Lisa's POV Grandma gives me a strong, cozy embrace and compels me to fight back the feelings that are rushing through me. I haven't seen her in a long, and I really miss her. I realize that she is attempting to give me the solitude I need and deserve as a married woman since she never pays me any visits. I went to visit her to check how she was adjusting to her new maid, whom she enjoys chatting about on the phone, and to let her know that I would be traveling to Italy in five days. I can't wait to go, and I really wish we could go together. I can't afford it, and I can't bring myself to ask Damien to do this as a favor, so I know it won't be doable. I am not allowed to request anything from him that involves money. Even if I get the strength to do so, the fact that I was paid before

