froze in

o her, intending to slip his arm around h

e began to str

ed back from the man and rushed to Lorenzo's sid

ced her, "I've told you that you must do

rom me!" she cried, barely able to co

renzo asked n

er throat. "Lorenzo, it's been three years. I've never s

eyes tur

g me? That's too bad

on't want you anymore. How about this? Yo

le of liquor was place

el, she saw that it

d that she tasted bloo

ds, she had just t

alcohol now,

instantly pulled a long face and said to Lorenzo, "Your secretary

are at Madison and warned, "Yo

ore I came here,

that so? You've disob

of her hand, Madison took a deep breath and

er show your face in

w how she drove ba

s already some time after f

st now, but it took her over an hour to drive back home.

happened countless times over

ed. Looking at the starry sky outsi

that she would never replace th

in the world who resembled that woman, finding someone who

side for long enough, he would gradually get use

e'd have to leave him after o

ven more like the woman he l

int of enduring th

unlocked with a cl

t smell of alcoh

e climbed on top of her. His hands were a little cold, and she shivered vi

enzo

n't say a

. She turned her head to avoid his kiss and gr

Miss

at him and asked in surprise, "Zoe Harris. Yo

ou're talking about. You're the only woman

s head and started

ad misheard him. She pushed him with all

ay such sweet words in su

, Elena. I rea

on fr

s the woman he

felt as though a bucket of ice-co

on the bed

luminated everything in the

orenzo's eyes slowly dissipated, an

out of bed and buttoned his shirt

ng bitterly, she said, clear as