Not because it did not hurt.
Because if she looked back, she feared she might still hope Rodrigo would come running after her.
He did not.
Don Ernesto took her to a quiet hotel in Polanco, not one with flashing luxury, but one with warm lights, soft carpets, and staff who recognized him without asking questions. He booked a suite under his name, requested tea, broth, and a doctor on call, then left her alone long enough to breathe.
At midnight, Isabel sat on the edge of the bed with the ultrasound photo in her hand.
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A small blur.
A tiny proof.
A life.
She had imagined Rodrigo crying when he saw it. She had imagined doña Rebeca losing her voice for once. She had imagined the house filling with apology, shock, maybe joy. Now she understood how dangerous imagination could be when love had already left the room.
There was a knock.
“May I come in?” Don Ernesto asked from the hallway.
She opened the door.
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He stood with a leather folder under his arm and a face full of things he did not want to say.
“I called my lawyer,” he said. “Not to move against you. To protect you.”
Isabel gave a bitter little laugh. “From your son?”
“Yes.”
The honesty startled her.
He stepped inside only after she moved aside.
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