Chapter 125 — In Mommy’s Arms

The hospital clock read eight in the morning. The night had passed slowly, between medical checkups and quiet visits to the neonatal unit, where Adrián never grew tired of pressing his forehead to the glass to look at his son. Every time he saw him move his tiny hands or wrinkle his little nose, his soul nearly split open with pride. At his request, the nurses had filled their phones with photos.

But that morning, when the nurse entered the room with a smile that l