CHAPTER 24

"I know what you are trying to do and thank you, but it's not necessary."

Seda and Lenis looked at each other. They expected Carla to say those words.

Max's mother entered the room assigned for the new lady after the other two women had done so. She settled into one of the two chairs that surrounded the small tea table located by the window, while Lenis chose to pull the armchair in the corner and sit there and Carla, trying to keep her distance, decided to sit on the bed.

At first, the newlywed didn't understand why these women were there, together, with some plan in mind. The secretary began to talk about her wedding with George in Türkiye, mentioning the hard and the good aspects of everything she had experienced with the lawyer that day. Seda sent out for canapés and white wine as the conversation flowed, all laughter, all friendliness, pure entertainment.

Then Carla realized that both women were trying to make her laugh, to get her to put aside the bag of tension and let off some