Chapter 270

• VALENTINA
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• My birthday was a few days away and everything in the house started feeling a little off. I noticed it first in the kitchen. Elira was on the phone saying something about “the usual table setup but make sure it’s the long one from storage.” She hung up quick when she saw me walk in. Later that same day I caught two of the grounds guys carrying a big wooden crate around the side of the house like they didn’t want anyone to see. Gustavo wasn’t saying a word about any of it. He just went about his day like normal, but every time I walked into a room he’d stop whatever he was doing.