Devoted Love, Mr. Hayes’ Darling Wife

Estrella Berrocal slept until she woke up in the middle of the night.

She woke up in a cold sweat.

She dreamed that Adam Rouco was struggling at the bottom of the cold sea, calling her name, and that she wanted to save him, but his body was frozen as if by a spell, and he could not move.

Next to her, Paulita was sleeping soundly.

Estrella Berrocal looked at that pretty little face and reached up to cover her face, breathing deeply, helpless and confused.

If Adam was really… what was he going to tell Paulita?

I couldn’t do it, something so cruel, I couldn’t say it.

Outside, the moon was bright but cold and silent.

Estrella Berrocal got up, took one of Adán Rouco’s coats, threw it over her shoulders and stood at the window, looking at the moon.

He grabbed the sleeve of his coat and sniffed it deeply for a few moments before the tears finally overflowed, suppressed and silent.

“Adam… you must be safe…”

He bowed his head, looked at the bright moon and prayed.

…

The next morning, shortly after Facundo Montes dropped Paulita off at school, a call came from the police station.

Estrella Berrocal sat down at the table without any appetite and, after a few bites of porridge, she could not eat anything else.

Roberto Rouco answered the phone with a deep, stony face.

Estrella Berrocal stood up and asked abruptly, “Dad, did you find Adam?”

Roberto Rouco looked at Estrella Berrocal and there was a long silence.

Estrella Berrocal frowns, tears come to her eyes anxiously: “Dad, tell me now”.

“Adam has not yet been found ….. Only the car that was salvaged from Adam’s accident.”

Estrella Berrocal dropped into a chair, wooden-eyed and dull, and murmured, “How could he … why haven’t they found him yet?”

It had been a day and a night, why hadn’t they found him?

Roberto Rouco grabbed his cane and said: “If more than forty-eight hours have passed and we haven’t found Adam, let’s give up”.

Estrella Berrocal’s eyes were red and shining, “How are we going to do it, maybe Adam is still alive, still waiting for us to rescue him, dad, please …. don’t give up so soon, okay?”

Roberto Rouco let out a deep sigh and said in a plaintive voice: “Let’s decide, if we don’t find Adam in more than forty-eight hours, we will organize a funeral for him, it’s in the press, it’s no longer possible to hide it, I will take care of the Rouco Group myself.”

Estrella Berrocal choked back a sob: “Dad…”

The old man leaned his cane and turned his back to Estrella Berrocal: “I’m going to the police station right now, I think you are unstable, so stay home and rest, I’ll let you know if anything happens.”

…

Police Station.

“Mr. Rouco, during our investigation we have verified that the car Mr. Adán Rouco was driving before the accident had the brake fluid line cut. If you think about it, did Mr. Adán Rouco offend anyone before?”.

Roberto Rouco’s eyes sunk, his brow furrowed as he tightened his grip on the tap of his cane.

The Rouco Group had offended many people in the mall, that was normal, but who would dare to be angry with Adam?

“Officer Alonzo, it’s all too normal for us at the Rouco Group to offend people when we open for business, but it’s all too normal to win or lose at the mall, and I don’t think there’s the kind of crazy person who would kill someone over a momentary defeat.”

“That’s true, but, if you think about it, has President Rouco ever had any personal grudges before?”

“That … I really don’t know. But I’m certainly not going to let my son be unaccounted for, Officer Alonzo, please keep looking into it, I’ll have someone look into it too, and as soon as I know anything, I’ll contact you, the police.”

“Well, Mr. Rouco, you also … take care of your health”.Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

…

Yahua Film and Television Company building, president’s office.

Jonathan Tasis instructed Tulio Moralez: “What did you find on Miss Analena’s phone yesterday?”

“Miss Analena had been in contact with an unknown number that was turned off when I called.”

Jonathan Tasis frowned, “Find out what happened to the five million in Miss Analena’s account.”

“Yes.”

Tulio Moralez pursed his lips and added: “By the way, news came today from the police that the car of Adán Rouco has been recovered and that the brake fluid line of the car in which he was riding has been viciously cut.”

Jonathan Tasis’ dark eyes were cold, “Keep an eye on this and let me know if there are any developments.”

“Yes.” Tulio Moralez paused and asked curiously, “President Jonathan, who would dare to do this to Adam Rouco in all of La Ciudad Santa, if you look…? The two Roberto Roucos are the only ones who have the courage to do it. After all, Roberto Rouco has lost one of his two sons, and now he has lost a second, and Roberto Rouco is now afraid of revenge.”

“It is assumed that the people who have wronged Adam Rouco are not in the business world, and even if Adam Rouco has established some deadly rivals in general, those people are merely competing with him in business and would not dare to get into a lawsuit over human life.”

The more Jonathan Tasis thought about it, the more vaguely concerned he became.

Somehow, he always felt that this issue had something to do with Analena.

The cell phone on his desk rang, the landline number for Villas del Condado Azul.

As soon as he picked up, Exaltation’s worried voice sounded on the line.

“Sir, Miss Analena has a high fever, and not long after you left, she went to bed in her room looking bad, only for me to come over with some red date porridge to make her drink it, not realizing she had a fever.”

Jonathan Tasis’s heart skipped a beat and, with a frown, he ordered, “Call the doctor immediately, I’ll be right back!”.

After hanging up the phone, Tulio Moralez asked, “President Jonathan, what’s going on?”

“Analena has a high fever and all of today’s meetings have been postponed to tomorrow.”

“Ah, good.”

Tulio Moralez looked at the back of Jonathan Tasis as he hurried away and couldn’t help but sigh, he was still a real scourge ….

…

Jonathan Tasis arrived at the villa with a long stride toward the bedroom.

“Is the doctor here yet?”

Exaltation nodded and followed Jonathan Tasis, “She just came in, taking Miss Analena’s temperature, as soon as she left, Miss Analena watched the news for a while and came back to the bedroom not long after, I saw her very bad …. …”

Jonathan Tasis paused, “Watching the news? What news?”

“It’s that big car accident that’s been going around for the last few days, the one where the car went into the sea …”

Jonathan Tasis pursed his thin lips and ordered, “Go make some porridge, Analena needs to have some when she wakes up.”

“Oh, yes.”

Jonathan Tasis walked into the bedroom and asked the doctor, “How is he?”

The doctor frowned, “Miss Analena has a cold, thirty-nine degrees two, the fever is not low.”

Jonathan Tasis sat next to Analena Lozada and touched her burning forehead with his large hand, concerned, “Is it necessary to go to the hospital?”

“Actually it’s not necessary, going to the hospital is just hanging water, I brought medicine, after giving him the medicine and giving him a physical cooling, it should be nothing serious.”

Jonathan Tasis nodded, murmuring with some suspicion, “Why does he have a sudden fever if he’s fine?”

“If she has a sudden high fever, or is frightened or there is another cause for the temporary high fever, I suggest that Mr. Jonathan take Miss Analena to have her blood drawn and tested afterwards.”

“Good.”

Scared?

Jonathan Tasis sat on the edge of the bed, his dark eyes watching her, gazing at her pale, sickly flushed face, pensive.