Chapter 107

HOURS before they left Milan for good, Michelle visited the flower shop for the last time.

There was no doubt that Milan had become her second home. It was the place where she had to pick herself up from the depths of pain that consumed her and became her safest haven, where she didn’t have to pretend; to do something she didn’t like. To summarize it all, it was one blissful phase of life with Marsha.

But now, everything would change. Ethan Steinfield, her contract husband, wanted to be part of her daughter’s life. Despite the conflict between them and the man’s threatening words, she’d give him a chance to become a father to Marsha. It was the right thing to do. After all, her daughter deserved to be happy.

"Are you really sure you want to do this, Signora?" Jose asked her as she visited him in the restaurant.

Her Italian friend, who had become her shoulder for the past few years, stared at her with the utmost concern. They were on the balcony of the restaurant, with their coffees, a