—Because she thought you would take away the future she had decided for me.
Adrian exhaled through his nose.
—Well, it seems you did do well.
Gabriel accepted the blow.
—In money, yes.
Adrian waited a
defense that never came.
Gabriel continued.
—But I want you to understand something. I'm not going to use what I have to buy a place in your life.
Isabel watched him attentively.
—So, what do you want?
Gabriel thought before answering.
—I want to take responsibility for what I can change now.
He pointed to the ceiling.
"This property was about to be sold because I signed the paperwork without knowing you lived here. I've stopped it. I'm going to check the property so that no one can evict you because of a decision I or my mother made."
Adrian frowned.
—Are you going to give it to us?
"I don't yet know the correct procedure on paper. I don't want to promise anything before I'm sure. But I do know this: it's not for sale, and you're not leaving just because I showed up out of nowhere."
