A week had passed.Olívia, Ísis, and Laura were sitting at one of the outdoor tables at Sant Ambroeus, enjoying a leisurely breakfast before heading to work and savoring some much-needed time together.Olívia smiled as she set her cup back on its saucer.“We really needed some time just for us.” She took a deep breath. “Ísis, how was this week with Alex?”Ísis shrugged, a peaceful smile on her face.“It was good. He’s respecting my pace.” She paused. “But I know it hasn’t been easy for him.”Laura raised an eyebrow, completely unfiltered, and rested her elbow on the table.“Are you two still using condoms?” she asked bluntly, stirring her cappuccino with almost provocative nonchalance.Ísis laughed at her friend’s usual lack of restraint. She glanced away for a second, picked up her cup, and took a small sip, as though buying herself some time.“Not always…” she admitted. “Sometimes things get so intense… there isn’t exactly time to stop.” She shrugged, a mischievous smile tugging at

Olívia squeezed Laura’s hand.“Easy, sis. The impossible has already happened. You’re together. You got married. Everything will work itself out. You’re not fighting this alone,” she said firmly. “You have us.”Ísis immediately nodded in agreement.“And Edgar isn’t fighting alone either. He has a strong woman by his side, and he has his friends too,” she added. “But he needs to feel that from you so he doesn’t fall apart. You need to stop punishing yourself… and keep fighting. You’ve been way too emotional lately. Where’s the Laura with no filter, the one who always says exactly what she thinks?”Laura took another deep breath. She was still trembling, but there was something different in her eyes now. She looked at both of them, her voice quiet but steadier.“You’re right.” She inhaled deeply. “There’s just so much happening at once, and it’s making me overly sensitive. I’m going to the hospital to tell him about Luna’s call. He’s in a meeting, but it should be over before lunch.”Ol

Edgar drove with both hands gripping the steering wheel, his eyes fixed on the road, though the tension in his body made it clear his mind was somewhere else entirely. His jaw was clenched, every muscle in his face tight, as though each thought inside his head had become a battle of its own.Laura sat in the passenger seat, studying his profile carefully, her chest still tight from the night before.She took a deep breath before speaking, choosing her words carefully without losing her firmness.“Baby…” She lightly touched his arm, the gesture restrained. “Promise me you won’t lose control the way you did yesterday if something goes wrong.” Her voice was low and serious. “I never want to see you like that again.”Edgar glanced at her for a second before returning his attention to the road.“I was at my breaking point,” he said, guilt weighing heavily in his voice. “Marcela managed to bring out the worst in me.” He drew a deep breath and swallowed hard. “She was the biggest mistake of

Luna stopped dead in her tracks. Her body went rigid for a second, as though she’d been startled. She slowly turned around, the remnants of a smile still lingering on her face, confusion in her eyes.“I’m going to take a shower, Daddy…” she replied innocently, as though it were the most obvious thing in the world.Edgar took a few steps toward her. His composure was almost too controlled… and that was what made it unsettling.Without raising his voice, he gestured toward the couch.“Not yet,” he said plainly. “Come back and sit down. We need to talk.”Luna’s smile slowly faded. She glanced at Laura as though searching for a safe haven, then looked back at her father. Her eyes blinked rapidly, nervous.“But I’m all sweaty…” she tried softly. “And I’m hungry.”Edgar held her gaze without giving in.“Luna.”Just her name.And that alone was enough.The little girl swallowed hard and slowly made her way back, taking small steps until she reached the couch.Laura’s chest tightened. She app

Night had already fallen by the time Laura stepped into the shower. The sound of running water filled the suite, drowning out the rest of the world. Edgar sat on the bed, leaning against the headboard with a book in his hands, though his mind couldn’t fully settle on the pages.Then he remembered her message.Without any hurry, he picked up the phone beside him, unlocked the screen, and read it.“I only need you tonight… but in the naughtiest way possible. Want to come for me?”Edgar let out a low chuckle as he slowly closed his book.“You learned something new on the internet, didn’t you?” he murmured with that lazy sarcasm that was uniquely his. “Our marriage is never going to get boring.”The bathroom door opened. Laura emerged wrapped in a towel, her wet hair dripping over her shoulders. She slowly made her way to the dresser.“Baby… when you were talking to Luna…” she began, calmly rubbing lotion into her skin. “I’ll admit, I thought you were going to scold her.”Edgar didn’t ans