The day Julia fainted while tending the garden. The quiet moments when she turned away to wipe her eyes after a phone call. The soft sobs he once overheard while she was washing dishes, unaware that he was watching from the terrace.
Those small cracks in her calm facade stirred something unfamiliar in him—curiosity mixed with guilt, and perhaps compassion he had long forgotten how to feel.
A Journey Beyond His World
Finding her home wasn’t easy. Julia was private, almost secretive, about her life beyond the mansion walls. Still, among old employment papers, Emiliano found a faint, handwritten address.
The drive took him far from the city’s shining glass towers into an older neighborhood where time seemed to move slower. The streets were narrow and cracked, lined with homes that had seen better days. Children played barefoot in the dust, their laughter echoing through the air.
When he finally arrived, he parked in front of a small cream-colored house with peeling paint and a rusty bicycle leaning against the wall. A modest garden of wilted flowers framed the entrance.
He hesitated before knocking. For a man used to luxury and control, it felt strange to be standing there, uncertain, in front of a humble door that didn’t belong to his world.
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