Chapter 83 —Dinner

Narrator:

Aylin picked up the bag with her purchase and left the boutique with a firm step, feeling a strange mixture of excitement and nervousness in her chest. It wasn't just because of the outfit she had just bought, nor because of Roman's reaction when he saw it.

It was because of everything that was changing between them.

As she walked back to the food court, her thoughts wandered to the scene at the cemetery. Julieta... something about that woman seemed familiar, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Still, she had decided to relax. She had no reason to be suspicious of her.

She shook her head, focusing her attention on Sasha, who was waiting for her with her ice cream almost finished and a smile of pure enjoyment.

“You took a long time,” the girl said, looking at her curiously. “What did you buy?”

Aylin smiled, playing with the bag in her hand.

“Nothing you can see, little one.”

Sasha pouted.

“Ugh, I bet it's something boring.”

Aylin laughed, but deep d