Eduardo’s Point of View
I watched Aurora and Ricardo by the beach from a distance. The sight of them together stirred something deep inside me, something I didn’t want to admit. I clenched my fists, trying to focus on the construction site, on the workers, anything but them. But my eyes kept drifting back to the two of them, laughing and talking like old friends—like more than that.
Ricardo had always been a thorn in my side, but seeing him now, back in Aurora’s life after all these years, felt like a slow burn under my skin. He wasn’t just a business rival; he was something else. Someone from Aurora’s past that I couldn’t control, couldn’t compete with in the same way I competed in business.
As the day wore on and Aurora walked toward me, I could tell she sensed something was wrong. S
