53

Thalia

I woke up and outstretched my hand, trying to look for the source of warmth that comforted me.

I opened my eyes and saw that Luciano wasn’t there anymore.

I smiled bitterly as I remembered what he had said yesterday. He did say that he won’t be able to be with me the moment I woke up, but it still sucks that we’re in this position right now.

I let out a sigh as I entered the bathroom to take a quick shower. As the water cascaded down my body, I thought about how my father would be meeting the former Don today.

My father proposed to come to his office to talk, but Don Emiliano wanted to come personally to our house.

I guess that makes it all better.

Now, I have the chance to listen in on their conversation.

It’s just quite disappointing that I probably wouldn’t be meeting Luciano today.

As I finished getting dressed up, I entered my father’s office only to see him nervously tapping his foot on the ground.

“Are you alright?” I asked.

He chuckled and shook his head. “You know? Asi