42 - I'm not going to let you threaten me

Joshua wouldn't leave my mind. Was I doing the right thing? I zip up my suitcase. Agatha and Alex were also packing their bags.

I hear the doorbell ring. I walk to the door and open it. Gregory and Nathan stare at me incredulously.

"Can I know what's the story of miss leaving?" Gregory furrows his brows and walks past me into my apartment. "And had the courage to tell me by message?" He raises his phone, showing the screen with my message.

"I thought I wouldn't have time to tell you in person."

"Why are you in such a hurry to leave?" Gregory seems even more incredulous.

I moisten my lips and feel my throat burn.

"Susanna, Joshua's sister, told me to come back to Brazil." I explain.

"And just because she told you to come back, you will?" He raises his eyebrows, stupefied.

"It's my fault Joshua got shot. And the least I can do is let him live his own life. I just want the best for him."

"Alice! You're underestimating yourself! What makes you think you're not the best for him?"