When Aloida returned to the office, her mind was preoccupied by what Mark had said a while ago at the restaurant. She needed to speak with her cousin tonight. Whatever Mark found out about Lexandro, she hoped it would give light to those questions that had kept bugging her the moment she laid eyes on Lexandro.
She tried to make herself busy the whole afternoon, while from time to time, she would glance at the door, hoping to see Lexandro. It was around five o’clock when she saw him, together with Mark, entering the door.
Suddenly, Aloida’s heart palpitated as if she had run a thousand miles when Lexandro started to walk in her direction. She bowed her head and pretended to be busy reading a document on her table. She could not control the joy she was feeling at the moment.
“Ms. Jeansen,
