Chapter 18

Jane

Luis, my new father stared at me with tears and gratefulness shining in his grey eyes. I gave him a tremulous smile.

"Thank you for accepting me ," he said in a trembling voice.

I was suddenly engulfed in a tight hug. His body rocked with broken sobs in my arms. I wrapped my arms around him patting his back.

"You are still my father," l whispered to him.

Shortly after my nap, Bianca came to my room . She convinced me to forgive my father. She told me that life was too short to live wallowing in bitterness. I decided to forgive him and it felt great.

Ferracco stood besides me . He wrapped his arm around me and looked down at me his blue eyes shining with proudness.

"I am so eager to see my only grandchild," he squeaked.

Luis was still a bachelor. He never married and that made me his only child.

"She will be back shortly," l told him.

I drew aside to call Lola.