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Chapter 74

Aline was in her room, it had been days since Maciel had slept there, after she had woken up from her coma, they had had very little time together since then and not even at night did he go to his room.

But when she heard the door open, she thought that would change. She closed her eyes and waited to see what he would do.

"It's cold tonight," he murmured and pulled back the blanket covering her body, then stopped in front of her and she felt the back of his hand slide gently over the apple of her cheek and a soft kiss on her lips, she couldn't tell, but he was apprehensive, even though he wanted to be on her side and the fact that they didn't know each other well made him think of rejection, but he had no idea that the feelings were reciprocated.

Soon after, he left and Aline got up, upset and pensive, put on a robe over her thin silk camisole, followed him to his office where he left the door ajar and furtively watched what he was doing.

He kept his attention on the ta