The silence between us grew, thick with the weight of what he had just revealed. And then, without thinking, I blurted out the words that would change everything.
“Then marry me,” I said.
He looked at me, his face registering complete shock. “What?” he asked, his voice weak and confused.
“I’ll marry you,” I repeated, my heart racing. “You won’t have to worry about your house. You won’t have to lose it. If we’re married, they can’t touch it.”
Don Raúl stared at me in disbelief. “You’re crazy,” he said, laughing, though there was no joy in it. “Why would you marry an old man like me?”
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