Chapter 263

• VALENTINA
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• I found him in the study that evening, right where I thought he’d be. The door was half open and the lamp on the desk was the only light, throwing long shadows across the walls. Gustavo sat in his chair, laptop closed, papers pushed to the side. He wasn’t doing anything. Just staring at the wall like it had answers he couldn’t quite reach. I stood there for a second, watching the way his shoulders sat, a little tight, a little far away.