Chapter 26

— You should go now, it's getting late, — Diego ordered to avoid our gazes and the impending questions we wanted to ask. I checked the time on the clock, and it was indeed getting late.

— It's true, dear, we need to request permission to leave, — Lucía added, taking my hand as we walked together towards the classroom. I looked at Diego again, trying to understand why a person I had just met felt so much compassion for me and was willing to help me like this.

Miss granted us permission to leave, and we exited the classroom.

— Can both of you go? — he asked, surprised.

— Yes, love, go to class without worries, — Lucía responded, giving him a passionate kiss. I could only watch them with envy, feeling completely alone.

— Perfect, my cousin will come in a moment to take you, — he clarified as he turned and rushed to the classroom.

After a while, the handsome man arrived, dressed the same way as when he picked us up at the airport, making him look like one of Thiago's bodyguards.

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