Chapter 16 It's My Responsibility

• "Y-You? What are you doing here?" Isabella stammered, feeling her heart start to hammer against her chest.
• She stood stunned in the doorway, impressed by the attractive and elegant man who always wore that perpetually severe expression and couldn't take his eyes off her. Máximo didn't say anything. He simply raised one of his hands, holding a colorful piece of fabric. At first, Isabella didn't understand what it was until she remembered the pareo she had lost in the pool.
• "Is this yours?" he asked, his voice thick and deep, causing a small shiver to run through Isabella.