The White Lily — Episode 7

He was still wearing the cufflinks I'd given him. I left everything Lorenzo had ever given me behind. The next morning before dawn, I woke up. Without saying goodbye to anyone, I grabbed my backpack and headed to the

Security, boarding, everything went smoothly. As the plane taxied, I shut off my phone completely, cutting all ties to Palermo. Bring my wife home. Apologies, passengers. The Rossi family has bought out all flights today to search for

We are returning to the airport. I stared out the window as the runway slowed back down. it took me a moment to process what was happening the plane came to a stop my phone reconnected and messages flooded in then a payment notification the

announcement came again apologies for the inconvenience to compensate the Rosso family will refund your ticket at ten times the price who do you think the Rossi family is looking for this is so dramatic like a movie the complaints and noise on the plane stopped instantly. A few girls behind me whispered excitedly. I

through my phone, exhausted. Lorenzo had gone to the Moretti estate early this morning for me. When he found I wasn't there, he stormed into my bedroom. He saw the gown, the jewelry, everything I'd left behind, but my backpack was gone. He panicked. He demanded answers from the Morettis. That's when he learned I'd already left for New York.