th anniversary. Arabella smiled with nostalgia as she recalled past celebrations. Ferna

, I've decided to take her to the beach for a few days. They say depression durin

isarmed him. Something about her attitude unsettled him, but he still ap

ife and future mother in the world. Always remember I'm doing thi

smiled at the co

iana feels well," she mu

n putting off for years," Fernando added before kissing her again. Back th

gesture. His false promises and k

good time," she said with the same coldness, and watch

Arabella went down after Fernando, and as their

o the car," Fernando announc

discreetly handed Arabella a folder. It

ve?" Mariana asked, lookin

ndo returned a short time later, and they left together. She stood for a moment in front of

g apartment, and finally to the mansion of their dreams. Many thought that, coming from a well-off fam

, when he had everything, she would

ered the elegant vases she had once bought for the flowers Fernando used to give her. She threw everything into the tra

d began to pack her suitcase. Without a second tho

her father an

willing to accept the contract mar

st look at everything and, although her heart ached, s

hadn't heard from her. She took off the cheap ring she still wore on her finger, the same one that had sealed her marriage to Fernando, and put it in a pocket.

ella made a firm decision: she blocked all contacts that tied her to the life she was leaving behind