Chapter 148. A Way to Apologize

Two days had passed since Rico left her room, and Calla still felt guilty. He hadn’t said anything about it, not a single word, but he had been distant ever since. He barely came out of his room or office, and when he did, it was like he was somewhere else entirely. 

Calla’s chest tightened every time she thought she was the reason he was that way. Her heart would start beating faster, and her stomach twisted as her guilt ate her away.

She sighed and ran her fingers over the edge of the couch in her room, trying to calm herself. She didn’t know what to do. She kept thinking about how she could apologize, but every idea felt small or wrong. 

A maid had told her Donna Marta traveled, which was so sudden. She left the house quiet and empty. 

Even Sophia wasn’t acting like herself. Her usual bright, teasing self seemed s