PENÉLOPE Ulises was stunned. He stood frozen in place for a few moments. I didn't take my eyes off him. He glanced at the floor for a few seconds before looking back at me. "Pff!" Ulises scoffed sarcastically. "That's the stupidest thing you've ever said to me. Why do you think I'm a mafioso?" His lips curled into a sarcastic smile. I stayed where I was, not moving an inch. I took a step toward him. The only sound between us was our controlled breathing. I couldn't hear anything else, maybe because of the tension we were feeling. "Why else? You marry me out of nowhere, everything's fine until I hear I was sold to you. You ignore me, then come for me one day, and we end up fleeing. On the way, you give me money and send me to France. Years later, you're about to marry someone else, and

