Chapter 10 - NEW BEGINNINGS
A week after the chaos, Casa D’Ouro was quiet during its afternoon prep hour. The sunlight streamed through the clean glass windows, casting a warm golden glow across the dining room.
Lourdes sat at a corner table, dressed not in a faded maid's uniform, but in a beautiful, elegant floral dress that Marcos had personally commissioned for her. On the table before her was a steaming cup of coffee and a thick legal document.
Marcos walked out of the back office, holding a golden pen. He sat down opposite her, smiling warmly.
"What is this, Marquinhos?" Lourdes asked softly, wiping a tear from her cheek.
"It's the title deed to the old bakery property back in our hometown, and a fifty-percent partnership stake in Casa D’Ouro," Marcos said gently. "The bakery has been completely renovated, and it's fully paid for. You can run it, rent it, or just retire and live like the queen you’ve always been to me."
Lourdes stared at the papers, her hands trembling as she read the words. She had spent her entire life cleaning up after ungrateful, cruel people who looked down on her existence. She had believed she was invisible.
And now, a powerful man had built his entire kingdom on the foundation of her kindness, ensuring she would never have to bow her head to anyone ever again.
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"I don't know what to say," she whispered, her voice breaking with emotion.
"You don't have to say anything," Marcos smiled, handing her the golden pen. "Just sign your name, Lourdes. It's time to come home."
