Chapter 70. Evil Intent

Lurdes spent some time deciding whether or not to tell Brendon the truth.

"I could have put in something that would make her stay in the bathroom all night, that's what she deserved, but I only put in abortifacient herbs that would prevent you from having children."

"And what made you act like that? Did you ever hear me say that I didn't want children?"

"Brendon, you don't want children with a woman whose only interest is in getting on in life. Samira just wants you to give her the life she never had, and always wanted. She's a clever climber who dismantles your trails."

"But that's all I want to do. Give her everything she's been denied, everything she dreams of. And you wanted to fix other people's mistakes, according to your intuition, or whatever, an opinion, by poisoning Samira? Did you really think I'd be happy about that or are you such an idiot that you thought you were doing g