His mother called her unfaithful because she had two daughters…

balloons when Renata was in your belly?”

Valeria closed her eyes.

There it was.

The damage no apology could erase.

Renata looked at the blanket.

“Is baby brother a prince?”

Valeria knelt in front of her daughters.

“No, my love. He is a baby. Just like you were babies. Nobody is more important in this house because they are a boy.”

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