We were inside Viel’s car, parked in front of the hospital. I was not allowed to let Matilda in to see Bea. So I decided to leave, but Viel chased me.
I wiped away my tears. “Viel, can I ask you a favor?”
His face was sad when he looked at me.
“What favor do you want?”
“I wish you would give Matilda a second chance.”
“What! Do you understand what you’re saying?” He shouted angrily.
I sigh. “But that’s what Bea wants.”
“Matilda and I will never get back together. I can’t go back to the woman who had s*x with another man. She cheated on me for a long time, and that won’t happen again.”
“How’s Bea?”
“It’s okay with me if Bea wants to go with her Mommy.”
“You’ll be sad when Bea leaves the mansion.”
“It won’t change that she’s still my daughter. I will fulfill my obligation as her fa
