Chapter fifty-seven

Luke

I stayed with the cell phone in my hands, trying to understand why the call had ended so quickly. Naldo just said he needed to hang up. While I celebrated my freedom, Aurora continued to face her own chaos. I wished I was there to help her, but there wasn’t much I could do right now. I still needed to put my life in order, and the first step was to declare my financial independence and not depend on Gonzalo for absolutely anything anymore.

The lunch that Helena would have to celebrate my return turned into a dinner, because she insisted on Gonzalo’s presence. Something told me this wasn’t going to end well.

I went downstairs. Natalia was still sitting on the sofa with a book in her hands.

— What’s today’s reading? – I sat next to her and spied on what she read so much.

— History of Brazil, – he replied without taking his attention off the book. – I have exams this week, I need to prepare.

— That’s great, – he said thoughtfully. – I’m thinking of going to college too.

It was at th