ght now. You have no idea
hen an unexpected message lit up her phone screen. The sender was
to process what she'd just received. A crushing pain s
ng back, but th
," she whispered, tryi
hree years, and she was pre
nt door opening pull
ng alone, especially now, with t
her with cold
out that baby. I wish you weren't pregnant," he snapped
waited for you so we could ea
tinued ignoring her with the
lone, gently cradled her belly, and decided that if no on
had no family-only her husband, José-who had once been her only close
of wheels scraping against the floor. She turned around just in ti
ip?" she asked, unable
coldly. "I'm leaving you for go
rom her eyes
. I have no one in this world, a
."That's exactly why I'm
g to breathe. But without a trace of compassion, he sho
ging you. Why are yo
ad everything he needed. She made him dinner, kept his clothes spotless,
m leaving with a woman who's
at moment, Elise's world collapsed. Wh
lone kept her awake at night. She barely had the essentials for the hospital-much le
on her. But amid the tears and heartbreak, she discovered an unexpected courage. She made hers
nth la
l sore," Elise whispered, rocking her baby while
all the responsibilities on her own. The pain was still there, both physical and emoti
rgently. But the days passed, and no one wanted to hire a woman w
her milk barely sustained her baby, who cried endlessly. H
ooking around anxiously, and without another thought, she grabbed a pack of diapers. She
ointing at Elise as if she were a dangerou
r chest, as if that small gesture could shield them from the humiliation and the pain. In tha
red voice of old Sam echoed through the store. He was the su
."Look at her, Sam. She's using her baby as an excuse to
lise. Her tear-filled eyes d
voice wasn't harsh-it was gentle, as if he alread
and the situation she was in. Her baby continued to cry soft
d in a syrupy tone, switching instantl
groceries Sam was packing. His deep, piercing blue eyes lingered for a momen
ere?" he asked, his b
kindly."Nothing that can't be solved
ugh to understand the situation. Clara sco
red, clutching the bag to her ches
d remember-I'll call you if I find something for you,"
baby nestled close to her chest. Something about that image deeply unsettled him."Sam, who was that woman?
o just need a chance to make it."Matías said nothing for a moment, t
t me her number, Sam. I might have something for her."Sam smiled kno