Chapter 38 Forbidden Thoughts

• Liam
• I woke up feeling tired as if I hadn't lifted the weight of the previous day off my shoulders. A terrible night had left me exhausted, and the tension that built up during the endless meetings in Rio de Janeiro seemed to persist in my mind.
• Arriving at my apartment the previous night, a strange anxiety took hold of me. The anticipation of finding Cecilia there made me question my motivations. I tried to convince myself that the only reason I wanted to see her was to discuss the details of the trip to Angra. We needed to figure out how to act as a real couple during the family weekend.