HER BOYFRIEND SAVED HER IN HIS PHONE AS “FREE DINNER”—SO SHE CANCELED HIS BIRTHDAY RESERVATION AND LET HIS CARD GET DECLINED IN FRONT OF EVERYONE

He’ll be there.”

“Then tomorrow morning. I’ll go with you. If he acts up, we call the police.”

Valeria let out a small, tired laugh. “You make it sound simple.”

“It is simple,” Sergio said. “Hard isn’t the same as complicated.”

That night, Diego didn’t go home right away.

He stayed at the restaurant nearly an hour, trying different cards, calling his bank,continue reading …