Devoted Love, Mr. Hayes’ Darling Wife

“It won’t be … won’t be…”

Adam had gone to work in the morning, so how could he have gone to Bohai Bridge?

The owner of the car in the accident, it must not be Adam … must not be.

The cashier stared at her, saw her eyes suddenly fill with tears, froze, looked at the TV and cautiously asked, “Girl, the person in this accident on the news, it can’t be your relative, can it?”

“No… it can’t be…”

The phone, which had fallen to the floor, rang again.

Estrella Berrocal came out of her astonishment and fear, picked up the phone from the floor and picked it up in fright.

“Hi, Dad, it was just a misunderstanding, wasn’t it?”.

Roberto Rouco’s voice was grim: “I have been contacted by someone from the police station to come here, you are Adam’s wife and I think you have a right to know”.

The heart was beating, stuttering, as if it had stopped.

…

Estrella Berrocal did not know how she had arrived at the police station and when she got out of the cab, her legs were weak and she was exhausted.

Roberto Rouco was waiting for her in front of the police station on crutches, with Roberto Rouco’s assistant at her side.

When Roberto Rouco saw her, he told her: “Come in, the police have come to see us to inform us of something”.

Estrella Berrocal’s whole body felt as if her soul had been emptied, her eyes were dull and she nodded, in a particularly muffled voice: “… well”.

Once inside the police station, after a few conversations, Estrella Berrocal almost collapsed.

The policeman said, “I am sorry, Mr. Rouco, Mrs. Rouco, the searchers we sent the police have not yet recovered Mr. Adán’s person or car”.

Estrella Berrocal lost her temper and stared at the policeman with reddened eyes, choking back an emotional sob: “Then increase the number of men you have sent to retrieve them! Why can’t you retrieve them? All of you! How could he crash into the sea? I don’t believe it, Adam is a very good driver, how could he crash into the sea for no reason? It can’t be. … It can’t be.

Roberto Rouco frowned and reassured her: “Estrella, calm down”.

Estrella Berrocal tugged on Roberto Rouco’s sleeve and begged him: “Dad, you, tell them to send more men to save him! I beg you…”

“Star, Adam is my only son, I don’t want anything to happen to him either, I have used all my strength and resources to send men to rescue him, but there is no news from my side either, let’s be … patience a little longer!”

Estrella Berrocal’s hand, falling, with tears in her eyes, sobbed: “No…. Adam promised me he would be back early tonight, and I have a birthday celebration for him …. … Dad, it’s Adam’s birthday, could he be trying to play a joke on us?”

“Estrella, calm down, you still carry the blood of La familia Rouco in your belly, if you fall at this moment, what happens to the baby you have in your belly, what happens to Paulita?”.

But Estrella Berrocal could not calm down, nor could she.

How could she be calm if Adam could be sleeping at the bottom of the sea right now?

She wanted to save him. …Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

But he couldn’t swim.

Estrella Berrocal covered her face with her hands and burst into uncontrollable tears.

Roberto Rouco looked at her completely out of control and ordered his assistant: “Xever, take Miss Estrella home first”.

“President, is it to take Miss Estrella back to La familia Rouco?”

Roberto Rouco nodded, “In this state, she looks like she needs to be taken care of, send Miss Estrella back to La familia Rouco and ask Felipa to prepare her a soothing soup, don’t let her get too excited, it could affect the baby she is carrying in her womb.”

“Yes, Chairman.”

…

Estrella Berrocal returned to La familia Rouco and sat on her bed lost in thought.

Felipa cooked a bowl of lily soup and brought it to her, saying quietly, “Third Young Grandmother, have some soup, if you feel bad, talk to me, maybe you will feel better.”

Estrella Berrocal said nothing, but after a while she suddenly stood up and ran out of the villa.

Felipa put down her bowl and went after her, “Third Young Grandmother, where are you going?”.

“I’m going to Bohai Bridge, I’m going to get Adam!”.

“Third Young Grandmother, His Lordship has arranged for many people to search and rescue, there are also policemen, it is useless for you to go there, even if you don’t think about yourself, you have to think about the child you are carrying in your womb, you must not get emotional, what if you hurt the child?”

Estrella Berrocal looked at her with reddened eyes: “But I want to go to Adam, Felipa, let me go, I want to be the first to know about Adam”.

“Third Young Grandmother, please, you may rest at home. Third Young Master, his lordship will make arrangements. Earlier, Third Young Master has come to ask me how to make nutritious soup, he told me that the doctor said you have low progesterone and you need to be more careful. Third Young Master has been away from the kitchen since he was a child and His Lordship taught him that a gentleman is away from the kitchen, but he came to ask me how to make a nourishing soup for his sake … Third Young Grandmother, Third Young Master cares so much about the child you are carrying in your womb, take care of yourself!”

Estrella Berrocal could not stop the tears from flowing and dropped into her chair.

He could no longer do anything, he could do nothing to save Adam, he had to sit and wait.

“Felipa, Adam will be all right, won’t he?”

“The Third Young Master is lucky, he must still be alive, how could he let the Third Young Grandmother and Paulita go?”

“Yes … and Paulita, she must not want to die, if she leaves, what will happen to Paulita and me?”.

