conversation.
Ten minutes later, they sat in a quiet booth at a nearby café.
“I assume I know why you’re here,” Chloe said, trying to maintain polished composure.
Mariana held her gaze. “I want to know what my husband has been telling you about me.”
Under Mariana’s steady stare, Chloe’s confidence slowly weakened.
According to Chloe, Alejandro had said the marriage was essentially over.
He claimed they had slept in separate bedrooms for years, Mariana was an emotional recluse, and she had explicitly given him permission to seek companionship elsewhere.
