She walked a few steps into the office and said with a faint smile,
“You must be Elena.”
The silence that followed was heavier than words.
I looked at her.
Then at Jorge.
And for the first time in forty years…
I realized the man I had shared my life with was a complete stranger.
“Perfect,” I said slowly.
“Because now the three of us are going to talk.”
“And this time…”
“No one is going to lie.”