Chapter 22
Meanwhile , I continued feigning ignorance as I consoled her for a while before leaving her . I opened the door and saw Joana and my mother-in – law outside . The two looked at me nervously , as if they feared that Pamela had let something slip that she shouldn’t have..
With an air of guilt , Joana began to probe me asking : “ Linda , is Pamela still mad ? ”
When I noticed the good facade that Joana managed to put on , I pushed away the nausea inside me before answering : “ It ‘s okay . Pamela is just having a tantrum , so she ‘ll be fine soon . “
Joana, on the other hand , was still in acting mode . “ It’s all my fault , for bringing all these problems on you … If it were n’t for my pregnancy … ”
“ It’s not your fault . You never wanted all this either .
“ Yes … If the child ‘s father were still alive , I wouldn’t be alone . She seemed to be really enjoying her acting as she started alluding to her non-existent boyfriend again .
“ Joana , have you noticed that you’ve changed a lot since your pregnancy ? If you asked me , I think you should abort this child . Keeping the baby will only bring you more problems ! _ _
“ Okay , enough is enough . ” Abortion was a taboo subject for my mother-in- law ; it was as if Joana would lose the child she was carrying as soon as I mentioned it . So she interrupted our conversation and said, “ Linda , you should go rest .a little bit after a day at work . You too , Joan . Do n’t forget you ‘re pregnant ” . _
“ I’ll check on Bianca . ” I thanked my mother- in – law before running to Bianca ‘s room . ,
I assumed that Pamela ‘s hostility towards Joana would last for some time , but I got home the following afternoon and saw the two talking like best friends . As I looked at Pâmela , I noticed that she had a new bracelet on her wrist , which made memade a mental mockery when realizing that Joana managed to win her over using that .
An idea came to mind when I saw the bracelet on Pâmela ‘s wrist . I sat down opposite the two while asking : “ The bracelet you have there is beautiful , Pamela ! _ When did you buy this ? ”
“ Do you think so too ? Joana gave it to me as a gift ” , said Pâmela with great pride .
“ It must have cost a fortune , right , Joana ? ” I said as I turned to look at her .
“ It’s not that expensive .” The smile that Joana had seemed quite forced , as things were going awry for her . _
Although Pâmela had risen socially since she came to live in the city with Carlos , in reality she did n’t have good taste , nor did she know how to appreciate the beauty of things . The only reason she wanted to buy things was to show them off , so _ _most of what she owned was chosen on the basis of brand and price .
To win over Pâmela , Joana would need to buy her something expensive , but with her current financial situation , buying a bracelet like that would be a heavy burden for her . Meanwhile , Carlos and my mother – in-law grew closer as we talked . knowing full wellJoana ‘s financial situation , Carlos frowned when he looked at Pâmela . _ _ “ You ‘re an adult now , so why do you keep asking people for things ? ”
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