Seeing the determination in his voice, Elisa feels more comfortable continuing the conversation.

“I thought that when you said you were staying in the United States, it was because you wanted to be closer to my sister... and try something with her.”

“That was exactly my intention,” he replies with a faint smile.

“Then... why did you come back?”

Looking toward the dance floor where Alice is dancing with Caio, laughing freely and without a care in the world, he gestures toward her with a slight t