CHAPTER 636. RED PROMISE. Curiosity

Ainara held her breath but refused to let herself be intimidated. Mauro might know where she had gone, but not what she had done—because in over ten years, not even the best investigators had been able to uncover exactly what she did when she visited that place.

Taking a deep breath, she walked past him, patting his shoulder as if it didn’t matter, and packed a small suitcase. She was ready in under ten minutes. Despite being furious to the brink, Mauro remained gentlemanly enough to help her into the SUV.

She could see it in his eyes: he wanted to strangle her with his bare hands. But he was too well-mannered to do it, reserving such outbursts for only the most intimate and dangerous moments.

Almost three hours later, he left her at a luxury hotel in the heart of the capital city and departed to meet with the person in charge of the new hospital construction project.

Ainara quickly settled in and fell asleep. The next morning, it didn’t surprise h