Twenty-five

It had been months since Xara had her baby boy and Penny left. Valerie had been arrested and detained in a mental facility. She had been declared missing by one of the mental facilities in Boston.

Life would be better for Xara, you might think. With her attempted murderer in jail, she would enjoy her marriage alas.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but you remember I said Kai was a chronic womanizer, he's gone back to default settings. Different women had tried to attack Xara publicly declaring she wasn't fit to be a Maximilian, without the help of Lorenzo, she would have been battered on several occasions.

“Maybe if I leave his house with Elon, it would do us some good," she said to her friends. She was on a conference call with both Penny and Alianna.

“ Wouldnt he think you've run away with his son?" Penny asked.

“I am not divorcing him, Penny, I want to come back stronger. I am tired of being called a peasant. It's time to put my certificate to u