Daniel let out a deep sigh.
— Because that was my father’s decision…
When he met you, he recognized you immediately. But he asked me never to tell you.
He said:
“I don’t want her to love you out of gratitude. I want her to choose you out of love, not out of debt.”
Lucía collapsed to the floor, shattered.
— That’s why he never wanted you to see him like this…
He wanted you to be free from your past.
Lucía hung up.
She knelt beside the bed and embraced the old man gently.
— Thank you for giving me a second life…
Not out of obligation… but out of love.
For the first time since his stroke, Don Rafael smiled softly.
