Seeing that her father was willing to try to change the situation brought a relieved smile to Eloá’s face.

“I think we can,” she said carefully, “but for that to happen, you need to listen to me without judging me.”

He nodded, pressing his lips together as if trying to hold back his own anxiety.

Eloá began to speak, opening her heart like never before. She told her father everything, from meeting Gael at the beach house to the moment she discovered she was pregnant. She did not mention that, at