Chapter 50: The Masked Adventures

Mariana tapped furiously at the screen of her phone, a determined glint in her eye. With a final confirmation click, Tiago's number was banished to the dreaded blocked list. Taking a deep breath, she forced herself to relax. There was no point dwelling on the past, on feelings that had no future. Tiago and she were over. It was time to move on. The next morning, Mariana had already gotten up to freshen up. She was applying her make-up when a knock on the hotel room door startled her. Glancing at the clock, she saw it was barely past eight. “Who could it be at this hour?” She muttered to herself Finishing her make-up, she cautiously approached the door. "Who is it?" she called out, her voice tinged with a mixture of curiosity and caution. "Mariana, it's Quam!" came the cheerful reply, his voice echoing through the door with warmth and familiarity. Surprised, Mariana opened the door to find Quam himself standing there, a wide grin plastered across his face. "Quam? I wasn't expecti