SINGLE MOTHER AND CEO

Rafael:

Finally, I greeted the lawyer and the owner of the Haras. He was staring raptly at Sofia, which I did not like. For this reason, I positioned myself next to her and never left her side. I asked the lawyer to lighten the procedure to get them out of there.

She looked regal in her tailored suit and a top that showed off her slim and slender waist, since she wore the jacket unbuttoned. She matched the shoes, belt, bag and top in a striking fuchsia color, against the light gray of the entire outfit.

When Sofia was called to sign on behalf of her three children, she was surprised, looking at me in amazement, as well as her mother. Just before she signed, it was that she learned that it was not a lease, but the purchase of a portion of the Haras in the name of her triplets.

She wanted to back out, but her mother would not allow it, approached her and encouraged her to sign. In the meantime, I remained bowed to the children, to avoid a scene of Sophia and stayed with the triplets, satisfying their concerns.

Once the act was concluded and the lawyer handed Sofia the ownership document, she approached me, I gather to clarify this negotiation. However, she was thinking one thing and her children were thinking another, because they did not let me go, but pulled me out of the registry and decided to leave with me in the van.

-Stop there! Young men,” called their mother, “Where are you going? -she questioned, stopping them in their tracks.

-To Rafael’s truck. We’re going with him, right, namesake? -asked the older triplet, putting me in a hurry in front of his mother.

-She is his mother and she is the one who decides. Ask Sofia’s permission and I’ll take you,” I explained so as not to overrule her, “I want to invite you to eat, but I think that here, you are the ones who can recommend me where to do it,” I asked.

-Well, follow me! -she answered, amazed and admiring, contemplating her triplets with me- And take your three namesakes with you! -she ordered, with an ironic gesture.

-The place where we will go is near here,” she clarified, looking at her three children with much love.

-Perfect! -I answered, walking with the children to the van. Meanwhile, I watched as she opened the seven-seater Range Rover.

“If what her assistant told Martin Elias is true, Sofia is a woman to be admired for the way she loves and adores her children, despite the way she conceived them. Anyone else would resent them in some way,” I reflected.

-Rafael, why don’t you marry our mommy, so you can be our daddy? -Rafael Angel asked me, totally surprising me with the question and taking me out of my thoughts.

-Do you want me to be your daddy? -I asked surprised and amused, hearing loud chimes in my ears.

-I do,” he answered, raising his right arm.

-And so do I,” added Rafael Enrique. After he expressed himself, there was silence for a few seconds and that was when Rafael Argenis’ voice could be heard saying….

-Me too, I want to,” he exclaimed, looking at his brothers, which I could see in the rearview mirror.

“My God, they are adorable! I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve such great love as these three children constantly show me. What if they knew? If it were up to me, I would already be preparing everything to become their father,” I thought.

-That doesn’t depend on me! -I answered.

-Yes, Mommy explained to us last night! This, it must be a mutual agreement between you and her. That is, that you like it and she likes it too,” said Rafael Angel.

-But, there are two of you and three of us, if we want to and we are the majority,” Rafael Enrique analyzed, extraordinarily for his young age.

-When it comes to couples,” I added, “and that is what a father and a mother represent, the decisions are made by them, without anyone else intervening.

“I am grateful that they love me as their dad, but this is a decision that only concerns their mom and me. I can’t assure you of anything, but I promise you,” I swore, raising my hand, “that I will do everything possible and impossible to be your dad,” I assured them.

-Bravo!

-Yippee!

-We’ll have a daddy, just like our little friends!

Shouts, applause, total euphoria from these three accomplices I have, was what was heard next. Although it pained me to hear that last sentence….

Sofia:

-Did you know it was not a lease, but a purchase? -I asked my mother, opening the van for her to get in. Once inside the van, I called my driver.

-Where are you? I asked you to be at the mansion early last night and you didn’t comply,” I questioned, remaining silent before her explanation.

-Yes, ma’am! -The chauffeur answered me.

-What happened with the driver, daughter? -My mother asked me, as I hung up the call.

-He had an emergency with a family member in the early morning and that’s why he got up late, he overslept,” I answered angrily.

-You should be more tolerant and empathetic daughter! -my mother added, complaining about my attitude towards him.

-This only shows me that I should hire another driver, in case one fails me, I can count on the other one,” I said, leaving my mother stunned and with nothing else to say.

-As you say! -She agreed, irritated and pronouncing my name, which she only does when she gets angry with me. “And as for your question,” she added, “Yes, I did know! He explained to me what was more convenient.

“That way, we would avoid expenses later on. What we never talked about was the price, that is, who would pay for it? The figure is really derisory, that’s why it was worth buying and not renting,” she explained.

-God, mother! -I exclaimed, “No wonder Dad didn’t let you join the Shipping Company’s Board of Directors. Although, obviously, you came out on top in this deal: you got a piece of land from the best Haras in the region and you didn’t spend anything,” I concluded, smiling.

-Ha! You have to pay a kind of annual condominium fee, which is not a high amount either, for the care and maintenance of both the facilities and the animals -she confessed- and I did commit myself to pay it.

-Now, I ask Rafael, how much do I owe him? -I asked, entering the restaurant’s parking lot, followed by him.

Once we entered the restaurant, he asked for a table in the VIP area and for the chairs to be adjusted to the guests. Which obviously, he demanded thinking of my children.

Immediately, we were served and my children, excited, sat next to Rafael. He was ordering, according to the tastes of each one of us. Meanwhile, my children’s food was requested with certain specifications, due to their age.

I was particularly amazed at his attention to detail with my children, no wonder they adore him. He is becoming a strong love rival in front of my children, I reflected irrationally.

-Thank you, Rafael! -said my mother, grateful and delighted with him. I noticed a lot of complicity between them and this made me uneasy.

-Thank you! -I expressed, dry and curt -Rafael, pass me by WhatsApp, your account details to transfer the money you paid for the price and the expenses you incurred.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

-I’m sorry, Sofia! But these expenses are mine -he replied- Everything related to the maintenance and upbringing of the foals are on my account, because it was me who made you incur in these obligations.

-On account of what? -I demanded arrogantly, without considering that there was my mother and the children.

-Sofia! -My mother raised her voice, reproaching me even with her eyes.

-Calm down, Estefania! I’ve spent my whole life taming untamed mares,” he added, with a mocking smile, which I found boring.

-Yes, I imagine so! -I answered arrogantly- as you do with Mirelys and Yoly Del Mar -I replied angrily, getting up and walking towards the bathroom area…