Chapter 0069

GINEVRA

I woke up with no sign of Ricardo around the house, except the pretty white vintage dress and a pair of white thigh high boots that were perfectly placed on the cushion with a note that read—wear me.

It had been a month. A month since I and Ricardo had the opportunity to have a proper conversation.

A month since we began drifting apart.

A month since he received that text that changed him completely.

Most times, he'd leave the house without returning, and when he did return, he only had the energy for a quick fuck and nothing more. He became very frustrated, angry, absent, torn, and some days he'd come home with bruises.

I'd ask about the bruises and he'd sometimes get angry at me for asking, and most times, he'd claim that things had gotten out of hand at the local gym.

Lies after lies was all he told.