Chapter 148. Tonight's Plan

My hunt through the city didn't take nearly as long as I imagined. It only took a few searches on my phone to get me in the right direction. I had most of the tools I needed to get my revenge packed in a suitcase, but there was something larger I could only find in the city.

Wispy white clouds streaked across a vivid blue sky as if some divine entity had painted them there. The golden orb of the sun pressed down on earth with warm waves. A cooling breeze whisked through the winding streets of Amalfi.

Since Rhea and I had slept in, it was already the afternoon by the time I finished my errands. Only two hours had passed before I made my way back toward the villa. A merchant selling flowers on the side of the road delayed my arrival by a few minutes. The bright assortment of varying shades of pink would delight my wife.

The black SUV pulled up to the villa. Narrow trees topped with crowded chunks of rich green leaves swayed in the wind blowing up from the calm ocean