“Here,” she said. “Look for the file named contabilidade_financeira_exercicios_resolvidos_e_propostos.pdf .”

He opened the file that night. The PDF was old—some pages scanned from a 1990s workbook, others neatly typed. But it was gold.

He passed with a solid 8.5.

Marcelo was drowning. Not in water, but in debits and credits.