Chapter 91

SARAH

I stood there, staring at Marco, unable to process what he had just said. My head was spinning, my heart pounding in my chest. Had he really paid off all my father’s debts? I felt like I was caught in a dream, or maybe a nightmare. This couldn’t be real.

“Wait… did I hear that right?” I asked, my voice shaky. “You… you paid off all of it? All the bills?”

Marco just stood there, leaning casually against his desk, a smug smile on his face like he was waiting for me to catch up. He didn’t say anything at first, just watching me with that glint in his eye, as if he was amused by my shock.

I shook my head, trying to make sense of it all. “When? How? Why would you do that?”

He didn’t answer right away. Instead, he reached into his pocket, pulled out a cigarette, and lit it with a slow, deliberate motion. The flicker of the lighter briefly illuminated his face, casting shadows across his features.

After taking a long drag, he exhaled, smoke swirling around him, before finally respondin