Chapter 54 The Memories

Maria Victoria was a virgin, but Fernando didn’t need to know that. He was already getting everything he wanted and she was … well, she didn’t know what she was or wasn’t getting.

Yes, she was getting married, and her home would remain hers, but other than that, her whole life was going to change. It had already changed. Fernando had gone with her to work, where she had to hand in her immediate notice of resignation. This was part of Fernando Giordano’s deal. He’d leave them all alone and allow Boris to keep his bar, but she had to quit work. This was hard.

Handing in her notice felt like the first door of her cage was locked. Fernando was pushing her into a place she had no part in, and it was scaring her. Still, she forced a smile as she handed in her notice, and introduced Boris Koslov to Fernando, as well as Alessandro, and a couple of others. She was closest to Boris and Alessandro.

After that, Fernando made her collect some of her belongings from the house. This turned out to b