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##Chapter 43

livia

Three weeks have passed since Demetrius' mistake, the next day he bought the medicine and I took it. A week later my period started normally, so I was relieved. A baby was enough for the family, since Maria informed us a few days ago that she was pregnant, I would have a little brother or sister.

So much has happened since I moved in with my dad that I could write an extremely clichéd book. I never thought I would experience something like this.

We also told my dad about Kristen's setup and that I had fired her, finally my love and I would have peace. As for Marcos, he swore he only spread what Kristen said to spread and my father asked us to give him a second chance because he was a doctor for many years on the farm and the animals were used to him.

Demetrius agreed, I didn't care.

I also received a subpoena to testify against Sebastian, in a legal action against him, in which more women denounced him for harassment at other universities. I went, very nervous, and along with all the evidence, the bastard was sentenced to spend many years behind bars.

I was sitting on the steps of my house, waiting for Demetrius to go for a walk, when suddenly I saw a different car approaching. I looked everywhere, but there was no one around, I thought about going in to call my father, but I remembered that he and Maria were in town buying things for the baby.

I stood up and my heart fluttered in my chest, in a totally bad way, when I saw my mom get out of the car.

- What are you doing here? I asked incredulously, heading towards her.

"I want to talk to you, my love." he replied and I frowned.

- My love? He laughs, humorlessly.

“Listen to me, honey. Please. I know you have a pure heart.

— Look mom... No mom, Mariana, I don't want to talk to you. We have nothing to talk about. I said, trying to hide the anguish that had begun to gnaw at my chest.

— Lívia, everything I did to you has an explanation. I swear I didn't because I don't love you, let me tell you everything and you decide if you can forgive me or not. I beg. he begged .

Was I so dumb or was she such a great actress, because I swear I saw a flash of sincerity in the damned girl's eyes.

“You've always made it clear that you hate me, what you did to me was inhumane. I don't know if I can forgive, please go away. My eyes got teary, my heart started to ache.

I wanted to cry because I always wanted a mother's love and doubt wanted to creep through my mind. I couldn't be that dumb!

— Come on, get in the car... At least let's talk somewhere else, then I'll bring you back and you can decide whether or not I deserve a chance, please Lívia.

- No. I'm not going anywhere with you! I decided.

She looked at me furiously and approached me, I took a step back, ready to run, but she grabbed my arm and lifted her shirt, showing a gun in her waist.

“Get in the damn car. he muttered angrily.

"Kill me here, I'm not going anywhere with you." I shook my head, feeling hot tears on my cheeks.

My heart shouldn't have broken with this disappointment after so many, but it was breaking.

— I have Leonel with a gun pointed at his dear stepmother and his papa. Will you come or not?

"You damn thing!" You are lying! I shuddered inside.

— Want to pay to see?

“You're bluffing. Leonel is arrested.

— I managed to help him escape from the hospital, where he was admitted since his father and his boyfriend almost killed him!

"How have we not been told about this?"

figured it out yet , since I killed the ambulance driver and the policeman who was supposed to secure the transfer.

"There are always cars following the ambulances!"

“Unless I was already inside the ambulance and the poor men were caught off guard, and like the great driver that I am, I managed to throw them off.

“Even so, they would know and inform my father.

"It was a few hours ago you idiot!" And how could your father be warned when we have him at gunpoint! — she raised a cell phone to me and on the screen there was a picture of my father and Maria, shopping — I'll kill them if I don't get in the car.

I couldn't be selfish enough not to consider that what she was talking about wasn't a bluff. Swallowing hard and with my heart almost bursting out of my mouth, I got in the damn car.

"Cuff your hand there." He indicated the location where a handcuff was attached to some part of the car.

I did as she said when I hesitated and felt the tip of the gun in my rib.

Afterwards, she got into her car and drove away from the farm. I hoped until the last second that Demetrius or someone would show up, but my hopes were dashed when we were too far from the farm.

I was silent the entire way, scared and angry.

- Get out of the car! she demanded as she stopped and got out, I just did as she said.

My eyes widened when someone held me from behind, covering my mouth and nose with a cloth, until I felt short of breath and desperately struggled, the feeling was horrible, it was seconds of anguish until I completely blacked out.

***

I don't know how much time later I woke up, groggy and in some completely dark place hearing screams from somewhere nearby.

"Now you're going to call and ask for the money!" — was Leonel's voice.

— I know that, I'm just waiting for them to miss her and I'll call, if Heitor doesn't give us the money, we'll get rid of that girl. — my mother's voice .

“Go see if she woke up and hurt her a little. It will be easier to convince Hector to give the money .

- You do it! You're more cold-blooded than I am.

Despite everything, I still didn't want to believe that my mother was capable of this. She would kill me without any difficulty. I started crying desperately when Leonel walked into the dark room he was in and slapped me across the face.

“ Why ?! Why are you doing this to me? I asked.

“ Because you're a spoiled little girl and your father has money! And I want the money to run away with your mother because I'm being wanted and since your father is an idiot crazy about you, he'll do anything to give me what I ask for! - he roared with disdain, the hatred in his eyes was clear.

So Mariana was really bluffing and they didn't have my dad and Maria at gunpoint, but like it or not, they were being watched, since there was a picture of them shopping.

I just wanted to know what I had done to deserve so much hate, but I did know one thing, I was very, very angry.

"Don't talk about my father like that!" You are a bastard and this woman who gave birth to me is a disgraced bitch! I hate you Mariana! I hate you with all my strength! I hate you, I hate you! I screamed crying. Leonel slapped me again and Mariana entered the little room and grabbed me by the hair.

"Shut up you poor bastard!" the woman who brought me into the world exclaimed.

"Unhappy are you!" Beloved , let go of me! HELP! — my mouth was covered by Leonel.

At that very moment I felt a horrible, sharp pain in the bottom of my stomach, a huge pain. I had never felt such pain, I started screaming when I saw blood running down my legs, I wanted to put my hands on my stomach but they were tied behind me.

"Shut the fuck up, if you scream, I'll kill you!" — Leonel left the room together with Mariana.

Leaving me bleeding and in pain.

— Please help me... I'm in a lot of pain. I begged , the words slurred as a strong vertigo hit me and I passed out.