Estrella Berrocal grabbed Felipa by the wrist and said, “Felipa, when Paulita comes home from school tonight, you must not tell her about this, I’m afraid she won’t be able to take it.”

“Good, and Her Ladyship has instructed that we are not to say anything to Paulita. But Third Young Grandmother, you must be strong too, otherwise Paulita will see that something is wrong, and Paulita is so clever that she is sure to suspect it.”

Estrella Berrocal nodded and swallowed those tears, “Yes, I can’t let Paulita see that, Adam will be back safe and sound tomorrow morning…”

“Third Third Young Grandmother, take this soothing bowl of soup and then go to sleep, you don’t look well.”

Estrella Berrocal took a big gulp and promptly drank the bowl of lily and date soup.

…

Estrella Berrocal lay in bed crying for a long time because she was overwhelmed with grief and fell asleep, tired of crying.

Felipa came in and gently tucked her in.

She slept uneasily, frowning as if she were having some nightmare, and clung to Felipa’s hand, muttering under her breath, “Adam … come back … come back …”

Felipa sighed and gently pulled his hand down and tucked it under the sheets before turning and closing the door behind her and leaving the bedroom.

Downstairs, Roberto Rouco was sitting on the living room couch, holding his cane and asking quietly, “How are you?”

“The Third Young Grandmother is asleep, but in a very unstable mood.”

His lordship let out a long sigh and said, “Let her sleep for now, Paulita will be home soon, so don’t say anything.”

“Yes, my lord.”

The black Bentley, entered the courtyard of Villa Rouco family.

Facundo Montes, the driver, got out of the car with Paulita in his arms, and as soon as he got out, Paulita ran into the house with her school bag on her back.

When he reached the door, hearing no noise from the house, the little one poked his little head in the door.

“Where is everybody? Why is it so quiet? Nobody’s come out to pick me up! No one has come out to pick me up!”

Paulita came in with her little bag on her back and saw her grandfather sitting on the sofa with a sullen look on his face, and ran to him.

“Grandpa, why didn’t you pick me up today?”.

“You’re back, Grandpa is busy these days, so I’ll let Facundo Montes pick you up, okay?”.

Paulita grunted reluctantly, “Okay.”

“Your brother will be back soon too, didn’t you say last night that you were going to watch anime with him tonight? Go get ready for the anime, I’ll tell Felipa to bring you something good to eat, dinner will be late today, so first have something else to fill your stomachs.”

“Oh, okay, Grandpa, is Dad back with Estrella? I’ve seen Estrella’s coat.”

The old man was stunned and laughed, “Yes, but your dad is busy tonight and won’t be back.”

Paulita said with a little white frown, “Why is everyone so busy these days? And where is Estrella? I’m going to look for Estrella.”

Felipa said, “Estrella is tired with her baby and has just fallen asleep and is not awake yet.”

“All right then, Grandpa, Paulita’s off to watch cartoons!”

“Go on, Felipa, go with her.”

“Yes, Grandpa.”

…

Estrella Berrocal woke up with her eyes heavy and open, surrounded by darkness.

He looked out the window, it was dark …

Adam…! Adam should have heard something by now!

He lifted the sheets and got up, walking downstairs, only to hear Roberto Rouco and Olivia Montes talking in the living room.

“Dad, still no word from Adam?”.

Roberto Rouco shook his head, “Not yet, as I see it, the chances of Adam surviving … maybe they are …”

“Dad, Adam will be fine, don’t worry.”

Estrella Berrocal’s tears, which she had managed to hold back, came pouring out.

It will not be … Adam will not die.

He hadn’t died when the ship had broken up in the storm on Beach Island, and this time, he’d be fine too!

Estrella Berrocal walked into the living room, took a deep breath and said, “Dad, I want to go to Bohai Bridge.”

Roberto Rouco frowned, “What are you doing on the Bohai Bridge?”.

“I’m going to wait for Adam, he must not be dead, he’ll come back alive, he won’t leave Paulita and me alone…”

Olivia Montes fulminated at her with a merciless look: “Estrella Berrocal, why does something always happen to Adán when he’s with you? You are a nemesis”.

“Olivia! What nonsense!”

“Dad … she’s a nemesis, the last time Adam was with her he was in a car accident and broke his arm, and this time, Adam is dead or alive! Dad…”

The old man, distracted, shouted, “All right! Cut the crap.”

Estrella Berrocal covered her mouth and ran away.

The old man gave a gasp: “Star Berrocal!

Estrella Berrocal didn’t even listen and the old man took off her coat and chased her to the exit.

“Wait!”

Estrella Berrocal stood still and turned around crying, “Dad, I just want to go to Bohai Bridge and wait for Adam, I’m not going to do anything out of the ordinary…”

The old man handed him the coat and his voice softened a little as he said, “Even if you go to Bohai Bridge to wait for Adam, put on thicker clothes first, it’s very windy on Bohai Bridge, you’ll catch a cold if you go like this, what happens to the baby in your belly if you catch a cold?”

“Dad…”

“It’s not safe for you to go alone, I’ll ask Facundo Montes to take you.”

Estrella Berrocal took the jacket, “Thanks dad.”

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