Prisioner In Your Arms

Between Bruno and Nicole, things seemed to be improving. That day, he decided to exercise before going to the office. It wasn’t so much about being concerned about his physique; he did it to distract his mind. He wanted to go look for his son, but Leandro was right. It didn’t make sense if they didn’t have any leads on where to find him.

He left the exercise room and found Nicole in the hallway. She scanned him with her eyes.

“Do you see something you like?” she asked.

“Very much,” he replied with a smile, returning her a flirtatious smile.

They entered their room, and Nicole felt beautiful with her swollen belly. He made sure to tell her that every day.

“You look gorgeous. Shall we shower together?” he suggested, giving her a mischievous smile.

“Hahaha, you never change. Let’s do it,” she agreed.

They had made showering together a habit. Due to hormones, Nicole wanted s*x at all hours, and he gladly obliged. It was the part he enjoyed the most about her pregnancy.

Later at the office, Dante came in to talk to Bruno.

“Come in, brother. What’s up?” Bruno asked.

“We’ve been talking with Sophie, and we’ve decided to stay here. I’ll travel occasionally to check on the subsidiaries. Yesterday, we saw that the property right next to yours is up for sale. We’ve already arranged for a viewing,” Dante explained.

“Really, brother? You have no idea how happy that makes me. Nicole will be thrilled to know that Sophie will be living just a few meters away,” Bruno expressed.

“Our girls love each other like sisters. We’re truly lucky to have them. They’re unique.”

“That’s right.”

“Speaking of something else, what does Leandro say about Santi?”

“Nothing yet. It’s as if they’ve vanished into thin air. Deborah hasn’t been in touch either. I don’t know what that woman is thinking.”

“I know it’s difficult, brother, but if I rescued Santi from Sergio, it’s because he doesn’t intend to harm him.”

“That’s what we’ve been thinking.”

“I’d love to see Sergio’s face now that he’s ruined.”

“We need to be very careful. He’s a dangerous man and won’t stay idle. His passivity gives me chills. I’m sure he’s planning something.”

“I think the same. That’s why we need to reinforce security. By the way, I ran into Gío Rossano. I informed him that Nicole already knows he’s her father. He told me they’ll come to visit this afternoon.”

“I’ll talk to Nicole. Thanks, brother.”

In the afternoon, Nicole felt nervous as she received her real parents. She had prepared a delicious dinner herself. Sara had told her the story in much more detail than Bruno.

“Don’t worry, love. I know you don’t remember, but you’ve already spent time with them. They love you so much. It’s not that they abandoned you; it was simply the circumstances that drove them apart.”

“I can’t control these nerves. Come on, let’s go. They’re waiting for you in the living room.”

He took her hand to descend the stairs, and as they approached, Nicole squeezed Bruno’s hand tighter and tighter.

“Hey!” Bruno exclaimed.

“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry.”

Rina and Gío stood up to greet her as soon as they saw her. They were also nervous.

“Hello.”

“Hello, daughter,” they both replied simultaneously.

“Can I hug you?” Rina asked.

Nicole didn’t answer; she approached to embrace her. Rina couldn’t hold back and started crying. Nicole couldn’t help it; she felt strange. At that moment, a memory came to her mind. She was with them in a store, buying things for her son.

“Is something wrong?” Rina asked, alarmed by the expression on Nicole’s face.Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

“I just remembered something right now. You were with me when I was buying things for my son.”

Deborah hadn’t seen her. Santi came running down, feeling proud that he could tie his shoelaces by himself.

“You see, Grandma, I did it!” he exclaimed.

“Well done! You did it perfectly. Now you won’t need help anymore,” Endra praised him.

“Come here, little one. Give me a hug,” Endra requested, and Santi happily ran towards her to greet her.

Shelsy didn’t know what to do. She was paralyzed, slowly stepping back. Fortunately, Sondra was resting in the room.

She grabbed her phone and immediately dialed Leandro.

“Hello?”

“Hi, Shelsy.”

“You won’t believe it. Deborah is in my parents’ backyard. She’s a friend of my mother, but she changed her name. She’s here with Santi.”

“You should call the police. Try not to let her see you, or she’ll run away. Don’t try to take Santi from her; it could be dangerous. Most likely, she has some men with her. If she realizes something is wrong, she might harm them. I’m heading there right away.”

Leandro was a few hours away by road, but he decided to travel by helicopter. He couldn’t afford to waste time. He had to arrive before that woman left.

Shelsy did as Leandro asked. She called the police and went up to the room to keep Sondra entertained. Leandro had told her before that Deborah was an ally of Sergio, and now she understood that she had made a mistake by bringing her to her parents’ house.

As she entered the room, she heard Deborah talking on the phone. She stood beside the door, listening to their conversation.

“Well, well, you finally contacted me. And you better have done it. Transfer the amount I asked for to my account right now, and I’ll immediately tell you where Deborah is. I’ll send you a photograph right now to prove that I’m not lying.”

Sondra took the photograph with her cellphone and immediately sent it. She made sure that Shelsy’s parents didn’t appear in the photo.

“Well, it’s none other than the great snake Deborah. I’ll send you the money right now and call you back. You better not try to be clever, or I’ll find you no matter what. You know I don’t play around,” Sondra said.

Shelsy couldn’t believe what she was hearing. Sondra was truly a demon.

She entered the room and quickly snatched the cellphone from Sondra, throwing it out the window. Furious, Sondra struck Shelsy hard in the face.

“You’re so stupid! Look what you’ve done,” Sondra yelled.

“And you’re a snake. I don’t know how I agreed to help you,” Shelsy retorted.

In the garden, Santi picked up the cellphone, which started ringing. The little boy answered the call, seeing it as a game. Deborah approached to take it from him.

“Hey, my love, that cellphone isn’t yours. Let’s return it,” she said.

As she took it, she heard a voice coming from the receiver.

“You damn snake Deborah, come back here with that spawn,” Sergio’s voice immediately recognized. Deborah paled, threw the cellphone, grabbed Santi, and quickly got into her van. The men accompanying her were alerted by the sound of sirens. The two vans drove away from the scene immediately, leaving Shelsy’s parents in shock, unaware of what had just happened.

Minutes later, the house was surrounded. It was complete chaos.

Endra and Roberto couldn’t believe it. They had heard their daughter’s screams. The police arrived quickly and managed to apprehend Sondra before she could harm Shelsy. Minutes later, a helicopter landed in the backyard, and Leandro stepped out accompanied by some men.

He saw Sondra being put into a police car. What the hell was Sondra doing there?

“I’m sorry, Leandro. I shouldn’t have helped her,” he said after telling him what had happened.

“How could you do this? I really don’t understand. You brought that woman into my house, and then you brought her here. If you hadn’t done that, Deborah would have been arrested by now. I’m leaving, Shelsy, and I ask you not to come near me again.”

Leandro stormed out of there, completely furious. Shelsy didn’t dare tell him that she was expecting his child, and he was too consumed by anger to notice that her belly had grown a bit. Now he had to inform Bruno and Nicole about what had happened. They had checked the house where Deborah was staying, but it was too late; she had already left.