“WHO GAVE YOU THOSE FLOWERS?” THE MAFIA BOSS ASKED—BY MORNING, HIS MAID DISCOVERED THE TRUTH
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Chapter 12 - THE WOMAN WHO WALKED AWAY
Sadi resigned from the Costa estate.
She packed her belongings.
Moved into a small apartment.
And enrolled in a university program she'd postponed for years.
Roman offered financial assistance.
She declined.
He offered security.
She asked him to coordinate any legitimate concerns through her attorney.
He agreed.
On her last day, she stood in the kitchen.
The same kitchen where he'd destroyed her flowers.
Roman entered.
“Sadi.”
She looked up.
“Yes?”
He hesitated.
“I'm sorry.”
She nodded.
“I know.”
He swallowed.
“I wish I'd treated you differently.”
She looked at him.
“So do I.”
Silence.
Then she smiled sadly.
“Goodbye, Roman.”
He stepped aside.
May you like
And let her leave.
For the first time, he understood that love couldn't begin where freedom ended.
