Todos os capítulos de A Second Chance For The Billionaire: Capítulo 71 - Capítulo 76

The dream started the way it always started.Silence.Then, the sound of a door closing. The dry click of the lock. The echo of footsteps in the hallway. And then his voice—low, calm, poisonous."You thought you could run from me?"I tried to run, but my legs wouldn't move. They were like concrete blocks stuck to the floor. The hallway stretched endlessly ahead of me, the walls closing in, the air growing heavier. I wanted to scream, but my throat was locked."Manoela..."The voice came from everywhere at once. I turned, but there was no one. Just shadows. Just the feeling that he was there, right behind me, just inches away."You'll never get rid of me."I felt his hand on my shoulder. Cold. Heavy. I squeezed my eyes shut, praying for it to end—and when I opened them, he was right in front of me. The crooked smile. The empty eyes. The unshaven beard. That smell of alcohol and cigarettes I knew so well."I always come back."And then he leaned in, and I felt his hot, dirty breath agai

 The idea came on a Sunday afternoon, while I was preparing lunch. It wasn't a complicated recipe. Just a baked rice with shredded chicken, the one my mother used to make on Sundays when I was a child. The smell spread through the penthouse, mixing with the aroma of the coffee Rose had just brewed. Ravi appeared in the kitchen with the girls in his arms, one on each side, like a superhero who had just saved the world. "That smells incredible," he said, his eyes shining. "It's a recipe from my mother," I replied, stirring the sauce. "She used to make it when I was little." 

Sunday dawned with a shy sun, the kind that in London is considered a gift. Manu was in the kitchen, packing the girls' bag with the efficiency of a mother who had already mastered the art of children's logistics. I watched her from the door, coffee in hand, a smile on my face."You're staring at me," she said, without turning around."I'm admiring the view."She laughed, that laugh that always made my heart race."The view is about to be late if you don't help.""I'm helping. I'm being emotional support.""Emotional support doesn't prepare bottles, Ravi."