Chapter 40

ISABELLA

From tomorrow on, he'll get to know the other side of me, and I'll no longer be the girl who silently obeys him. I know I'll be entering a very dangerous zone, but I'm not afraid of him anymore.

I think of my father and my childhood, and after a few hours of being awake, I hear him talking to the woman, and I feel more relieved when I hear the sound of the car driving away.

She's gone, and now I can finally sleep.

I don't know if I'm crazy, but I'm pretty sure that Lorenzo Mancini is attracted to me, but I need to confirm it.

Maybe he was just joking when he said those things to me yesterday, but I'm going to find out this morning. He doesn't like me being late for breakfast, so I pick out some of the clothes Diego has brought for me.

A smile grows on my lips as I put on a short dress. It's cold, but I'm going to do it. I tie up my hair before leaving the room and going downstairs.

I know I might be doing something dangerous by prov