Chapter 21

MELISSA

My mind begs me to check my cell phone for any messages from Jacob, but I have to keep focusing on my studies. I re-read every book and study everything about business and economics, and I try to remember what I learned on the short course I took when I was still living in Brazil.

I don't know how long I sit in bed studying, but the hours seem to fly by while I'm still here, stopping only to go to the bathroom or have a bite to eat before going back to studying again.

I feel completely married as I sigh and lift my head to look out the window in my room, seeing that it's already getting dark outside. I close all the books on my bed and turn off the computer before lying down on the bed and closing my eyes for a few minutes to rest my mind and brain, which have worked for many hours without rest.

I pick up my cell phone, seeing that there's still no message or reply from Jacob, and I can't get frustrated about that; he's a rich businessman who must alw