Chapter 24
OFF THE RECORD
While waiting for Teresa to return from the kitchen with hot chocolate, Rafael looked around the terrace, his eyes wandering over the bookshelf with its pile of documents laid on top of a multitude of books. He spotted a bank notice threatening foreclosure on her apartment. From what Teresa had explained, her loser husband had been wealthy, so why was the apartment not paid for? Had he spent his money recklessly and left her with debts? Was it to pay her back for leaving him? He didn’t want to pry, but it broke his heart to know that after enduring domestic violence, she was being pressured by a bank with the threat of homelessness. Once he’d published her story, he could set up a fundraiser for Teresa for help from empathetic readers and fans. How would he broa
