Out in the hallway, Cecilia was leaning against the wall waiting for me.When she saw me come out, she raised an eyebrow.“You cried?”“No.” I shook my head. “I stopped crying over him a long time ago.”“That’s my girl.” Cecilia handed me a pack of cigarettes. “Want one?”I took a cigarette from the pack and lit it before taking a deep drag.The nicotine made me cough twice, but I quickly got used to it.“Let’s go,” I said. “There’s a meeting this afternoon.”Cecilia patted my shoulder, and together we walked toward the exit.Behind us came the sound of something shattering inside the meeting room, but I never looked back.Just as we reached the staircase, we ran into Don Victor.Standing on the marble steps, he looked at me with a trace of apology in his voice.“Isabella, I’m sorry you had to go through that. I originally thought that if you didn’t want to see him, I could simply throw him out. I should’ve asked for your opinion first.”“It’s alright, Don Victor.” I crush
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