A Love In Dark Times
Chapter 52

Hello gentlemen, so you are the gentleman who claims to be the father of my child, believe me these are very dangerous claims in these dark times. -No, sir, 1 am sure that the baby growing in Yuri's womb is mine. “It's possible that you're wrong, since she's been with me for five months, which is how long she’s been happily married t me. “I've been with her for five months, that's how long she's been happily married to me, but the last time we were together was almost six months ago, so we'll have to wait until the date of birth to find out who the real father is. You should listen to yourself, depending on a date, that's stupid, a baby can be born before or even a few days after, tha not exact either. -We can do a DNA test, it doesn't fail. “It only has a small margin of error, that reminds me that a friend of mine claims that the child is the son of a certain ma with a wealthy family, they did a test and it came out negative, that he was not the father, my friend was determined in h honour and alleged the small possibility of failure, they did another one giving the same result, she alleged a supposed repetition of failure, they did the third one giving the same results, She indignantly pointed out that she was the same as great-grandfather of the supposed father who had light skin, eyes and hair, the only one in a family of brown people, witt this argument she managed to convince the family and that her family were also brown, she even added that she had drunk a lot of milk during her pregnancy, which was true, she drank milk in buckets, but from the neighbour. -I don't understand where you're going with our predicament. Mr. Narco, look, the spider's legs will always grow, the best thing would be for you to reach an agreement, surely both of you will find a solution that will make everyone happy. -1 can't think what would happen if the test failed more than twice, that would cause a scandal, I would be the joke of my friends, the talk of the press, now suddenly that could happen, but as a family we would overcome it and you, Mr. Mike, what would you gain? -Well, a son. -And I suppose you could give him the comforts and opportunities that I will give him with all my immense capital, it wot be better for you to be able to boast that you have a son without caring about his future, look at you, what kind of life ca you give your son, a crazy drunk? Sir, you offend me, I can get wealth to give my son everything he will ever need, he is my son and the right is for him to know it and to be with me. -According to that you will also say that my wife must be with you, right? “That's how it should be. -Of course, however, there is the question that she has been living with me these last months, imagine how many times s has been mine, I've already lost count, that could affect your relationship, for sure it would be the satires of your fights, your close ones would make fun behind your back, she would suddenly miss my caresses and even more, all the luxuries provide her, would you be able to run all the risks that would imply that this would happen? -Of course sir, for I can't stop thinking about her night and day, I live in eternal agony without her presence, I would do anything and endure anything to kiss her sweet lips again. You're a very pathetic boy, although you have a rare luck, in other times you'd already be full of lead floating in some nearby river. Sir, if I'm here it's because I'm not afraid of you, my love is my shield. -Being brave doesn’t mean being stupid, your shield of love can protect you from difficulties, it can motivate you, it just won't be able to resist even a bullet of the smallest calibre. You guys of dubious fortune, you only know how to talk about dead people and bullets. -'m sorry boy, it’s just that I only know that a hardened man, sunk in stubbornness, will only understand up to a point of wealth, from then on only a cruel destiny will make him give up his ideas. itis the famous phrase “silver or lead.” “Yes, it just hadn't yet occurred to me to put a figure on the table. “It's your problem, to assume that everyone has a price. “Its true that everyone has a price, even the most upright person, with upright values, when they find themselves in a situation of misfortune, they are forced to sell themselves in some way, or do thousands of people work only for the motivation of a few pesos that they receive every fortnight, with which they will buy the sustenance for their family that they pay with smiles? Even honourable men need to eat, to put bread on the table, you can't eat a piece of honour, I don’ think dignity is of any use to beggars, that's why we all have a price. -It's different to receive financial compensation for a morally upright job, than to receive it for vandalism or dishonourab acts. “Its true, boy, a father can bring food to the table with his head held high for working in a mine or he can drink in the canteen with the money of his victims, feeling miserable and vomiting his conscience, in the same way the things he can buy will not discriminate the origin of the money, it would be to decide how high the price of selling your dignity or your honour goes. Sir, I can't think of a figure that would be worth a son. That's true, Mike, but there are many people who sell their children, even though they know that suffering awaits them. “That's why, sir, I don't think there's a power on earth that could convince me to give up my child. -And my wife, go on, say so. if that, I think you'd better accept my offer, give them back to me or kill me, that way we'll all be quiet. Wait Mike, the truth is I don’t find it easy to end the life of someone who asks for it, I'd better offer you this, I'll give you enough money to buy a big house with commercial premises, that you can rent out and live off the rent, in exchange for you staying away from my wife and son, forget about it and stop spreading gossip around, it's simple I'm offering you a n: life, think about it, your parents will be more proud to see their son capitalized living off the rents than with a grandson living with his stepfather, it's a matter of perspective. “it seems to me that my opinion is missing. “Wife, I ordered you not to come downstairs. Mike 1 am a happily married woman and this baby that I am expecting belongs to my beloved husband no matter what mathematical scheme you come up with with the dates, I demand that you get out of here and stop defaming my name, I am not a tramp, you didn’t meet me on the street. Yuri, 1 love you, I can't forget you, after everything we did. 1 love you, I can't forget you, after all we did, don't wait, stop, react, that's over, take comfort in the fact that you enjoyed you enjoyed my body as you wanted, keep the pride that you were my first man, the owner of my purity, just that and lea me and my son alone, go away and don't come back, don't even think of saying anything to him if you see him one day, don't want you to keep sending me these ridiculous letters, take them with you, I was going to burn them today, I wish all that nonsense had been true, go away, don't think you're so lucky that I'll come back to you if I'm well here, you should better accept the offer to my generous husband so that you stop being a starving man who only takes advantage of naive ladies. -1 know you can't be serious, surely this man has threatened you or convinced you through bewitchments. -Of course he bewitched me with his affection and attentions, don't be an imbecile, deceived, I was with you, get out of here, it's annoying, see you and stop crying that I don't slap you hard. -'m not crying because of your slap, I'm crying because of your contempt, your words hurt me more than your slaps, I consider them as a rough caress. Gentlemen, my wife is right, you're already smelling of the dead, you'd better leave, I'll send the money to your house, s that at least you'll be consoled that she left you for a man of her word, honourable and generous, please leave my house Wait, I swore I wouldn't leave without them. Quiet old Mike, we have no chance of winning, this gentleman has about fifty bodyguards armed to the teeth, it's better think of another strategy, besides she herself has despised him and in what a way, see you later gentlemen, let's get out here quickly, before this gentleman changes his mind. “Ves, let's go quickly, old Richard. Mike, why that smile, is it to catch the cry? no old Richard, it's because first of all I could see her, and she looks so beautiful, pregnant with my child, also it's becau I didn't send her any letter, may be in these papers she tells me something she couldn't say in front of that narc. Definitely, Mike, I don't know if you're crazy or if you have a strange way of looking at life.

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