Paid To Pretend, Destined To Love
The silence in the room felt heavier now, not because of confusion, but because of the weight of information that had finally been placed on the table.
He leaned forward slightly.
“Sit down,” he said.
Rachel hesitated for a moment, then moved from the kitchen area and sat opposite him. Her hands rested loosely on her lap.
Benjamín watched her for a few seconds before speaking again.
“So tell me properly,” he said. “From the beginning.”
Rachel exhaled slowly. “There’s no perfect beginning,” she replied. “It didn’t start like a story. It started like pressure.”
She paused, then continued.
“I met Joseph at the bar I used to work at. He came in regularly. At first, I didn’t know who he was. He s
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