2023-07-04 20:02:58The result of the DNA test has arrived.
At General Hospital, Gabriela was pacing the lounge, anxious to the extreme, looking like intoxicated on energy drinks.
“It’s today, it’s today, IT’S TODAY! Today, finally, we’ll have the result. Sandra will be declared Josias’s daughter, and he won’t deny himself a complete family for her sake! I know Josias said no, but I hold fast to that hope!”
The lounge door opens and Vernon and Elza enter. They feel disgusted in front of Gabriela as if they were facing a putrid corpse full of worms and larvae.
“Good morning to you too!” Gabriela greets them ironically.
“We have no manners for harlots.” Elza retorts.
Gabriela raises her hand to slap Elza, but Vernon’s voice stops her.
“Put that hand down!”
With Gabriela’s hand still in the air, it’s Elza who slaps her as hard as she can.
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