Chapter 17

Unlike Carmen, Leticia was very lucky and didn't get hurt. Another glaring difference was that she didn't like Alonso's childhood friend. "Everyone thought we'd become a couple, but I'm not interested in him. All those sappy business and romantic crap are just big headaches. If you ask me, we should focus on our careers first." Leticia didn't throw her weight around the way heiresses usually did, and she dressed herself the way she liked it. As she spoke, it almost seemed like she was glowing. Carmen couldn't help but smile, her admiration genuine. Now that she had listened to so many of Leticia's private stories, she noticed that Leticia was somewhat curious about her prosthetic hand. After a moment of hesitation, she told Leticia about it. "I've gone through the same thing, sort of. I'm a designer, but my husband's admirer chopped my right hand off. That's why I have a prosthetic hand now. Later, I found out that they ended up together. "He would've rather keep me close to him