Chapter 58

The morning sun filtered softly through the gaps in the curtains. Patrícia woke up feeling light, even though the headache from the night before was still lingering slightly. As she stretched, she caught the faint scent of Augusto’s cologne on the pillow beside her. She smiled, but when she looked at the clock, she realized he had already left.

She went downstairs and found a note he had left on the desk in the office:

“Good morning, my love. I went to the office with Rafael. I love