A week had passed since Helena had lost the baby. Estefano sometimes heard her cheerful laughter around the house. At other times, he found her crying in the room or lying in Potira's lap. In those moments, he would pick her up and sit with her in the garden. He calmed her. It was a moment just for the two of them, and somehow she always ended up smiling, and Estefano felt his world light up. Helena had the power to make his mind float in calmness, while his heart always awakened before her.
Having a child in the house was also good for her. And seeing Rudá in the hammock that Estefano had bought for the grumpy boy made her happy. The boy wasn't exactly angelic, but he was kind to her and didn't swear, not that she heard, but she suspected he was fluent in them. It was no wonder the boy r
