Chapter 21
The rose gold watch was gone. It was the only real and tangible symbol of success that had been constantly with Lillianna. Jobs and clients came and went, but there was always that watch. It was a continual physical reminder of all of the effort that she had put in to achieve everything through the years. Now, she was in a new country with a new language, had only Marika and Árpád for friends, and she had lost the one material object that she treasured the most and that had even made the trip with her to Budapest. It was gone after it had served her well for so many years in New York. She decided to call Árpád later to see if he had by any chance found it. At that moment, there was nothing else she could do.
The coffee had already brewed in the kitchen. Last night had been inc
