CHAPTER 47

YVONNE

I fiddled with the phone Vladimir gave me. It took a while to familiarize myself with it as it is more modern than Cora's. It's also from a different brand but I soon got the hang of it.

I haven't thanked Vladimir for this, though. He had been busy the past few days. He doesn't seem to be avoiding me anymore. We still see each other but only for short periods of time. If I wake up early, I eat breakfast with him. The same goes for nights when he comes home early. We eat dinner or drink wine together before retreating to our bedrooms.

Our relationship became more casual. But we hadn't talked about what happened. Sometimes I am itching to ask about the ring I found but his reaction from that day stops me from doing so.

I am also tempted to dig into it, especially now that I have internet access but I don't want to make the same mistake.

I realized I didn't want to break his trust. I didn't have plans to escape either. I am probably doomed but this must be the best place for me.

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