Chapter 171

Layla’s POV

By 5 p.m. I was in a cab, driving towards the airport to pick Maddy. I still couldn’t get my conversation with Graziella out of my mind.

I’d been stunned after hearing all she had to say, that I couldn’t even find the words to reply.

Some part of me looked for excuses so I don't have to feel any guilt brushing everything Graziella said behind. I tried to tell myself that maybe she was just saying all the good things in favor of her niece.

But somewhere in my heart I also knew she wasn't that type of woman.

“Well I believe that I still love him, Graziella,” I’d said the first thing that came to my mind without giving it a second thought “as bad as I want that to stop. But I can’t go back.”

She had reached for my hand on the table again and leaned forward, her eyes hopefully for some reasons as they watched me and said “you don’t have to