Years Ago
It had been a week since Wile went on a business trip to China. Nothing much had changed in the estate. Felipe, Gumamela’s father, was still a gambling addict and an alcoholic who chose to spend the monthly financial allotment that his son-in-law gave him carelessly. Neoma, meanwhile, still too innocent for her own good, was always cared for by her nanny and went to primary school oblivious to the events that shook the house.
What changed, however, was what Gumamela felt — the conflicting feelings that churned restlessly inside her heart. They were unfamiliar, unwelcome, and yet impossible to ignore. Feelings that felt alien to her, particularly because she was already married.
Every time she thought of Dr. Lorenzo, a strange warmth bloomed in her chest, confusing and unsettli
