“Why do not you discuss with Santiago?” Valencia recommended. “You guys have been doing a lot good not too long ago. You have been speaking correctly and so the misunderstanding by no means arose between the 2 of you.”

“I do not know what to do, Val!” Persephone cried like a child. She did not know what to even do along with her husband. She was feeling him drifting away from her. 

“Percy, can I ask you a private query?” Valencia requested with slight hesitation. 

Persephone nodded her head. 

“What do you concentrate on Santiago?” Valencia all of a sudden questioned. Her query put Persephone in a complicated place. 

“What do I take into consideration my husband?” Persephone furrowed her brows. 

“Husband?” Valencia scoffed if she had heard such a joke. “Did not you say you’ll separate as soon as your child comes?”

Persephone blinked her eyes as if she lastly had an understanding of Santiago’s drawback.

“Separate?” She whispered. How might she overlook that they have been imagined to separate sooner or later? 

“Sure, separate with the person you married and he someway ended up as your child daddy,” Valencia rolled her eyes on the stupidity of the entire matter. 

“I do not know,” Persephone whispered. She was so misplaced taking part in the position of Santiago’s spouse that she forgot that she had despatched him the divorce papers! 

“How do you not know?” Valencia questioned, glancing at her. “Have you ever determined how you’ll share Eleanora’s custody? Who will she dwell with?” 

One belonged in New York and one other right here. How would they handle in the event that they settled down on totally different continents? With Santiago’s situation, it was not attainable to think about him dwelling a single second with out Eleanora. 

Valencia did not simply cease right here, she was clearly urgent on Persephone’s sore nerve. ” What sort of relationship will she have along with her father and possibly her stepmother sooner or later? Percy, you have to know that even when Santiago and also you get separated, you guys will probably be related due to Nora.”

Eleanora was the string that related each of them for a complete life. They performed a excessive position in her life. 

“If Santiago marries somebody sooner or later which I’m positive he’ll since he’s younger and fairly profitable and Eleanora has brothers and sisters sooner or later, you’ll nonetheless be related to him,” Valencia additional mentioned. 

What would she be to Eleanora’s half-siblings sooner or later? Was she imagined to play finest buddies with Santiago’s second spouse? Persephone puzzled all these items in horror. 

“We’re like finest buddies however I’m nonetheless Santiago’s sister. Even when he tosses me away from his life, I cannot depart him this time simply and would like to be a part of my nieces and nephews life. And let’s not overlook Ellison and Emma, they’re your pals too and their household is clearly related to Santiago,” Valencia mentioned, patting her shoulders. It’s essential to search for a solution to simply finish your relationship with out complicating it.” 

What she meant was that her divorce should not implicate different relationships! 

Persephone stared at Valencia with teary eyes. “Stepmother? Eleanora’s different siblings? Finish one relationship with out complicating one other?”

Valencia nodded her head. 

“Stepmothers are evil and so are step-siblings. What in the event that they torture my Norie?” Persephone whispered. What in the event that they harm her child? 

“What if they’re like Carina Marino and your siblings?” Valencia retorted. “I can see Carina loving you as she beloved her different kids. Even your siblings are near you. Who is aware of you’ll find yourself being buddies with Nora’s stepmom?”

“Give it some thought,” Valencia mentioned, patting her shoulder as soon as once more and standing as much as get one thing from the kitchen. 

As she walked into the kitchens she noticed a pale Lara taking a look at her. She smiled at Lara who was observing her as if she was some type of homewrecker. “They each are cussed. They should recognise their very own fears earlier than defeating them. Would not it’s comparable to disgrace in the event that they did not combat for his or her love?” 

“What in the event that they actually separate?” Lara whispered as soon as she understood what Valencia was making an attempt to do. She was making an attempt to impress Persephone. 

Valencia rolled her eyes. “Have you ever seen to what extent my brother can go for his household? There isn’t any approach he can survive with out his household. I can guarantee you that he cannot survive greater than 48 hours with out them.” 

“The dialogue of divorce is sort of a toxic vine,” Lara mentioned, revealing her personal fears. “What in the event that they fail to guard their love?”

“In the event that they fail to get their heads up from their cussed and foolish asses, I’m going to beat each of them with my valuable Louboutins!” Valencia mentioned, rubbing her palms. Pausing for a second, she added, “You realize what is going to occur now, Miss Lara? Persephone, being a dramatic girl, will cry and scream imagining her husband with one other girl and her daughter calling somebody mother. She does not understand however she is hella possessive and territorial.” 

“Or she’s going to give everybody the chilly shoulder, ” Lara added. 

Valencia chuckled. “Precisely.” 

Both approach, the so-called equilibrium they’d created would snap. 

… 

Persephone was in the lounge with Eleanora in her arms. Each of them have been now taking part in with one another. Her daughter was wakeful whereas her daughter’s daddy was quick asleep contained in the bed room. She knew that Eleanora was on the lookout for Santiago however since he obtained the flu it was higher she did not are available in contact till he recovered as a result of if the newborn fell ailing, Santiago would freak out once more, endangering his personal well being as soon as once more. She was now taking part in mother to 2 folks. 

The doorbell rang however nobody opened the door. It rang once more however nobody opened the door once more. So with Eleanora in her arms, she stood as much as open the door herself questioning who may be on the door. 

Captain Gabriel was standing behind the door, wearing his army uniform and ready for the door to open. He arrived with some recordsdata.. Since these recordsdata have been confidential he needed to come personally to ship them at Santiago’s home. Who would have thought that he would meet that girl as soon as once more?