Adrian remained silent.
—To Mom?
—To your mother. And to the son who thought he had never had
born.
Adrian looked down at the newly adjusted hinge.
He said nothing more.
But he didn't leave either.
Mercedes tried to contact Gabriel several times.
He agreed to see her only after making certain boundaries clear.
I would not allow him to approach Isabel or Adrián unless they wanted him to.
I would not return the old financial authorizations.
And I wouldn't pretend that what happened could be reduced to an overprotective mother.
Mercedes didn't lose everything.
Gabriel made sure she had a home and that her basic needs were met.
But she stopped maintaining the privileged life she had enjoyed while Isabel and Adrián survived on the bare minimum on the farm she had tried to erase from her future.
Months later, the property papers were regularized to protect Isabel and Adrián's continued presence.
Gabriel did not organize any ceremony.
