still felt the same.
And they both knew it.
But just when Valeria thought that perhaps fate was giving them a second chance…
Everything collapsed again.
The following morning, the news exploded across all media outlets.
“THE PRESIDENT OF THE CASTELLANOS GROUP APPEARS WITH A MYSTERIOUS WOMAN AND CHILD.”
“SECRET HEIR?”
“MILLION-DOLLAR SCANDAL.”
Photographs of Valeria and Mateo began circulating everywhere.
Journalists surrounded the hospital.
Social media was filled with cruel comments.
“He probably wants money.”
“A gold digger.”
“That child appeared out of nowhere.”
Valeria felt like she was drowning again, just like five years ago.
And the final blow came that same afternoon.
Catalina de Castellanos.
Alejandro’s mother.
