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Godfather, Your Wife Is Done Waiting Chapter 43
Viola’s POVWhen Nora turned one, my project passed its next-stage review.The research did not change the world overnight.My name did not suddenly appear in every newspaper.A few tangled lines of evidence had simply become clearer, little by little.And my next contract would no longer be for a temporary role.I told my parents.My father was so delighted he bought a cake that was far too large.Nora reached for the frosting, and my mother gently stopped her.That afternoon, Dante arrived for his scheduled visit.At the door, he heard the laughter inside and did not immediately enter.I saw him and nodded.“Come in.”He handed me a soft toy suitable for Nora’s age.No family crest.No packaging so expensive it made me uncomfortable.At last, he was beginning to learn how to do one small, ordinary thing.When spring came, I moved to an apartment closer to work.It was not large.A tree stood outside the window. When the wind blew, its shadow slowly climbed across Nora’s bed.On movin
Godfather, Your Wife Is Done Waiting Chapter 42
Viola’s POVDante brought no flowers when he came.At the entrance, he handed his coat to a staff member and washed his hands before entering the room.Nora was asleep.He stood beside her cot, his movements so careful they were almost awkward.“May I touch her hand?”I nodded.He reached out a finger.Nora closed her hand around it in her sleep.He went completely still.I saw his eyes redden.It did not soften me.It did not irritate me, either.That moment belonged to him and his daughter.It did not have to become another explanation between us.I stayed in my chair, watching her breathe. When she loosened her grip, he withdrew his hand slowly, careful not to wake her.He left when the agreed time ended.Before leaving, he said, “You’ve been through a lot.”I answered, “Thank you.”This time, neither of us added anything else.The days that followed were not always easy.Lack of sleep made me irritable.When the baby would not stop crying, I sometimes wondered whether I was doing e
Godfather, Your Wife Is Done Waiting Chapter 41
Dante’s POVThe official documents arrived while I was in a meeting.I glanced at them without making everyone stop.The shipping manager continued speaking. I turned the envelope facedown and asked him to finish, although I had already lost track of the figures.After the meeting, Enzo stayed behind.“Are you all right?”I nodded, then shook my head.In the end, I said only, “It’s done.”He did not comfort me.Some consequences should not be softened too quickly.That evening, I returned to the estate.The bedroom had been put in order.No slippers of hers left waiting.No half-full glass deliberately kept on a table to pretend she might come back.I opened the drawer beside the bed. There was nothing inside that needed to be sent to her.I put the wedding ring in an ordinary box.The anniversary card went in with it.This time, I finally allowed them to belong only to the past.I closed the lid without asking anyone to keep the room unchanged.Viola’s POVMy daughter was born early o
Godfather, Your Wife Is Done Waiting Chapter 40
Viola’s POVBefore I left, Lucia sent me a drawing.The person responsible for her living arrangements forwarded the envelope.There was a house with three windows.Beside it, in crooked handwriting, were the words:I hope you don’t get hurt again.I sat and looked at it for a long time.She had pressed hard with the crayons. The roof was red, the windows yellow. I wondered whether someone had helped her find the words, then let the question go. Whatever the adults had done, her small kindness was still hers.She did not need to apologize for her mother.She did not need to understand an adult marriage.I chose a postcard without a photograph and wrote only:Thank you. I hope you can feel safe as you grow up, every single day.No address.No promise to meet.Some kindness could exist without crossing clear boundaries.I put the drawing away.That child deserved to be remembered as more than a wound in my marriage.When I returned to London, the project’s interim review was already sche
Godfather, Your Wife Is Done Waiting Chapter 39
Dante’s POVThe divorce agreement came last.I held the pen for a long time without lowering it.Viola did not hurry me.That hurt more than if she had.I knew that if I asked for more time again, the room would become the past all over again.She would keep waiting.I would keep delaying.Until she was too worn down to speak.I looked at her signature.Viola Moretti.The name she had when I first knew her.Not proof that she had lost me.The beginning of her return to her own life.I lowered the pen.By the final stroke, my hand had gone slightly numb.She released a quiet breath.It was barely a sound.But it told me she had waited far too long for this moment.Viola’s POVThe process was not completed on the day we signed.My lawyer explained that the remaining steps still had to be handled in order.I was not disappointed.This time, there was a clear timetable and someone responsible for each stage.It no longer depended on when Dante happened to be in a good mood.Outside the off
Godfather, Your Wife Is Done Waiting Chapter 38
Viola’s POVThe negotiations were suspended.Before leaving, Vittorio stared at me.“You’re taking more than yourself away. Not everyone outside will be as reasonable as a lawyer.”It was still a threat.Only more carefully packaged than before.Beneath the table, my fingers tightened against my skirt. I waited until I could speak without my voice shaking.I picked up my phone.“Threats against me are already on the official record.”He watched me.“And the records of the disputes over the family’s accounts aren’t kept in only one drawer of mine.”Mr. Benedetto remained beside me, his folder open. I could see the copies we had reviewed that morning.I did not hold up photographs of anyone’s private life.I did not barter a child’s choice of name for freedom.I simply let him know my voice no longer existed only inside Vitale rooms.Dante stood.“This meeting is over. From now on, the lawyers will continue.”He did not ask me to give ground.He did not ask me to pretend nothing had happ
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