CHAPTER 40
VISIT TO THE PAST
That evening, Blanca searched online for Ana Santos, Pedro’s ex-wife. She now lived in the centre of Rio de Janeiro.
She parked outside an apartment surrounded by trees and bushes with newly painted window frames at the front of the house. A freshly paved pathway led past a water fountain, lush shrubbery, and a statue of Cupid. But Blanca could think only of Carlos’s amazing kiss. His tender lips and the way he drew her into his beautiful body.
No. She took a deep breath. She knew she couldn’t get attached. It wouldn’t work between them, and she had to let it go.
Blanca pushed thoughts of Carlos away, braced herself for news about the past, and rang the doorbell.
A tall, lanky woman wearing jogging clothes answered the door. She had smiling hazel eyes and
