Libia blinked several times, thinking her friend had to be joking.

"What are you talking about?" she asked with a laugh.

"I saw them leave your aunt's office. I asked Patricia, and it turns out the Brazilian is a regular Don Juan," Natalia said sarcastically. "He's been sending her flowers and chocolates. There are men who are interested, and then there's that guy."

"He didn’t tell me he was back," Libia said, trying to find a lie in Natalia’s words.

"Libia, I *saw* him. It wasn’t an illusion."