72 - It was always you

Helena didn't know how long she was hugging her knees tightly and hiding her face between them.

She didn't want to accept it, she didn't want to believe that all that time Sebastian had been sweetening her with his beautiful words to get to sleep with her.

-You bastard," she murmured with a broken voice.

"This is all your fault for trusting a man's word again" The cruel voice in her mind told her.

He was right, she had promised herself to put men aside and concentrate on what truly mattered to her, her brother, the only man worth her salt.

-Oh for God's sake, Luquitas!

Helena remembered that she had introduced her little brother to Sebastian and even he had thought he saw true love in the CEO.

-Damn manipulator- she exclaimed beginning to feel an anger rising from within her, just at the same moment her doorbell rang.

He stood up suddenly and with a firm step walked to the door, opening it with force.

-Get out of here, I don't want to see you anymore!" she shouted, determined not to hear anything coming out of Sebastian's mouth.

But when she looked at the person in front of her she was frightened.

-Who are you?" she asked confused, seeing a man in a suit who was much older than the heir.

-Excuse me miss, we don't know each other formally, my name is John Smith- he extended his hand that the woman didn't shake- I understand your distrust perfectly- he said lowering his hand- And I'm going to be as sincere as possible with you.

-I don't understand what you mean or what you want with me, look, if it's to sell me something, I'm not in a good moment- The redhead started to close the door, but the man's hand was faster, holding the door tightly- What are you doing?

-I don't want to be disrespectful, but I won't be able to sleep tonight if I don't talk to you about this.

Helena stopped struggling with the door and opened it again, a curiosity suddenly invading her.

-If you think I'm going to let it go, you're wrong.

-Don't worry, let's talk out here.

The man looked at the big belly of the red woman, a sad expression appeared on his face and he sighed heavily....

-This is the part I hate about my job.

-Can you get to the point at once?" the woman exclaimed impatiently.

-Look, Miss Helena...

-How do you know my name?

-I know it because I'm a private detective, people pay me to investigate other people.

-What? Someone is investigating me?" she exclaimed, starting to hyperventilate from panic.

-Calm down, not you," he sighed again defeated, "Mr. Sebastian Aller... You know him, don't you?
-I have nothing to do with him, if someone thinks I'm dating that man, they are wrong," said the young woman nervously.

-Nobody said that, miss, but he is your boss, isn't he?

-It was.

-Well, his former boss, Mr. Aller, hired me to investigate something about his past.

Helena clutched her shirt to her chest, feeling as if her heart would burst out of her chest.

-She showed me some videos that were filmed without her consent, as well as some photographs.

Helena began to feel her eyes fill with tears.

"Sebastian had been trying to find out who had abused her without even telling her? How did he think he had the right to do that?"

-Mr. Aller asked me to look into who had sent those files, and I'm going to be honest in telling you that I haven't had such a difficult case in a long time.

-Did you find him? - she asked hopefully.

-Look, some time ago I met with his former boss and I resigned from the case, because I had not found any trace, I realized that I was in front of a computer expert, I recommended him to hire a systems engineer, someone who knew about it?

-And? she exclaimed in despair.

-I never spoke to him again. I dropped the case, but... -she sighed heavily- I couldn't sleep at night thinking about it, I don't like to leave something unfinished, so I kept on investigating on my own, without Mr. Aller knowing about it.

-Sir... You're telling me you know who did this to me?

-Miss... Why don't you sit down before I go on talking?

-No... say it at once, damn it.

The man looked at the young woman in front of him and felt sorry for her, the memory of the videos of Helena drugged had not left him at ease. He knew that the only way to overcome that was to contact the victim and close the case once and for all.

-After asking a colleague for help, and working night after night with a very good new system, we were able to find the program that encrypted the email from which the files had been sent. I don't know if I should... But I felt you should know, it seemed sickening that you didn't know. Listen Helena, do what you want with this information, but for the love of God, don't say that I was here at your house today.

-I promise.

The man wanted to believe her and took a deep breath before telling the truth:

-The program belongs to Industrias Aller S.A. and I am not referring to a commercial program for sale to the public, I am referring to something of your property. Do you understand what I am trying to tell you?

-What?

-I'm sorry miss, I know it must be shocking, I didn't believe it myself at first, I found it sickening that the same....

-Please leave.

-Are you all right? Do you want me to call a doctor?

-No, I'm fine, thank you for telling me, but I want to be alone....

The man nodded in greeting

-I hope you make the right decision and get away from that man as soon as possible, such a person is very dangerous, especially with the power he has. Today you and I did not see each other. Good luck, girl.

Helena closed the door behind her and threw up everything in her stomach that she had been holding in on the carpet, her body began to spasm heavily and a cry left her breathless.

"All this time it had been him!"

-Oh my God, my God- she covered her mouth in shock and terror swept over her.

She had been under the same roof, eating the same food, sleeping in the same bed with the man who had ruined her life, it had always been him, from the first moment, laughing at her behind her back, and he had only accomplished what he had already done to her against her will, but this time with her consent.

He had made her fall in love with her abuser!

Sebastian's mask had fallen off and Helena knew she had to get away from there before the CEO came back at any moment.

She ran to her room and grabbed a suitcase, threw in the first thing she could find and with her heart in her throat left the apartment, she was so terrified she felt like she would faint as she went down the stairs. When she went out to the street she ran as fast as her body could, since with her belly the weight was double. She hurried without looking back, fearing that her predator would follow in her footsteps and know that Helena already knew the whole truth. Now more than ever she had to protect herself and not only her, but also Esperanza, who was about to be born and was the daughter of that monster.