sts to make sure the pregnancy was going as planned, when the doctor gave her the

ng smile, without saying a word, he helped h

tionist, her stomach tightened as she remembered that perhaps Alex

she expected, the card had been cancelled, she gave her other card

exei or his grandfather had frozen her finances, leaving her a

't believe how far Alexei was going with

p, I'm not going to let you carry this alone, we

ya rebelled at the idea of ​​depending on someone, of feeling indebted

nsion, Viktor spoke

an, you will get ahead if you put your mind to it, I have to return to Italy, my

I will look for a place to

this, in Italy Alexei's poison will n

elieve that Viktor had the big heart that he had, she remained

ook for work in Italy, I will get ahe

gether. It was as if a huge weight had been lifted from his shoulders, knowing that he

do everything possible to make you feel safe and comfortable there. You'll b

there was a hint of

. It just hurts, you know? Leaving behind everyt

nd maybe, with time and distance, those who truly love you will understand and support

s name, Anya's face lit

ow? She's my confidant, my second mother

ought for

ask, that I would have to leave everything behind, but someth

nk she would accep

her our plans, and if she decides to come with us,

his chest, breathing in her lilac scent and silently promising hims

without hesitation, because for her, Anya was her true family, the daughter that fate had

suspicion, she allowed herself to dream, to dream of a future where she could see her daug

of intrigue and appearances, while Sonia and Anya made pla

nd twisted with images of Anya, he couldn't stop reliving the moment when he ha

a liar and a nobody? He had given her his last name, his fortune, his damn heart...

led sob, because despite all the hate, all the anger, altho

who he was and not for what he had, but that weak and sentimental part had to die

ys wanted him to be, the wor

aled the number of his lawyer, the one in charge of

unts, her cards, her trust funds, every last cent, so that she cannot access anything witho

en sketched a

has fled, but she won't be able to hide from me forever,

drink, savouring the anticip

is tarnished, that no one dares to offer her any help or sympathy, An

anova will rue the day she dared to betray

inning, before I finish her off, she will

nd threw the phone down

o l

same way with women from the same family, and both had done

him much more than the other, although he had loved her to

erhaps, that was the worst punishment of all, worse than betrayal, worse than humiliation,

eft in his soul, a void that not even all the power and money in the world

ce calle

hey would do so that she would not be discovered, they would leave at dawn, before the sun rose, Viktor had ar

spent immersed in preparations, Anya could barely sleep that n

ting from scratch in a strange place, afraid that Alexe

her, comfortable clothes, toiletries, some precious memori

d study her reflection. The woman looking back at her looked like a stra

he deserved, for her son's future, Any

ogether we'll get through it, no m