Two days had passed, since Alejandro told Elise about how he felt on her visit to Mariana. And since then, the house had carried a silence that Elise had never known.

It started with Alejandro walking out and her knowing that she needed to give him space. Since then, it has only grown much worse. Now, she was the one avoiding him, knowing exactly how much her anger only fueled his hurt.

But his presence still surrounded her as he had not stopped caring. Even when he did not ask her to join him in the bathroom before leaving for work, he still prepared her bath water. While he ate...