I observe Bella looking at me in amazement as I huff in front of her upon opening the elevator and asking her if Luis dared to do anything to her.

"How do you know I was in the elevator with Luis?" she asks, equally astonished. Surely she wonders if I am watching her. But I don't let her go off on a tangent.

"That's beside the point, Bella!" I say furiously, causing her to turn and look at me. "Tell me if he dared to lay a finger on you."

"No! No, darling, I assure you, he just threatened me because he's convinced that my grandfather ruined his family."

She...