CHAPTER 652. RED PROMISE. Painful Revelations

Nothing—not even Superman himself descending epically from the sky in front of him—could have had such an impact on Mauro.

"June." Only then did the memory hit him like a punch, bringing back the name of Ainara’s mother.

“June Jáuregui,” he murmured, and the little girl clapped her hands excitedly.

“Yes, yes! That’s my name!”

Mauro couldn’t tell what hurt more: discovering that Ainara had a daughter, or realizing that this little girl was the second child in the family to carry her mother’s surname.

He took a shaky step back, leaning against the staircase railing as the two people in front of him tried to understand why he had gone so pale.

“Would you like to come in, Mr. Keller?” the older woman asked hurriedly. “I’ll make you some tea! Come on, come on!”

The little girl’s tiny hand tugging at his was what seemed to snap him out of his daze. Mauro felt his heart stop as he finally entered the apartment. Every single thing inside—the decor