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CHAPTER 22: TRIUMPHANT.

She had told no one about Leonardo's proposal, only her mother, with who she was talking at that moment, moving agitatedly from one side to the other, holding her cell phone tremulously while she looked at the dress Leonardo had given her. Not only a dress, but some jewelry, some earrings, some shoes... she felt it was too much, she was on the verge of collapse and there was very little that could calm her down at a moment like that.

"And what did you say to him when he proposed that to you?" asked her mother with interest.

"That I was going to think about it," answered Emma, sitting down on her sofa and looking at the clock, it was exactly one hour before Leonardo would pick her up, "But I don't know what to say..."

"Don't tell me you plan to give him a negative answer, Emma".

"I don't know, mom..."

"Emma, for everyone's sake, you must tell him that you agree to be his girlfriend".

Emma stroked her temple impatiently, she knew that her mother would answer her