“And, that’s it.” Alice said, stopping for a moment to blow her nose on the tissue that the waiter had brought, after her long session of tears had caught the attention of even the cafeteria attendants “That's what happened between me and Massimo.”
With his hands folded on the table, Micah didn't answer her right away. His eyebrows were furrowed and his expression very concentrated, making Alice anxious to think that he should have realized how serious she was about doing something unforgivable to Massimo.
More than anyone else, Micah understood the pain of having his daughter's existence hidden. Probably, at that moment, he was feeling the same anger and hatred towards her that he felt towards Kendra. Knowing this, Alice tried to compose herself as quickly as possible and not break down in t
“Here dear. I asked my security guards to buy you another box.” Micah said, still stroking Alice's head gently as he placed a new box of tissues in her lap, probably the third that day.“I’m sorry…” Alice sniffed, grabbing some more tissues to wipe her eyes, which were tingling from being so swollen “I’m not usually a crybaby like that, I swear. It’s just there’s been a lot of things happening lately to mess with my head…”“There’s nothing to be sorry for, darling.” Micah just chuckled, straightening the blanket he'd forced his security guards to buy somewhere, just to make her more comfortable.It had been a while since they left the bakery, after she hugged him. It didn't seem like the right place for her to have the ugly c
Things weren't getting any better at home. Not that surprised Alice, but it was on lonely afternoons like those, when Millicent was doing some extracurricular activity and Micah was busy with some meeting, that she missed Massimo's company the most. Not as her sexual partner or as the owner of the house, but… As her husband. Like the man she had gotten used to hearing his voice all the time, talking to and tasting his kiss just for the simple pleasure of feeling him close to her.He was getting ready to go back to work and, because of that, Alice didn't see him at home as often as before. Dr. Lewis had not yet given Massimo complete carte blanche to return to work as he wanted, but it seemed to be a matter of time before that happened. Which meant that Massimo had gone back to scheduling some meetings with his partners and had a much larger pile of contracts for review in his office.
“You don’t seem like the type who would sleep with another man.” Ruby commented casually, making Alice gasp.“I would never…!”“Well, I understand. Not every breach of trust is marital betrayal, but this seems to be what weighs most heavily on men.” she commented, shrugging “And, believe me, I know men like Mr. Bianchi and I can tell you he seems genuinely fond of you. What exactly was this breach of trust, to make you think your marriage was beyond repair? I only see relationships like yours end so abruptly when the breach of trust begins in someone else's finances or bed, especially when it is the man who takes the first step towards infidelity…”“Can you stop talking about your vast experience with cheating men to my friend?” Lucy was
“Daddy! Is everything ready?” Millicent asked expectantly, darting through the door of his office with her notebook in hand.“It wasn’t that hard to get those things.” Massimo laughed, picking up his little girl on his lap as he looked at the old albums on the table next to them “They're just old photos, anyway. The only thing that amazes me is that Thea still remember where she put it, after I moved into this house all those years ago…”“And are your baby photos there?” she questioned, her eyes shining with excitement.“Well, I don’t know if you can say this in the plural or call my age a baby, but if it helps with your homework…”“Millie? Are you there?" That sweet voice made Massimo freeze, perhaps because of the deep longing he felt to hear it all day long, like in t
For a moment, Massimo thought Millicent was just showing a photo of herself as a baby, adorable as always, lying in a different crib and chewing on her little hand, with other toys and a rather old-fashioned blanket by her side. However, as he looked better at that baby's round face and even at the slightly faded colors in the photo, Massimo finally noticed that the color of the eyes was darker, without any shade of green, while the halo of hair around her head It looked a little lighter than Millicent's pitch black. What did it mean…“Isn’t Mommy cute?” she asked, full of expectation as he pulled out Alice’s childhood album for himself, instinctively “Grandpa Lucas always said that his friends wanted to model her for his brands, like the babies in the diaper packages at the market! And I want to tell this to my friends. Can I put this photo in my work, mommy?”
“What are the two of them doing here together? Could it be that the rumors that Mrs. Bianchi had mistreated her own daughter were not true…? But, Kendra said….”“I told you it probably wasn’t! You saw how Judge Mitchell was thrown out of his office! It's certainly not just a rumor that he made the mistake of trying to frame Ms. Bianchi or something. Only a Bianchi could have enough influence to make a distribution happen so quickly!”“And what about Mr. Griffin actually having a hand in this, too? Isn't he close to the governor, since his company was hired to integrate the virtual security system? My son is an intern at Andrea Vamcap's law firm and he told me that Mr. Griffin also moved heaven and earth to have Mitchell removed from his position and indicted for corruption. He might even be arrested soon.”
For a few moments, Alice and the rest of the guests seemed to share the same shock, while the camera footage continued to show everyone Amber and Christopher kissing in a way that was clearly not their first time. The straps of her dress were down and his hands were on her almost bare breasts, while Christopher lowered his lips down her neck.“What the fuck…?!” Casey gasped from the other side of the room, loud enough for Alice to hear, almost at the same time as a stereo began to play the sound of what was happening in that other room.“That’s what you came looking for, isn’t it?” Christopher growled, moving on Amber like a gangly dog “Don’t worry, doll, I’ll give it to you…”“You're so tireless… I thought you were satisfied afte
The sound of the slap reverberated through the silent hall and Alice wondered how anyone could still be in shock that Lucy had done that, after the way that idiot had treated her for the last four years of their marriage. Even so, it was with an immensity of wide-open gasps and astonished looks that scoundrel took a step back, holding his own face as if a knife had been stuck in his cheek.“What the…!” Christopher cursed, with a mixture of fury and disbelief “How dare you…!”“I always knew you were a pig, but today you went too far!” Lucy growled, and, although Alice could see trembling fists clenched behind her back, her voice came through with every word “I want a divorce!”“What the fuck are you talking about?!” he snapped, clearly not expe