Chapter 112. No Herbs

The afternoon ended and the young woman who was serving Giovanna brought her dinner. Giovanna liked everything, but it wasn't her favorite food and she wasn't hungry. What little she managed to eat was pushed down to prevent her from getting too weak. She wanted Luc. She felt life slipping away from her when he wasn't around. It was no longer her body's uncontrollable need to be touched by him. It was her soul's need to have him around. She was in love. There was no other explanation. She had never felt this way before. Not even when she longed for her marriage to Theo.

While she was thinking, several women arrived and without asking permission began to do her hair and nails. Then they made her put on a dress, which she didn't bother to find out what it was, and began to tidy up her closet.

Giovanna watched the uniformed women put beautiful new dresses in the closet with cold indifference. She looked at the young woman who was serving her an