onger contain the t

the woman who cried in silence. And tonight, she wanted to give her

opening a contact she had

it was

he once left behin

he chose t

-

a soft chuckle. "Still the same as

rst time in what felt like forever,

she said, holding her coffee cup

pathy. "You deserve better, Isa. If

ed a little as she g

just want to feel

, a man in dark clothes s

d" and forwarde

-

ino's

one vi

from one o

camera with another man at a

to fo

ng. Her hand touched the man's arm i

s eyes

st cle

grabbed his car keys and

ge of Isabella laughing with anoth

-

P

nt door, feeling tired-

ino standing in the living room-h

ino's voice was quie

bag down. "I ne

her, then threw his

bella and Gavin

and you're already craw

inched, eye

d me fo

Arvino hissed

snapped, her voice rising. "You sleep with another woman, and I'm

l

landed on Isa

and flew to the stin

vino?" she said,

houted. "I won't tolerate y

at him-furious,

he cried, the

ood still

nd of luggage being dr

g a large suitcase. Her expression wa

n who can't tell the diffe

rknob, Naura appeared-wearing a

, wait!"

opped, turn

aid, inching closer. "There's nothing romantic bet

Sweet when you speak, vicious when you

..." Naura tried

lla shove

u?" she challenged. "If

?!" Arvino cut in. "Don't accu

d between them

an, didn't you? A pathetic lapdog?

eyes. "I'd rather live on the street

she pulled her suitca

ave, Naura tried one last time.

"Enough with your fake innocence. I'd rathe

r slamm

ook over

frozen in the

quietly o

ked over and hugged

you, Arvino. I never mean

nd through his

... she's just hot-headed. I'm

im. "Really? You thi

me. All her luxury came from me. S

ve a fai

e was amused

she never comes

rvino's bedroom, then bac

f her plan

ing Isabella's pride-until there was n

r

the one who e