The Escape of the Adorable Liar

o had been accustomed to moving since his engagement to Lucía. The lawsuit was clear: dissolution of the marital

her lawyer reviewed the papers with an impassive expression. Mateo, seated in front of the

led the recent days when Lucía had mentioned that someone seemed to be following her. "Perhaps it's j

ted in this suit, Mrs. Dana Reyes is requesting the dissolution of the marriage on grounds of abandonment and

truth-even a partial truth-was against him. He had abandoned Dana at the w

that envelope with the positive pregnancy test result. He had looked away, unable to face the magnit

up, adjusting his gl

ame as where his fiancée, Lucía Alvarado, lives. We consider it pertinent that this information be included in the proceeding

than he cared to admit. He knew how protective his fiancée was of her privacy. If Lucía found out that her addres

say in your defense, Mr.

t and stood, trying to

th Mrs. Reyes to ensure that both she and the child on the way receive the necessary suppor

brow, clearly unimpress

you, Mr. Torres, that relevant details of this c

nge, not blinking. When the judge announced a recess,

arn Lucía before someone else did, but the words stuck in his throat

to bring him before the court, the victory did not taste sweet. All she wanted was to ensure that her child received wha

. Clara, now seven months pregnant, held a bo

ith satisfaction. "We've

d, sharing

a victory we needed. At least now it

tion was far from ideal, that moment of shared triumph filled them with renewed determination. They

e feared most was not Dana's reaction or the judge's decision, but the inevitable moment when Lucí