PART 2: THE WOMAN BEHIND THE BAKERY

Adrián stared at his assistant. “El Sabor de Elena?” “Yes.” “All contracts?” “Every one.” “That’s impossible.” The chain represented nearly a quarter of the assets his firm…

PART 2: HE THOUGHT I COULDN’T LEAVE

When I opened my eyes again, I was no longer in the wedding room. White ceiling. Hospital lights. My cousin Mai was sitting beside the bed with…

PART 2: THE SENTENCE I HAD ALREADY SERVED

Gabriel’s car stopped in front of the house where Valeria and I had spent half our childhood. My hands immediately went cold. “You said you were taking…

PART 2: SIX MONTHS TOO LATE

I stopped at the studio door. Aaron was still crying behind me. “Clara.” I closed my eyes. For six months, I had waited for him to say…

PART 2: THE CHILD THEY TRIED TO ERASE

I opened the brown envelope slowly. The first page was a hospital report dated nine months earlier. The date made Luc Canh Tham’s face change immediately. The…

PART 2: THE CHILD HE COULDN’T USE TO KEEP ME

Adrian stopped the car so suddenly that my seat belt tightened against me. The woman beneath the tree lifted her head. She was beautiful. Not in the…

PART 2: THE MAN WHO WAITED TEN YEARS

The moment Adrian announced the engagement, the yacht became silent. Then the whispers exploded. Alessandra could feel every gaze on her. Yesterday, she had been the bankrupt…

PART 2: WHEN SHE STOPPED WAITING

“Lam Nguyet, the company has an opportunity to work at a foreign branch. I wanted to ask if you are interested.” I looked at the department manager….

PART 2: THE APARTMENT THEY HAD ALREADY SPENT

The bank officer’s name was Arturo Salas. He did not send me the full file immediately. First, he transferred me to the fraud department. Then he asked…

PART 2: THE PRICE OF HIS PROMOTION

Elena answered Adrián’s call on the fifth ring. “Elena, where are you?” She looked through the glass wall of the cardiology unit. Her younger sister, Lucía, was…