All Chapters of Torn between love and hate : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

:Agreement and allianceDanteIn the evening, Enzo and I went to the restaurant. It was closed to the public for our arrival. We entered an elegant private hall, where the soft sound of the piano echoed through the room. Vladimir and Maksim Romanov were already waiting for us. As soon as they saw me, both of them stood up."Finally, we meet. I'm glad you found the time," Vladimir stood calmly, his face composed."I always have time if the matter is important."Vladimir smirked."Please, have a seat."Enzo and I sat across from them. Shortly after, wine was brought to the table — Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. I chuckled, glancing at Vladimir."You have good taste.""I only choose what is the best," he replied with a smile, taking a sip."Let's get to business. We don't have time to discuss wines."I glanced at Enzo, who was eyeing Maksim."Seems like no one taught you that rushing things never ends well. Relax and let the elders handle the business."Maksim's face turned red with anger,

:Words that breaks our hearts That evening, I told Otto that I got married, but I didn't tell him everything. Otto doesn't know that my father abuses me, so I had to lie. I told him that the marriage was arranged, but before that, Dante and I knew each other. Otto even asked if I was forced into marriage — of course, I denied it. I didn't want him to worry about something he couldn't change. He was a little mad at me for hiding it from him for so long, but I quickly won him over with chocolate cake. When I was leaving, I promised to introduce him to Dante because he really wanted to meet my husband, and I simply couldn't say no.Now, I was sitting in the car, wondering what the hell I was supposed to do. How could I ask a man who despises me to come with me and meet Otto? His words still echoed in my mind — how he asked if I had slept with my boss. He doesn't deserve to meet Otto."Ma'am, we've arrived."I looked out the window and saw the house in front of me. I hadn't even realized

:Conditions that are being violated I opened my eyes and felt terrible pain in my hand. My wrist was bandaged, and next to me stood a painkiller and a glass of water. I got up and took the painkiller. One bruise hasn't healed yet, and another is already added.I started looking for my phone. I got out of bed and checked everywhere, but it was nowhere to be found. Where could I have taken it? Then I remembered that I left it downstairs in my bag. I opened the door and went downstairs. I took my bag from the couch and pulled out my phone. It was six in the morning. I had to be at university at three o'clock.I went back to my room and stepped into the bathroom. I took off yesterday's clothes and stood under the shower. How did he find out about Maria? My father or any member of my family would never talk about her. I thought everyone had already forgotten what happened that night, and no one would ever speak about it again... but I was wrong. Apparently, no one forgot, and everyone rem

:Chocolate cake Two months have passed since Dante almost killed me. Since that day, we haven't spoken to each other — more than that, we haven't even looked at each other. He always comes home late, sometimes doesn't come at all. He recently returned from Italy, where he had been for two weeks. I haven't felt this good in a long time — free.It's true that Diego follows me everywhere, but I barely even notice him. I go wherever I want, stay with the girls whenever I want. After university, I work at the café, and I visit Margaret quite often. She and Lorenzo are very kind. It hurts to lie to them, but I have no choice. Margaret has taken a liking to Lily and Amelia — she talks about them all the time. We've even been shopping together a couple of times.I haven't spoken to my father in almost two months. He hasn't called me, which makes me happier than anything. I hope he'll forget about my existence altogether.Today, the café was packed. The streets were already freezing, and peop

:Feelings that manifest Five days have passed since the night Dante and I talked. He's always busy, but when we do see each other, we greet each other. I don't know why things changed like this, but I like it. Everything feels easier this way. It's pretty hard when you live with someone, and you have to avoid them or not make eye contact too much.Today, we're staying at Lily's place since her parents went to Spain for a vacation. The whole house is at our disposal for three days. They're gone for a week, but because I work and have a lot of studying to catch up on, I only have three days to spare. We're all in the same situation.When we asked Noah to stay with us at the house, he refused because he didn't want to ruin girls' night.Noah's always like that; he tries to give us freedom when we're together. We're always together, but sometimes girls need their own moments, and he understands that. That's why I love and appreciate Noah so much. Of course, he comes to Lily's house and st