Chapter 16 Unexpected Visitor

• As the first rays of morning sunlight filtered through the thin hospital curtains, Maya stirred on the couch, a smile playing on her lips as fragments of a dream lingered in her mind—her father had finally come to visit Mara after weeks of absence. The memory brought comfort as she slowly opened her eyes, stretching her arms above her head.
• It took her a moment to register the unfamiliar weight draped across her body. She glanced down, fingers tracing the expensive fabric of what was clearly a man's suit jacket. Confusion clouded her features as she quickly sat up, the jacket pooling around her waist. Her brows furrowed deeply, her stomach churning wildly when she detected the familiar expensive cologne from the suit. She turned her head toward her sister in alarm, only for her gaze to land on a figure that made her heart stutter in her chest.
• Pedro.