The mother-in-law stormed in to punish her for sleeping late—but the moment she pulled back the blanket, what she saw made her scream and drop everything

you.

The room seemed to tilt.

Mrs. Hernández grabbed the edge of the bed to keep herself from falling.

“What?” she breathed.

Don Ernesto closed his eyes.

“I didn’t know,” he said quickly. “Not at first. I swear I didn’t know.”

Mrs. Hernández stared at him as if she were looking at a stranger.

“You had another woman?”

His silence was the answer.

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