The Secret Between Us
Chapter 49

2 days later

The floor of this hospital is completely guarded by the Mateo people and the only one who has been able to enter and only after going through a thorough inspection is Mia’s father. It’s clear he’s not happy that she’s with a guy like me who has a family tree full of gangsters who have endangered his daughter’s life, but he’s no slouch. I force her to maintain a relationship with a guy who almost kills her and all because of some business.

-You have ten minutes Federico,” Mateo informs him before leaving the room where Mia, our daughter, and I are, and yes, the people at the hospital have made an exception and have put my bed next to Mia’s so that I can finish recovering here.

-She’s my daughter, don’t forget,” he complains in annoyance.

-One that you sold for some business with that a*****e, I don’t forget it,” he answers him coldly and this I didn’t expect, “Mateo never agreed with that marriage of convenience” I think and I try not to add fuel to the fire.

-Daughter,” he murmurs and doesn’t look at me, “Your baby is beautiful,” he continues and tries to caress the baby, but Mia pushes her away.

-Don’t touch her, you haven’t earned that right… my uncle has the right, you always cared only about your business and not about what happened to me,” he claims.

-Daughter, I didn’t know what that bastard was doing to you.

-Don’t touch it, you don’t have that right… my uncle has the right, or you always cared only about your business and not about what I have or me”, I demanded.

-Son, I don’t know what that collector did to you,” I try to defend myself.

She denies, “You had to wait for him to hit me before you believed me, no, it doesn’t work like that,” she complains.

-And he’s better? He’s the son of a f*****g mobster? Of a guy who prostitutes women…” He expresses looking at me and yes, that’s something that will haunt me forever.

-He’s not like his father, and I’m not like you… and our daughter won’t be like her grandparents.” He defends himself and I wish I could get up from that bed and defend them properly, but I’m still quite weak and I can’t.

-Sir, you and my family forced us to keep a relationship a secret…” I try to say, but he raises his hand.

-Shut up! Don’t come here and try to act as if you were better than me or Santiago, we are all equal here,” he interrupts me.

-I don’t want to see you again,” he continues as he hugs our daughter as if to protect her from him or anyone else who might want to hurt her.

-I’m not going to let my granddaughter grow up next to a gangster like him,” he threatens and I feel like punching him in the face for daring to separate me from my daughter.

-Dad, get out now,” he insists when the door opens and it’s Mateo who enters.

-What are you doing, brother? – He asks him when he sees how upset he is.

-I didn’t break off my entire business relationship with Santiago for my daughter to end up with a guy like this, much less for my granddaughter to grow up in an environment like this. You have to help me,” he explains and Mateo looks at him seriously.

-Don’t make me investigate you too,” he warns him and Federico’s face changes drastically.

-What? –

-Get out of here, I only let you see your daughter because you’re my brother,” he says and practically forces him to leave the room with him.

-Baby, I’m not going to let my father take my daughter away from you, I promise,” he says and carefully gets up from the bed to come carefully to my bed with the little girl in his arms.

-I know, precious,” I reply and hold his hand tightly while with the other I caress our daughter’s little hand.

We are both afraid, that’s true, but right now we are in the hands of Mateo and his people… -Everything will be all right- she murmurs and when the door opens once more, we both look and there appears Mateo with an envelope in his hand.

-Your father has left,” he announces.

-What’s going to happen now? – I ask worried and I really can’t let anything bad happen to us.

-Here inside are your new identities, tomorrow you will leave for a destination that only the pilot of the plane will know and where you will begin your new life, one where there will be no more fears.” He lets us know and it is obvious that all this scares us, but at the same time, we know that it is the only way out to absolute happiness, the one we always long for.