Chapter 13

RICARDO'S POV

Before entering the meeting room, I called security. My sister tried to calm me down by saying that Manu would understand everything, but I was hating myself for not having noticed her reaction in the car.

— Oliveira, give Miss Manoela the cell phone. I need to talk to her. Is urgent! ― I said walking from one side to the other.

—I'll go over there and explain everything to her. I'll call you when I get here.— Alice was already at the door when I called out:

—Alice, it's no use. She left with the car.

— And the security?

—He's trying to catch up with her, but he seems to have lost sight of her. I rubbed my eyes insistently, trying to get some sort of control over my mind. I had an important meeting. Some shareholders had come from their cities just for that meeting. I couldn't cancel. We needed to approve decisions that were vital for the