Camila put her phone away and took a step towards him.
—You just told me this was all a temporary opportunity. Now someone’s telling me there was an initial agreement. So I’ll ask you this only once.
Mateo clenched his fists.
—Camila, please…
—What happened to the first person who refused to sign it?
Mateo’s expression changed.
It wasn’t my fault.
It was terrifying.
And when he finally answered, his words made Elena slam the folder shut.
“The first person who refused to sign,” Mateo whispered, “was your father.”
Camila felt the room disappear around her.
His father had been dead for three years.
And suddenly, the wedding she had just cancelled no longer seemed like a betrayal of love.
It seemed like the final piece of a plan that had begun long before Mateo put a ring on her finger.
