SINGLE MOTHER AND CEO

On Paradise Island, Rafael:

I left the Clinic with the driver directly to the mansion to shower and get dressed. Then, I went straight to the airport where the crew was waiting for me to go to the Island. This was the longest and most anxious trip of my life.

When I landed on the island, I rented a van at the airport and drove to Sofia’s mansion, where I could see the police fence from a few meters before the entrance. When I arrived there, I was detained by the police commission guarding the house.

I identified myself to them, and when the officer asked about my relationship with the family, I clearly stated that I was Sofia’s boyfriend. I assumed that Estefania had already mentioned me. He immediately contacted his superior and I was given access to the mansion.

-Estefania, what happened? What do you know about Sofia? -I asked anxiously, observing a bunch of people inside the house, installed in front of laptops. She walked towards me, next to an older man who looked familiar.

-Rafael! I still haven’t explained to the Commissioner about your relationship with Sofia, precisely because of what I mentioned to you when we talked,” she justified herself, hugging me and giving me a kiss on the cheek, “This is Benjamin,” she said.

-We’ve already met,” I argued, “We were introduced at the inauguration party of the Naviera branch in Ciudad La Rosa,” I added, clearly remembering his face.

-Yes, you’re right, Rafael! Even in this situation, it’s a pleasure to see you again,” he said.

-For me, too! What do you know about Sofia? It’s been many hours already,” I said helplessly, observing how there were so many people in the house and suddenly no one on the streets looking for her.

The Commissioner came over to where I was. He wanted to talk to me. He looked for a place in the mansion and we separated from the group.

-I understand that it is you, Rafael Corner, the owner of Hacienda Los Rincones and the producer of the same name, based in Ciudad La Rosa.

-Yes, that’s him. I guess he wants to know about my latest movements? -I questioned with a challenging look.

-That’s right! -he agreed.

I gave him a brief description of where, when and with whom I spent the hours before and after the kidnapping. And I even talked about the disagreement we had with Yoly Del Mar, whom I asked to investigate.

-We are already investigating her, but apparently she is not on the island. We have information that she was at the anniversary party of the Paradise Hotel and since then, nobody knows about her,” he said.

I did not refer to what happened in the hotel bathroom, because I was not aware of it and I did not know how much Estefania had said. However, I was concerned that because of so much formality, so much valuable time was being wasted waiting for them to call.

When I saw this situation I called my assistant Leonel, to bring me to Paradise Island, the best team of investigators, with international competence. Also, to investigate if Yoly del Mar Medina was in Ciudad la Rosa.

It only took an hour to receive a call from Leonel, corroborating that she was in the City. Although they could not locate her personally, because apparently she had not left the mansion since she arrived.

-Rafael, it is not known precisely at what time she arrived, since she did not come by commercial flight. Although there is a landing strip in his mansion, no permission was reported at the Control Tower for the entry of any flight,” he assured.

-I need you to find out exactly the day and time of her arrival and if she came alone or not,” I ordered my assistant, asking him to be quick about it.

-I’ll get to it and get back to you with an answer,” he said.

Something that caught my attention was that the Commissioner did not seem to be very skilled and expert. In any case, I had to go upstairs with Estefania to talk to the triplets about their mother and about our engagement, to divert with this, any concern.

-Tocayo! -my little clones shouted when they saw me go upstairs with their grandmother Stephanie.

The three of them ran up to me and hugged me. I started explaining to them that I had come to ask for their mother’s hand to marry her, but unfortunately she was out of town. Estefania, looking at me, could not hold back her tears.

-Calm down, Estefania! -I declared, “despite marrying her, I will not take her far away, but we will share our lives between Rose City and Paradise Island, so we can all be together,” I argued looking at her sadly.

-Yippee!

-Finally, we’ll have a daddy!

-Thank you, Rafael! You kept what you promised us,” said Rafael Angel, with a smiling face, showing a lot of happiness.

Estefania, at the words of her grandchildren, gave free rein to her tears, so I had to take the children with me to the terrace so that they would not witness the state of shock that their grandmother was in.

Just at that moment, the twins Shayla and Sheyli, who had arrived in Sofia’s private jet, were arriving. From that moment on, everything was confusion and desperation, so I decided to take care of the triplets.

Meanwhile, by phone I made contacts to deepen their search. Approximately three hours later, Leonel arrived with the team of investigators on the island. This was a squad of international stature, dedicated to the search for missing persons.

The commissioner and detective in charge of the case on the island did not agree. However, when he asked for support from his superiors, he did not find it, because Benjamin had previously obtained, before they arrived, authorization for this cooperation.

From that moment on, the news was leaked to the media, producing a scandal and press harassment. For this reason, I proposed to Estefania to take the triplets to my hacienda with someone she trusted, to prevent them from experiencing this situation.

In Ciudad La Rosa, the Narrator:This is property © NôvelDrama.Org.

Mirelys, sitting in one of the chairs in the waiting area that serves as the anteroom to the ICU in the clinic where Rafael’s mother is hospitalized, received a call, which she could not answer in front of the people who were there.

She went to the door leading to the elevators and stairs. Once out of sight of Aunt Anastasia and Diana, she answered:

-What happened? I told you not to call me unless it is extremely necessary and you know you must erase from your cell phone all traces linking you to me,” she ordered.

-Precisely, that’s why I’m calling you Miss Mirelys, the little bird has arrived and is in the nest,” said the informant.

“For such an ostentatious house, it doesn’t have much security, only the watchman at the entrance gate,” he added.

Besides, it has a back door facing the street, through which the domestic staff enters and exits, such as those who pick up the garbage,” he clarified.

-Great! Then, start your mission at once, because the success of your mission depends on whether you get the money you asked for,” she said.

-Then I’ll take advantage of the fact that you are alone with the service women at the moment! The chauffeur has just gone out to pick someone up,” he said.

-Excellent! Then, don’t waste any more time and let me know when you have her in your possession, to give her personal attention,” he proposed, smiling.

After hanging up the call, Mirelys called her mother and informed her that the second plan was already underway. She explained everything she had been told so that she would be prepared to make the respective payment.

-Don’t worry, daughter! What have you heard from Camila? -her mother interjected.

-Nothing, she’s still the same! She hasn’t reacted, I’m already worried because without Camila, our plan won’t succeed. It is essential that she survives,” said her mother.

-You couldn’t hire a van, but a truck. That’s why I can’t let you act alone. You don’t measure the consequences,” added her mother.

-This is not the time for you to reproach me -Mirelys said- You asked me to solve quickly, in view of the debts that are looming and that’s what I did…