Chapter 31

And once again, there was Ethan, wanting to remind her of what she wanted to forget.

"I shouldn’t have called you," he began.

"Indeed, I won't disagree with you on that," she said, showing her discontent with the previous night.

"I recognize it was a mistake, alright? If I do it again, you don’t need to come to get me."

"But what if you threaten me?"

"Don’t take what I say when I’m drunk to heart; what matters are my words when I'm like this, talking sober, face to face with you."

"Fine, I'll remember that. I hope you remember what you just said as well. I care a lot about my job, and I can’t afford to lose it for any reason."

"Are you that afraid of being fired?"

"Of course I am; things are complicated for an immigrant," she lied, never revealing the true reason.

"Don't worry about that. As I said, please ignore what I say when I’m drunk. I’m a man of my word, Rafaela. If I say or promise something, you can be sure I’ll keep it," he looked at her intently.

"I don’t