Chapter 40

In the kitchen, Jussara and Dona Amélia laughed heartily at one of the funny stories the head chef had told about a culinary disaster in his youth.

"And he still had the nerve to serve the completely burnt cake!" Dona Amélia exclaimed, wiping away a tear from laughing so hard.

"I wouldn’t have survived that!" Jussara said, holding back her laughter as she imagined the scene.

Back in the bedroom, Gabriel turned off the shower and wrapped a towel around his waist, water slowly running