He’s not our son. Then Manuel turned boldly to his father. And you are disgusting for kissing Mercedes without telling mama.
Adriana remained motionless. Manuel’s words echoed in her head. She looked at Alfonso in bewilderment, then at Mercedes.
What do you mean, Manuel? What are you talking about, son? She asked in a broken voice. Furious, Alfonso pointed a finger at his son. Shut up, you bastard.
Respect me. I am your father. But Manuel did not give in to intimidation.
In a firm voice, he continued. I saw, mama. I saw them kissing.
And then papa threatened me never to speak of it. So I began to distance myself from him. Adriana covered her mouth with her hand, feeling the world crumble around her.
Mercedes tried to intervene, stammering, this is absurd. I am Alfonso’s sister. But the clever Mariana did not hesitate to join the conversation.
Lies. Manuel and I checked. Even their last names are different.
We even took pictures of their IDs. They think they are smart, but we are much smarter. Adriana was astonished.
I have never seen their IDs, she muttered under her breath. Manuel turned to Mercedes and said mockingly, then show your ID to my mother, if you really are my father’s sister. Mercedes was in a hopeless situation.
Alfonso tried to come up with an excuse. But Mercedes, in desperation, declared loudly, echoing through the walls of the mansion, OK, I’ll tell you everything, she shouted. But only if you give me a good sum of money, Adriana.
I’ll tell you everything you need to know, even who that child you’re hugging is. Give me the money. I’ll tell you everything and then disappear.
Alfonso got angry and shouted back at her. Shut up, idiot. Mercedes is panicking now, she screamed.
You’re an idiot, Alfonso. It’s all your fault. If you hadn’t had the terrible idea of selling your own son, none of this would have happened.
The silence hit them like a bomb. Adriana remained motionless, feeling the blood run cold in her veins. It seemed as if her heart had stopped for a moment.
Sell your own son, she repeated in shock. Each word weighed more heavily than the last. Alfonso looked at Mercedes than at Adriana.
His eyes were full of hatred, like a cornered animal. Adriana stood up slowly, still hugging Pavel. Then she walked towards Alfonso.
Every step was full of pain, anger, and intense disappointment. What have you done, Alfonso? How could you sell our son? She asked with a broken voice, feeling how all the love she once had for him was now completely destroyed in front of this cruel truth. Cornered, the man knew that he could no longer hide the truth.
And at that moment, the perfect life he had tried to build began to fall apart before his eyes. He tried to deny it, mumbling incoherent words, but then Adriana only wanted the truth. Without hesitation, the woman took off the diamond necklace from her neck, which was worth a fortune, and handed it to Mercedes.
Tell me everything, and if you tell the truth, you will get much more, she said with a firm voice, looking Mercedes in the eyes. Alfonso, realizing what was about to happen, tried to throw himself at the false sister to stop her from speaking, but Edmund was faster. He leaped at Alfonso and held him tightly.
Adriana glared at Mercedes and commanded, tell the truth now. Mercedes, torn between greed and fear, looked at Alfonso, who was struggling unsuccessfully under Edmund’s weight, and sighed. Forgive me, love, she said with false sweetness, but you know how I love diamonds.
Then the snake began to reveal the whole dark plot, how Alfonso had deceived her from the very beginning, posing as a great businessman. Then she explained how she had arranged for a corrupt doctor to lie during an ultrasound and say that Adriana only had one child. He took you to a hospital involved in a dirty baby-selling scheme to give birth, Mercedes revealed.
You were put to sleep, and when you woke up, you believed you only had one child. Tears streamed freely down Adriana’s face. The pain of realizing that her suspicions and recurring dreams were real was devastating.
How? How did he end up on the street, she asked, her voice breaking. Mercedes looked down. There was a police operation right after the sale.
The panicked buyer left Pablo in a dumpster to avoid arrest. We thought he was dead, but it looks like the boy made it out on the street. Adriana felt the world crumbling around her.
Her son, her baby, was thrown away like trash. The money from the sale, Mercedes continued. Alfonso used to create a fake company, deceiving you and infiltrating your business.
At that moment, anger overwhelmed Adriana. She stood up, and with a cry of pain and rage, attacked Alfonso, hitting him with slaps and fists. You shameless monster.
You don’t know who you’re dealing with. You’ll go to jail, she screamed. Edmund carefully intervened and separated them.
Mercedes, seeing the confusion, tried to negotiate. Now that I’ve told you everything, I want more jewelry. You promised.
Well, is it a trick? How about diamonds? I know you have beautiful ones, she demanded with greed in her eyes. Adriana, breathing heavily, took her phone out of her pocket and showed it to everyone. Everything is recorded, Snake.
The whole confession. They will both go to jail. You will not get a penny of my money, not even this necklace.
Mercedes was angry. You lied to me. I told you everything.
I deserve this. Adriana replied coldly. The only thing you deserve is to rot in jail.
At that moment, Mercedes tried to escape, rushing to the door. But before she could take two steps, sirens sounded in the yard. The police had arrived.
Mariana, beaming with joy, picked up her phone and said, I was the one who called the police. The officers quickly entered and handcuffed Alfonso and Mercedes. They were both taken away despite their useless protests.
A few days later, during the trial, they were sentenced to many years in prison for all their crimes. Adriana, brokenhearted but determined, took a DNA test to obtain custody of Pablo. As expected, the test confirmed what her mother’s heart already knew.
Pablo was her son. Pablo had finally found the family he had dreamed of. He now had a loving mother, a brother, clean clothes, good food, and the sincere care of Mariana, the smartest friend he could ever dream of.
Over time, the pain gave way to hope. Adriana found love again, this time with Edmund, a man who was always there in the most difficult moments, proving that true love is not based on appearance or social status, but on truth and sincerity. The new family lived happily, overcoming every obstacle with love and courage.
And Adriana, like never before, proved to the world that a mother’s heart is never wrong because she always knew that there was another child in the world.