Chapter 46

"I don't think that's the right question to ask now," he said, touching his eye and noticing blood on his fingertip.

"Come with me," she said, worried about her boss.

Ethan followed her to her apartment.

Once they entered her home, she asked him to sit on the sofa, saying she’d get the first-aid kit. While looking for the kit in the bathroom, she tried to calm herself, considering what had just happened. Finding the first-aid kit box, she took a deep breath and returned to the living room, finding Ethan standing in front of the shelf where the framed photo of her and Tácio was placed.

"Come here, let me see how the cut is," she requested.

He turned and walked over to her, sitting on the sofa.

"Your boyfriend seems violent," he said.

"He's not my boyfriend," she revealed.

"No?" He looked surprised.

"What are you doing here?" she changed the subject.

"I was just passing by when I saw him grabbing your arm."

She remained silent as she started cleaning the small wound