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CHAPTER 51

Camila's POVSleep doesn't come.Every time I close my eyes, I see that anonymous comment again.I tell myself it's just words,just another coward hiding behind a screen.Then why the hell can't I breathe?I turn onto my side,then onto my back.The clock beside the bed glows a little after two in the morning.The room is silent.Eventually exhaustion wins.It doesn't stay kind for long.Someone is calling my name.Not gently.Desperately."Camila... run!"The voice echoes through a long hospital corridor.The lights flicker.Doors slam one after another.I try to move.My feet refuse.At the end of the hallway,Sophia stands beside Maria.Neither of them smiles.Sophia reaches toward me."Don't trust—"Everything goes black.A loud crash explodes behind me.I spin around as hurried footsteps echo through the corridor, growing faster and closer with every second, and the terrifying certainty hits me that someone is chasing me."No..."I force my legs to move, but the hallway only stretch

CHAPTER 52

Alejandro's POVI don't sleep after the call.Neither does Camila.She's still leaning against me when the first hint of morning slips through the curtains, but her breathing has finally evened out. One hand is still curled around my shirt like she's afraid letting go will pull her back into that nightmare.I brush a loose strand of hair away from her face."I'm sorry," I whisper even though she can't hear me. "I'm going to end this before it reaches you."She stirs,her eyes flutter open slowly.For a second she looks confused.Then she remembers."Maria."I nod."She called."Her face immediately tightens."The name...""Whitmore."She sits up too quickly."We have to go.""I know.""But—"I gently catch her hand before she climbs out of bed."We're not running in there terrified."She looks at me with tired eyes."I already am terrified.""I know."I squeeze her hand."So let me be the calm one until you're ready."Something soft passes across her face.She nods. "Okay."The drive t

CHAPTER 53

Camila's POVThe Malibu estate doesn't feel tense anymore.Not after the hospital,not after finding Maria's room turned upside down.The silence followed us home, but somehow the moment Mrs. Harper opened the front door, it cracked apart."There you are!" she exclaimed, hurrying down the steps before any of us could reach the porch. She gently wrapped Maria in a careful hug, mindful of her recovery, then immediately frowned. "Why on earth are you carrying your own bag?"Maria blinked."It's just a handbag."Mrs. Harper looked genuinely offended."And?""And... I can carry it.""No."She reached over, took the bag from Maria's shoulder, and handed it to one of the house staff.Maria looked at me helplessly."Is she always like this?"I laughed."You have no idea."Mrs. Harper pointed toward the entrance."Inside."Maria raised an eyebrow."Was that an order?""It was."Alejandro leaned close to me, lowering his voice."Don't argue.""I wasn't planning to.""I made that mistake once.""

CHAPTER 54

Alejandro's POVNobody speaks after Maria's words.The dining room, so loud only seconds ago, falls completely silent.My eyes stay on the faded logo burned into the old wooden wine box.I've walked past it hundreds of times. It was just an old corporate gift from years before I became CEO.Nothing special,nothing memorable.Now,it feels like it's staring back at me.Maria slowly lowers her trembling hand."I know that symbol."Camila immediately slips an arm around her mother's shoulders."Mom... don't force yourself.""I'm trying not to."Maria squeezes her eyes shut."I just..." She presses two fingers against her temple. "It feels like everything is hiding behind a locked door."I step closer."I'm not asking you to remember everything."She opens her eyes."Then what are you asking?""The part that scared you."Her breathing catches."The logo." She nods once. "It made my stomach drop.""Why?""I don't know."Her frustration is obvious."Damn it..." She laughs bitterly. "I rememb

CHAPTER 55

Camila's POVI wake up to the smell of pancakes.For one glorious second, I think I'm dreaming until Mrs. Harper's voice drifts upstairs. "If you burn another one, Mr. Vega, I'm replacing you with the toaster."I blink awake. "...What?"I hurry downstairs, still rubbing sleep from my eyes, and stop in the kitchen doorway.Alejandro is standing in an apron that says “Kiss the Cook”, staring suspiciously at a frying pan while Mrs. Harper supervises him like a drill sergeant.I bite my lip."I'm sorry."He looks over."For what?""For laughing before I even know what happened.""You should apologize."Mrs. Harper shakes her head."Don't encourage him.""I wasn't.""You were about to."I laugh anyway.Alejandro points the spatula at me."You're supposed to support your husband.""I support your effort.""My effort?""I don't support whatever's happening in that pan."The younger cook snorts so loudly she has to leave the kitchen.Alejandro sighs."I miss respect."Mrs. Harper flips the pa

