Oswaldo stared at Eva as he slowly sipped his drink, smiling as he assured her: "I have never raised a hand to my wife. She is very clumsy and always having accidents." He spoke with apparent calmness.

Eva looked at him distrustfully, knowing Oswaldo, Luis' father, had a volatile temper and would deny any accusation against him.

"What are you doing here? And where's Liana? I haven't seen her in ages. I've heard rumours she's very ill. What did you do to her this time?" Eva asked, concerned and suspicious.

Luis's father remained impassive, not revealing much about his wife Liana's situation. "I've done nothing to Liana. She's pregnant and...