The Dark Secret of the CEO

Chapter 72

Chapter 7 2

With the help of Matías, Gerard managed to meet with his future in-laws, although he didn’t say anything to Luz so as not to upset her. If everything went well, he could get them to talk, if things didn’t work out, they would go on without them, alone they would miss out on the blessing of having at least five grandchildren.

He arrives at their house, despite his nerves, he gets off with the demeanor of a lawyer entering the court. (This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com)The condemned man looks so handsome that the Méndez’s neighbor’s mouth drops open as she takes away five roses with pruning shears instead of the weeds.

He knocks on the door and the one who opens it is Luz’s mother.

-Mrs. Méndez – he tells her, extending his hand seriously – Gerard Finnick.

Yes, I know him from the press. He doesn’t forget who fires one of his best workers for no reason – he steps aside and Gerard enters without fear, because he already has the answer to that situation,

who does not know is the reason for the dismissal -.

-Well, I come to that and another matter.

-My son told us, it’s about my crazy daughter – Gerard stands up all the hair on his body and puts on his intransigent lawyer’s face –

– I’m going to ask you not to refer to Luz like that in front of me, much less if you know the facts – Victoria gulps, because Gerard’s face scares her, it’s as if he could kill at any moment -. Mr. Mendez?

-Here – he says leaving the kitchen and invites him to sit in the living room –

-Mr . Méndez , it is a pleasure to see you again.

-I would like to say the same – Gerard takes an envelope out of his bag and hands it to him – And this?

-It is the payment of what actually corresponded to him for his dismissal. I reviewed her case as soon as Luz told me what they did to her.

-I don’t want charity – he says, returning the envelope –

– And or I don’t give charity, I give justice. When you left my sight, I was told that you had resigned for a better paid job – Miguel can’t help but laugh sarcastically -. But then d

Luz told me when I met her that you were fired, I sent her to investigate your case.

I case.

“He was fired for no apparent reason. What I didn’t know was why.

-Because I heard something I shouldn’t have while I was doing my job – he tells her, leaving the envelope that Gerard doesn’t receive on the coffee table –

-That’s what I don’t know, because apparently nobody has any idea about anything. I want you to tell me.

-Not worth it…

-For me, yes, because his dismissal was unfair and I don’t treat my people like that, less if I know that he is a loyal,(This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com) responsible and efficient person, like you.

M iguel sighs and looks at his wife, who nods categorically. So the man sets out to tell Gerard what he knows. -Her cousin fired me because she found out that I overheard a conversation she shouldn’t have, with Mr.

Abbot – Gerard is surprised, but does not interrupt him -. Apparently no one should know that they had a sneaky relationship a few years ago.

-How?! – Miguel backs down with Gerard’s reaction -. That can’t be, I would know, didn’t he hear wrong?

-You know not. I was crouched down working on the photocopier, I needed its monthly maintenance. They went in there, they didn’t realize I was working, but I didn’t say anything, I assumed they were looking for something. “Mr. Abbot was claiming him, insisting that he tell him how he could sleep at night, after having killed his son… apparently she miscarried, or so I understood. For Gerard this is a bucket of cold water, but it’s not something I can get my hands on right now. There’s another priority.

-Then with more reason you deserve that compensation, you were doing your job, in any case they are the ones who should receive a reprimand for dealing with personal matters in the office.

-I already left that as it is, it was more than a year and a half ago.

-But accept that check. Look, I checked your salary and what Darcy authorized for payment… yes, you were paid as if you had resigned, but there is much more to be done.

:-Thank you, I will accept it only because I see that you are doing it with a sincere gesture and because I know that you do not

Or is it double intentions?

-Okay, that point cleared up… – he takes another envelope out of his sack, a smaller one with decorations on it – I bring you this.

He hands it to Victoria and she looks at it with a frown. From inside he takes out a white card, with beautiful golden letters and his mouth is open when he reads it, Miguel grabs his head with both hands,

not understanding anything. – Com-commitment? Does my daughter marry you? the woman says with a whirlwind of emotions at the corner of her eyes.

-Look, you don’t have to marry her, she’s not worthy…

-Stop there. Do you know the woman you raised? she asks them with real annoyance.

– Well, not for a few months – he says in the same way -. He got pregnant and was not able to say who his father was.

-Well, for all intents and purposes, I am the father of Luz’s child -they both remain speechless-, Since I found out about her pregnancy, I decided to support her with whatever she needed and that’s how it has been, but since she agreed to be my girlfriend , not without making it clear to me that she was very little to me, that baby automatically became my son.

-I can’t believe it… that little girl doesn’t deserve a man like you – says Victoria throwing the envelope on the table –

-On the contrary, it’s me who doesn’t deserve a woman like her. Her daughter, as soon as she met my Charlize,(This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com) took care of her, loved her, defended her even from her father’s indifference. And if you knew the circumstances in which Luz got pregnant with her or him, you would probably ask me to take you with her to beg her forgiveness on her knees.

-Hahaha, please… – Victoria tries to say, but Gerard stands up, because he can’t bear to keep talking to them -. ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

-Your daughter was raped – Gerard walks to the door, so he doesn’t see the totally distraught face of those dumb parents -. An unknown man took advantage of the fact that another drugged her, she fell silent out of shame. The only people programmed to love and comfort her turned their backs on her as soon as things got bad.

“Instead a complete stranger, from the beginning supported her. I want them to know and be clear – he turns and looks at them before leaving the house -, if they want to see my Lucecita again, they are going to have to apologize to her in a way that doesn’t blame her for anything, not even for his silence, because they have already caused him too much damage, to add more guilt to his soul. Excuse me, I must go see my wife and daughter.

He walks to the car annoyed, because he can’t understand why they behave like this with their own daughter. He also has a girl, who will one day be a woman and he would never make her go through that humiliation, much less he would refer to her in the way that her future in-laws make them her Little Light.

He leaves there with thousands of demons and suddenly the high-speed alert sounds, he stops for a moment, only to hit the steering wheel many times, enough to get rid of the pain in his heart, for having been the one who caused all that to Luz.

-But it won’t be long, my Little Light, I swear I’m going to lock them all up, and when that happens… and when that finally happens, I’ll follow them.