Betrayed Heart

wn her face as she recounted the events of the previous day. Zara lis

Giulia a box of tissues. "He's your boyfriend, he cares for you, and he's d

ara, but this is all so sudden. I'm not ready for marriage,

rotect you from his parents' interference. Think about it, Lia - he propo

about his parents? They hate me, Zara. They'

hat he's willing to go against his parents for you. That's what matter

at if I'm not ready for this? What if I'm not

you every step of the way. And as for being ready, well, sometimes life

r face. "You're right, Zara. I need to thi

s my girl. Now, let's get some

, Zara pulled out a notebook

id, her eyes scanning the page. "What a

y for marriage, I'm still young. And his parents... they hate

across the page. "What about Richar

kind, caring, and he makes me feel seen and heard. But

ere's the thing: you can't control how others behave, but you can control how you rea

within her. "You're right, Zara. I need to talk to Ric

That's my girl. Now, let's get to work on plann

own her face as she recounted the events of the previous day. Zara li

Giulia a box of tissues. "He's your boyfriend, he cares for you, and he's d

ara, but this is all so sudden. I'm not ready for marriage,

rotect you from his parents' interference. Think about it, Lia - he propo

about his parents? They hate me, Zara. They'

hat he's willing to go against his parents for you. That's what matter

at if I'm not ready for this? What if I'm not

you every step of the way. And as for being ready, well, sometimes life

r face. "You're right, Zara. I need to thi

s my girl. Now, let's get some

m ideas. "Okay, first things first, we need to get you two on t

ling out her phone.

book. "Once you two are on the same page, we can start thinking about th

ty in her eyes. "I don't know, Zara. I

u just have to take things one step at a time. Let's focus on getting y

itude towards her friend. "Thanks, Zara

"You'll never have to find out, Lia. Now,

♡

eir lavish living room, sipping their coffee

er in a restaurant," Liliana said, her voice

romantic. I think it's sweet." Though he's not

nd to think that Giulia accepted him like that!who d

we've talked about this. Richard loves Gi

cision? You're not thinking about what's best for Rich

m thinking about what's best for Richard.

George . She has no connections, no money, no fa

ulia a chance, Liliana. She's a kind and

What I care about is our family's reputation. And Giulia

was not going to change her mind.

make sure that Richard and Giulia's relationship end

support?"He asked with

iliana was a force to be reckoned with, and he had no do

needed to make his own decisions. He just hoped that

ination. "I'll make sure Richard knows what's expected of him," sh

iana was capable of manipulating Richard, but he

said, trying to reason with his wife. "Richard l

u never want to take a stand or make a decision. Well, I'm not like that. I know what

en. Liliana was not going to change her

sense of unease. He knew that she was capable of great c

She had made a few phone calls, pulled a few strings, and soon Giulia

manipulate him into doing her bidding. After all, she had

she didn't realize that Richard was not as weak as she thoug

g to let his mother