Chapter159: Care

A few days had passed since the last confrontation between Mayara and Arthur. The tension surrounding them was only increasing, and the disappearance of important figures was leaving everyone on the brink of collapse. With each new piece of news, a new weight fell on Mayara's shoulders, but instead of succumbing to the pressure, she felt a strange strength growing within her. She was no longer the scared person who hid in the shadows of events. Something inside her was changing. Fear had given way to courage, a flame that grew slowly, fueled by the need to protect those she loved and to confront Santiago once and for all. The city was on alert. The streets, once bustling, were now quieter, filled with murmurs of uncertainty and suspicious glances. People avoided leaving their homes, fearing who would be the next name on the list of the disappeared. Businesspeople, politicians, and even figures from high society had mysteriously vanished without a trace. Mayara walked through the street