Chapter 70: Chapter 70

Her aunt is laughing openly with Frank, they both seem to be looking at a photo album. Frowning, Daniel walked in under the watchful eyes of her father and aunt. When she looked at the album she covered her mouth with her hand and her eyes crystallized. Seeing her mother in those photos stirred everything, made her relive the sadness.

"Mom," she whispered, caressing a photo where the young woman is. "Where did you get these photos?" She asked, looking at them. "I had never seen them." She looked back at the album and one photo in particular caught her attention. Her mother is next to a blond man with light eyes and handsome, he looks happy, so happy that she could see it from the photo. She has never him so happy, “you're with her,” she looked at Frank and he nodded with a wistful smile on his lips. He was also very happy with her.

“Yes, we were so young and happy that we believed we could win the world,” he looked at the photo, “but my family could do more,” he sighed, “they took everything away from me and I had to settle for my unhappiness,” he looked at Daniel with pain in his gaze,

“I always wanted to be by her side, I always wanted to have a life with her and I was not strong enough to fight for a life together.” Nicole sat Daniel who seemed to be shocked by sadness, “your mother was the woman of my life, With her it was not necessary to plan things, with her everything was uncertain and God ... loved that about her, her spontaneity was the sexiest thing,” he smiled making Daniel smile too, “we were so perfect together that ...” he let out a deep sigh, “... it was enough for us to just be together,” he looked into her eyes and allowed himself to see the love of his life in front of him, “my family took me away from her, and ruined her, took away everything she had including her happiness ... I ... I ... I left because I thought they would leave her alone and I was wrong, but I came back, I came back for her and she no longer loved me. I am so sorry, I am sorry I did not get her back, I am sorry that I abandoned her because I believed that she really did not love me anymore, I am sorry that I gave up too soon when my family for the second time came for me,” each of those apologies were addressed to the love of his life although the one in front of him is his daughter.

"Dad" Daniel could not hold back her tears and hugged him to seek comfort in him and he could do the same in her. Nicole excitedly started crying, she was so angry that she didn't think about how good this could do to Daniel.

“When I saw you for the first time,” he turned away from her and took her hands in hers, “I thought you were her, I thought I was hallucinating or dying,” he shook his head, smiling, “you were there, just like her, with that look full of life and sweetness, “that adorable smile and with your height of a dwarf.”

"Daddy!" Daniel protested at Frank's joke.

"I know, I know ... your mother also got angry when I said that to her" the man sucked his snot "when you spoke to me I almost died, I couldn't believe that you also speak like her." Frank, moved, wiped Daniel's tears "then I asked you how old you were and where you were from, that was enough for me to investigate further.” Frank looked at Nicole and she nodded, “then without your consent I did a paternity test and when I saw that 99.99% I thought I died, my mother, she is my daughter! I screamed in the middle of the clinic,” he widened his smile like Daniel, “it was the happiest and saddest day of my life. I had a daughter with the love of my life, but then when I left her I did not leave her alone, I left her next to our greatest dream, to be parents,” he lowered his gaze full of pain, “I hated myself so much that I decided not to tell you the truth, I decided to shut up, if I hated myself, what could I expect from you?” He looked at her again, “then Yazahib practically forced me to seek help and I went to your aunt, clearly I did not fall in grace.”

“It's true,” Nicole took the floor to give him that help that she once denied, “I didn't want to help him, I told him that the letter was his only chance and I know I said it not only because I hated him, but because I didn't want you to. You will hate me,” she looked at her remorsefully, “because I was the one who took your father away when he came back, it was I who kept him away from your mother. I just wanted him to leave her alone so that she wouldn't suffer anymore, I just wanted his family to never take anything from her again and at that time she had a lot to lose, she had you,” she looked at Frank, “your parents said that if she was pregnant that the baby would not come to life and I could not allow you to find out about that because then you would go to claim her and we are the one to lose, I could not protect her from the power of your parents and she simply could not withstand a damage like that," she turned her gaze to Daniel.

“When you were a baby, we talked a lot about your father, we showed you pictures and all that, but your mother thought then, what guarantees her that they won't treat her daughter like they treated her? What guarantees her that they won't hurt her daughter like they hurt her? Who can guarantee that her father will love her in her new life? That day she cried for hours and once she let go of him she decided not to show you anything else.”

Daniel felt her heart ache, she felt everything squeezed in her. Why are there cruel people? Why are people with money so bad?

"I'm ... I'm so sorry," Frank apologized again.

Daniel looked into his eyes and smiled through tears. "You don't have to apologize, I forgave you even before I met you. I just didn't want to believe that something so beautiful will happen to me, I was just understanding that I can also be happy, that's why I didn't talk to both of you. But I already forgave you,” with Frank's help, she got up and hugged her aunt and then hugged him, “now we have something to do,” she wiped her tears and smiled when she saw them a little lost, “there is a press conference, I want to end with all of this and finally living our lives.”

Frank hugged her again, "Come on then," both of them smiled and left the office followed by Nicole.

Daniel looked at the journalists and knew what to do, and her father knows that she forgave him as well as her aunt. She should not give explanations to anyone and she should only clarify what needs to be clarified and that's it. “I called you here today to clarify some points and that way you leave my family and me alone,” the flashes focused on Daniel who began to speak, “firstly, my relationship with Mr. Meyer was not out of interest, clearly my man is beautiful and powerful, but that was not what attracted me to be his partner,” they all smiled, “I fell in love with that man because he tried hard to show me that he was the one for me, I fell in love with him because of how he is and not because of what he is,” she stopped and looked at the cameras with a smile on her lips, “many of you wonder why we have lived through so many unfortunate moments and the answer is easy, two people who only wanted to see us badly did the impossible to fulfill their mission, but thanks to them my family and I are much more united.”

"Miss," a journalist raised his hand, but Daniel ignored him, he will not answer questions, “As for the Frank Hills paternity issue, yes gentlemen, he is my father and like now, years ago bad people separated him from my mother and me, but in this life everything falls into place and here we are. Both together and loving each other as parents and children love each other. I am happy with the father who touched me, I am happy with the life that God gave me because despite having suffered so much, here is my reward. Two fantastic siblings’ in-law, an incomparable friend, my aunt next to me, a wonderful boyfriend and a beautiful daughter who soon arrives in this world and no, I have not forgotten Derek. He is simply that special person that I will never forget and that I will always carry in my heart and my thoughts,” she got up with the help of Yazahib, “I thank him for his assistance and also thank you all for being and listening to me.” She bowed and with the help of Yazahib, left the conference room, followed by everyone.

"Oh my gosh," Simone squealed, "you looked like an enterprising woman, darling, that was so great that even I was stunned,” he looked at Yazahib. "My Teddy has really stood out for you." They all laughed.

“Come on, I have a reservation in the plaza,” Yazahib took Daniel's hand, “ see you there, don't be distracted please, “everyone got on the elevator and once in the parking lot, everyone went their way. “You looked great in front of the cameras, you didn't give a chance to speak, you must teach me.”

Daniel looked at him with a big smile, her heart still racing with nerves, "I was dying of nerves, oh my God, you don't know how my hands were sweating." She laughed, accompanied by Yazahib, the truth is, if she was nervous, she hid it very well. "Why are we going to the restaurant so early? It's barely 12 o'clock.”

Yazahib shrugged. "You haven't eaten for several hours now, you have to snack." Daniel rolled her eyes, he is very strict with her diet.