Eduardo landed in Paris under the pretext of a meeting with European investors, but the true reason for his flight was something else: Clara Vianna.
He needed to see her with his own eyes. Hear her voice. Confirm what his heart had already begun to whisper:
Elisa was alive.
More than that... she was shining, without him.
He did what he could: called the show's production team, tried contacting her publicist, went to the theater where she was scheduled to perform.
But he arrived too late.
Miss Clara has already left the city. Next stop: Rome... informed an attendant, in impeccable French.
Eduardo felt a punch to his stomach.
Once again... she slipped away.
He returned to his hotel, frustrated, and locked himself in his room.
Silence had been his companion for two years, but that night... it was deafening.
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Three days later, back in Brazil, Eduardo entered his penthouse with shoulders heavier than ever.
