Chapter 164 — What I Held Close to My Heart

The elevator doors closed with a metallic whisper.

Downstairs, the music continued to pulsate in the ballroom of the Hotel Montaldo. Clinking glasses, loud laughter, toasts still celebrating the “I do.”

Upstairs, just the two of them.

Sofía leaned against the mirror, already barefoot, her shoes in her hand. The dress hung lightly now, without the weight of protocol. Adrián loosened the knot of his tie with slow movements, as if he still needed to con