The first tears in Diego's life. This is the first time Diego has cried, even when his parents died, the man did not shed a single tear.

Seeing Diego's tears made Elena's heart stop for a second then beat rapidly.

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"Darl." Elena reached out her hand about to touch Diego's face.

"Please leave me alone, Elena." Diego's words stopped Elena's hand. With an unreadable gaze, Elena withdrew her hand.

Elena studied the look on Diego's face. The man was silent and did not say anything else to her. A feeling of tightness squeezes Elena's chest, but she knows Diego needs time to accept this fact. Letting out a long breath Elena stood up. Stared at Diego for a few more seconds before turning away. Leaving Diego who was lost in his thoughts.

. . .

Mira never imagined that she would set foot in a nightclub. All her life she had not wanted to set foot where people were looking for fun tonight. If it weren't for that guy, Mira wouldn't be here. Even if he was given tens of millions of money, Mira would not want to enter this immoral place.

Mira stood and looked around the nightclub, looking for the man she had called a few minutes ago.

The man sitting at the bartender table caught Mira's attention. A beautiful woman in tight and skimpy clothes approached the man. Inviting the man to talk, which was not responded to at all. The man ignored her and was busy playing with the beer glass in his hand. Mira who saw it immediately walked quickly over. Gives a death glare to the woman that night.

"Go away," Mira said coldly to the bitch. The woman glanced at the man briefly, she was very interested in this handsome and tall man. But seeing the man's indifferent response made the prostitute woman exhale softly and walked away. Mira then turned to look at the man who was a little drunk. Exhale slowly and sit next to him.

"What's the matter? Why are you here and drinking?" asked Mira, curious and worried. The man was just discharged from the hospital two weeks ago. And now he's drinking beer. What if he's sick again?

"Elena," whispered the man quietly who was none other than Diego. His problem with Elena made Diego run away here and drink beer to get rid of his frustration.

Mira was silent as she continued to observe Diego's face. Her brain worked quickly and concluded that Diego already knew Elena's current state, that's why the man was drinking here.

"She lied to me. Elena didn't go out of town. She's still here and ... pregnant." Diego's voice shrank at the end of his sentence. A lively club atmosphere and deafening beats of music-making Diego's voice even harder to hear. However, Mira could hear everything.

Mira's silence made Diego turn his head, the woman looked at him with a flat face. No surprise there.

"You already know?" asked Diego incredulously. Mira's long sigh made Diego smile sadly. So only he doesn't know Elena's condition.

Diego turned to stare at his beer glass and took a sip.

"I can't believe Elena did all that. My heart hurts and pain when I hear her tell everything. And I'm very, very disappointed she made that decision."

"Diego, Elena did all this—"

"I know," Diego interrupted quickly.

"I know she's doing all this because of me. But I can't accept it. It's too hard for me to accept the fact that Elena has been touched by another man. My ego is against it."

"Diego, you should understand Elena's situation at that time. She had no other choice."

"Have no other choice?" Diego asked Mira skeptically.

"I'd rather die than know Elena did all that for me."

The sound of a slap was loud enough. Mira's hand flew so fast after hearing Diego's painful words. Do not accept the words of the man who did not appreciate Elena's sacrifice. Does Diego think Elena is willing and willing to do all that, give up her virginity and bear another son that she doesn't love?

"What nonsense are you saying? Elena did all this to save your life. How can you say that? You don't appreciate the great sacrifice Elena made. Do you think Elena is happy with all this?" shouted Mira irritably. Fortunately the nightclub was noisy enough that other people only glanced at them and then ignored them.

Mira's slap left a hot feeling on Diego's left cheek. He stared at Mira with a sharp gaze.

"You don't know how I feel. Do you know how many years I took care of Elena? Do you know how hard and frustrated I was to keep Elena pure? And do you know how precious Elena is to me ?!" Diego's emotions were provoked by Mira's words.

"Twenty years, Mira. Twenty years!" shouted Diego loudly in front of Mira. Made the girl's body tremble in shock and surprise. Twenty years is not a short time. That's three-fourths Elena's age.

Diego took a deep breath and suppressed his emotions. He does not want to vent his anger and scare Mira.

"Since the first time I met her twenty years ago, I have decided to make her my wife. For twenty years I have looked after Elena, witnessing her growth until now. For years I cared for and protected her from my late parents who always hurt her. Elena. Every day I work hard to raise money to meet Elena's needs. And almost every night I have to refrain from touching and tarnishing Elena's chastity, because I wait for the right moment to touch her, when we are legally husband and wife."

"For me Elena is everything. She is the axis of my life, goals, dreams and future. Then ... How do I feel when it all falls apart? The girl I look after every day, whom I dream of every night and think every second has been touched by another man. . Do you know how broken my heart is? " softly Diego in a voice full of sorrow.