CHAPTER 56

Alejandro's POVI spend the entire board meeting pretending to listen.Someone is talking about expansion into Europe,someone else is discussing quarterly projections.I nod at the right moments, but my mind is somewhere completely different.Camila laughed so hard yesterday that she almost dropped a bowl.The memory sneaks into my head again.Damn it.I smile before I realize I'm doing it."Mr. Vega?"I blink.The conference room comes back into focus. The finance director is staring at me."Sorry."He clears his throat."I asked whether we should postpone the merger discussion."I don't even know what merger he's talking about."We'll discuss it tomorrow."He nods."Understood."The meeting ends fifteen minutes later.Instead of heading back to my office, I tell Ethan to drive somewhere else.He glances at me through the rearview mirror."Where to, sir?"I hesitate."Rosemont Jewelers."His eyebrows rise slightly,he wisely says nothing.Five minutes later, I step inside one of the o

CHAPTER 57

Camila's POVMy eyes stay on the little velvet box.Alejandro's hand closes around it so quickly that the movement almost doesn't look real.He forces a smile."Camila..."I look up.His expression is strange.Not guilty, not exactly. Just... caught."I can explain."The words hit me before I even realize why.Explain?I suddenly remember the calendar hanging in the kitchen.Only a few weeks left.The contract.The ending we'd both been pretending wasn't getting closer.I swallow the lump rising in my throat."I interrupted you.""No, that's not—""I'm sorry."He steps toward me."It isn't what you're thinking."I smile before he can finish. A perfectly practiced smile.The kind patients wear before telling doctors they're fine."It's alright.""It isn't.""It really is."My voice sounds calm, to calm."I shouldn't have walked in without knocking.""You did knock.""I still interrupted."He opens his mouth again, then closes it.For the first time since I've known him, Alejandro Vega

CHAPTER 58

Alejandro's POVBy the third time Camila walks away from me before breakfast, I know something is wrong.She smiles, she says good morning, she even asks if I slept well.Then somehow, she's always gone before I can start a real conversation.I catch up with her near the front door."Camila."She turns immediately."Morning.""I thought we already said that.""We did." She smiles politely. "I forgot.""You never forget.""I guess I did today."I slip my hands into my pockets."Can we talk?"Her smile wavers for the smallest second."Right now?""If you have a minute."She glances toward the kitchen."I promised Mrs. Harper I'd help with breakfast."Mrs. Harper suddenly pokes her head out of the kitchen."I absolutely did not."Camila freezes."So..." Mrs. Harper folds her arms. "Are you blaming me now?"Camila laughs awkwardly."I remembered wrong.""You certainly did."I almost smile."So breakfast isn't kidnapping you?"Camila rubs the back of her neck."Actually..." She points towa

CHAPTER 59

Camila's POVThe package sits in the middle of the living room table.Nobody touches it.Not even Mrs. Harper, and she's the kind of woman who rearranges flowers before breakfast.Ethan finishes another security scan before nodding once."It's clean."Alejandro doesn't move."You're sure?""As sure as I can be."He still steps in front of me before anyone reaches for the box.I sigh quietly."You know I can stand beside you without hiding behind you.""I know.""Then why are you blocking me?"His eyes stay on the package."Because it makes me feel better."I don't argue, I don't have the energy.Mrs. Harper clears her throat."I'll make tea."Maria gently squeezes my hand."I'll help."Within seconds, everyone finds an excuse to leave.The living room suddenly feels much bigger.Alejandro slowly slides the package toward himself."You don't have to stay."A small laugh escapes me."It's addressed to me.""I know.""I'd like to see it.""So would I."He carefully opens the box.Inside,

CHAPTER 60

Alejandro's POVThe front door closes behind Camila.Just softly enough to make something inside my chest crack.I stand there for one second, then another."No." The word leaves my mouth before I even think. "No... I'm not letting this end like this."I grab the velvet box from my pocket and rush after her.The evening breeze hits my face the moment I step outside.The garden is quiet, the fountain ripples gently beneath the fading sunlight.I find her near the gazebo with her back to me, pretending to admire the roses while hurriedly wiping tears from her cheeks.She hears my footsteps."Please..." Her voice trembles. "...don't."I stop a few feet away."I have to."She laughs softly without turning around."You always have to fix everything.""No." I swallow hard. "Just this."She shakes her head."I can't do another misunderstanding today.""Neither can I."Silence stretches between us.Finally, she turns around.Her eyes are red.She smiles anyway. "I really tried.""I know.""I

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