103| Anger and Jealousy.

ROSALINDA

The water cascading down my body was smoking hot. Even hours after leaving my family, the sting hadn’t dulled. Maybe the heat would drift my mind away from the lingering embarrassment, I thought. But it was a futile attempt. With each droplet, their disapproving faces flashed in my mind—the disdained expression they all had on when I confessed about the masked party that resulted in Carlo’s pregnancy.

Damn it! I didn’t think I could ever face them again.

With a sharp exhale, I turned off the shower after what felt like an eternity and wrapped myself in a towel.

The door to the bedroom creaked open, and a smile tugged at my lips. Antonio came back earlier than expected, I thought.

Stepping out of the bathroom, I muttered. “You’ve not been gone for long, but I missed you alrea...”

I trailed off, my smile faltering, when I caught sight of the woman who was here, lying naked on the bed the other day. Rebecca, was it?

I thought Antonio had made sure she would never come in he