All Chapters of Set Path: My Baby is the CEO's Son: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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

It was Friday morning when Ethan arrived at the office with a serious expression. From the start, Rafa noticed that something wasn’t right, but she continued working as usual, knowing his problems were none of her business. As always, she went to the café next to the company and ordered the boss’s coffee. Knowing he didn’t have a housekeeper, she started buying something for Ethan to eat along with the coffee. Not that he’d asked for anything, but since she’d done it the first time and he seemed to like it, she kept it up. There was nothing wrong with earning points with the boss.Entering the office after knocking on the door, she served him coffee and was about to leave, but Ethan intercepted her."Rafaela," he said."Yes, sir?""What are my commitments for this afternoon?" he asked."This afternoon, there’s nothing major. You just need to sign two reports that have already been reviewed by the legal team.""Damn! There’s nothing important that needs to be done or expedited?" he aske

In the car, Rafa felt strange, sitting next to Tácio. It had been so long since they’d last spoken that she couldn’t bring herself to say a word. "Sorry for taking so long," Tácio said, breaking the awkward silence lodged between them. "You didn’t take long," she replied. "How could I not? You barely left work, and there was already a guy hitting on you." His comment brought a faint smile to her lips. "He wasn’t hitting on me. That’s my boss." "Really?" He glanced at her for a few seconds before turning his attention back to the traffic. "I thought he was some jerk bothering you. I almost got out of the car to confront him." There was something in his tone. Even though years had passed, Tácio didn’t seem affected by the distance between them. He felt like the same person as always, with the same familiar closeness. "Good thing you didn’t do that. I wouldn’t like it if you offended my boss," she smiled, joking. "Don’t tell me you’d take his side, Rafa. I was your boss

The food they ordered was served, and she decided to ignore what Tácio had just said. There were things that couldn't happen, as she considered it to be too late."You said you needed my help. What do you want to tell me?" she asked, recalling the message he had sent her."All right," he smiled, noticing she didn’t want to touch on that subject. "My younger sister is getting married.""Really?"Tácio had a younger sister who lived with their parents. After college, she graduated in paediatrics and soon found a boyfriend."She invited me to be the best man at her wedding, but unfortunately, I won’t be able to accept," he said with some melancholy. "The offer I received here in the United States will prevent me from attending some of the events for the wedding party, so I’ll only be able to attend the wedding day as a guest.""What a shame. I mean, for her," she corrected. "Because I'm very happy for you, doing work with residents from another country. It means your work is getting more

"This is Lauren," the woman introduced a tall girl with golden curly hair. "She will show you the best pieces.""Please, come over here," Lauren said, pointing to the counter next to where Ethan was with his girlfriend.Rafa tried to ignore her boss's presence, following Tácio and the woman to where she would start showing the rings. But as they passed by the couple, she couldn’t avoid Eva."Rafaela. What a surprise seeing you here," Eva said, her gaze fixed on Tácio."Indeed, it’s a surprise for me as well. How are you, Miss Eva?""I’m very well, thank you. Today is a very special day for me, as Ethan and I are going to choose our wedding rings." There was a hint of provocation in Eva's voice, though it was hard to catch at first."Good for you, I’m happy for you both," was all she managed to reply."I see you're well accompanied," Eva continued. "Is this your boyfriend?" she asked."Well, this is…""Hello, I’m Tácio Duarte," Tácio interrupted Rafa’s response.Upon hearing the man’s n