Chapter 21 Apologies（2）

• Valeria could only inhale deeply at Máximo's question, her bad temper screaming inside full of frustration, but she restrained herself, as she was in front of her future husband and could not give a worse impression than she already had.
• On the contrary, she was there, determined to win him over. She just needed a chance for him to pay attention to her just once, and she was sure that would be enough.
• Although Valeria was not stupid, she had realized that, in some way, Isabella caught Máximo's attention. But that didn't matter, because if she had to behave like her cousin to get his attention, then she would.