Devoted Love, Mr. Hayes’ Darling Wife

Adam Rouco and Paula Rouco returned to La Ciudad Santa one after the other.

During dinner, Adam Rouco has little appetite and looks at the two children sitting next to him eating.

Estrella Berrocal gives Paula Rouco a piece of Ribs and says, “Eat more meat, you are much thinner now than when you were a child.”

Lucio Rouco scoffs, “My sister was a real foodie when she was a kid, she would even snatch the last slice of dragon fruit from her fruit plate.”

Adam Rouco picked up a braised shrimp and put it on the little plate in front of Paula Rouco, saying, “You like shrimp, have some more.”

Soon the little plate with the crockery in front of Paula Rouco’s eyes, is full.

Paula Rouco smiled and said, “Dad, Mom, what’s wrong with you today, I can eat whatever I want, I can’t finish it if you have too much.”

“It’s okay to keep it if you can’t finish it, eat it.” Estrella Berrocal looked at her daughter sweetly.

Lucio Rouco became deliberately jealous, “Sis, look how partial mom and dad are to you, they always give you food and leave me out, is that fair?”

Estrella Berrocal took another piece of Costillas and handed it to Lucio Rouco: “Here, yours.”

Adam Rouco took a meatball and handed it to his son’s bowl, growling in passing, “Brat.”

Lucio Rouco is a child, still an independent child from a young age, and this time his parents give him food and he is uncomfortable.

“Mom and Dad, you have to stop giving me food, I can see I can’t stand it, I get goose bumps.”

The family laughed out loud at Lucio Rouco’s amusement.

After dinner, Adam Rouco went to the studio with Estrella Berrocal.

In the studio, Estrella Berrocal asked, “Did you go to Imperial to see Severo Laris?”.

“See, I even beat him up.” Adam Rouco sulked, with a thick cloud of sadness under his eyes.Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

Estrella Berrocal grabbed his hand and looked at him, asking worriedly, “And what did he say?”

“He and Paulita met a long time ago in the country and I told him to stop appearing in front of Paulita and he refused to stop.”

Estrella Berrocal’s eyes fluttered and her voice grew cold, “So what do you mean you want to hurt Paulita a second time?”

Adam Rouco said, “Severo Laris asked us to give him another chance and he promised me that he would help Paulita heal and return Paulita intact to us.”

“Can his promises be trusted? He is not a doctor, how can he help cure Paulita, and if Paulita’s heart condition is really his, then he is the one irritating Paulita’s condition by being so erratic. ”

Adam Rouco was silent for a moment, then took his wife’s hand between his and took a deep breath, “I’m not sure if it’s a good solution, but at least, it’s a solution; Paulita’s illness was mostly caused by Severo Laris, and you have to tie the bell. You remember when I had my personality disorder, it was you who ended up working with Esteban Zaragosa to cure my other personalities as well. ”

Estrella Berrocal swallowed, her eyes pained, “But Severo Laris is not you, and I don’t believe you.”

“You should believe me, I have a good eye for people, Severo Laris is not that unreliable. Besides, Paulita is the one who fell in love with Severo Laris, and how bad can a man be that Paulita falls in love with?”

Estrella Berrocal’s eyes blushed as she recalled Paulita’s miscarriage seven years ago and she pouted, “I know Severo Laris was a thousand times better, but he ended up hurting Paulita, Adam, and I don’t want Paulita to get hurt anymore, I’m heartbroken. Now she doesn’t say as much in a week as she used to say in a day.”

Adam Rouco reached Estrella Berrocal, closed his eyes and sighed, “I know.”

Estrella Berrocal choked, “Ever since I found out that Paulita was depressed, I watched her on the sly. I noticed that she was always alone and self-absorbed, and I wanted to get close to talk to her, but I was afraid to bother her.”

“Now that Paulita is back, next to us, I won’t let anyone hurt her again.”

Estrella Berrocal wiped her eyes and asked, “What about Severo Laris, are we going to let them have contact? What if Paulita’s condition worsens?”

Adam Rouco thought deeply and said, “Prove it, if Severo Laris aggravates Paulita’s condition, I will see to it that Paulita is treated abroad so that Severo Laris cannot find her.”

…

Adam Rouco received two invitations to the ball.

Lucio Rouco played with the two invitations and joked, “The masked ball, Papa, are you going to take Mama to see what you can do to attract the butterflies?”

Adam Rouco patted his son on the head and suggested, “These kinds of parties are for you kids, so take your sister to rest.”

Lucio Rouco frowned, “My sister is definitely not going.”

“That’s all you got? Your sister doesn’t want to go and you won’t convince her?” scoffed Adam Rouco.

Lucio Rouco held up the two invitations and raised an eyebrow, “What’s in it for you?”

Adam Rouco looked at his son and then said in a soft voice, “You can take all the cars in the garage.”

Lucio Rouco gave an “OK” sign and then patted himself on the back, “I got it, I’ll get my sister out of the house.”

…

In the evening, Lucio Rouco went to Paula Rouco’s room with the two invitations to the dance.

“Sister, the masked ball is a lot of fun, come with me.”

Paula Rouco said, “Why do you need me to accompany you if you want to go yourself, you are not three years old.”

“Gee, sis, you don’t look bored.”

“I’m not bored.”

Lucio Rouco’s heart was in the right place and he decided to take a big step: “Sister, I’m going to tell you something, a girl I really like is going to go to this dance and I want to try to see what attitude she has with me.”

“What does that have to do with whether or not I go to the dance?”

“Of course it does! I’m trying to get you to pretend to be my girlfriend to irritate her, and if she gets mad, it means she likes me too.”

Paula Rouco was somewhat convinced and frowned slightly, “Lucio Rouco, you really are very childish.”

Lucio Rouco grabbed her arm and pouted, “Sister, help me!”.

“Okay, I’ll go, won’t I? Stop pouting, I have goose bumps.”

Lucio Rouco hooked his lips and a smile of triumph shone under his eyes, “Then it’s a deal, no turning back!”.

…

In the evening, Lucio Rouco was called by Tauro to play.

The two went to an elegant club to play billiards.

Tauro’s people were already there when Lucio Rouco arrived at the club in the blue Maserati.

Lucio Rouco got out of the car and Tauro looked behind him and asked, “Why didn’t Orange come?”.

“Well, no way, my sister is not in a good mood since she came back from America and stays at home. To get her out of the house, you still have to make a big move.”

As we talk, Lucio Rouco and Tauro enter the club together.

Lucio Rouco asks, “What table?”

Taurus said, “Or that table from before, didn’t you say it was the only table that had an aura to you? That table, I’ve always had it wrapped.”

When Lucio Rouco and Taurus entered the club, they found that the table they had originally set up had been occupied.