Chapter 14FUNNY THING, WHEN A week goes by in a flash.
After Gianni’s death, Luella grew accustomed to time dragging on and on. That never seemed to happen anymore.
Part of her had expected Desiree to make off with the goods, never to be seen or heard from again, and yet Luella wasn’t particularly surprised to receive a phone call from the woman. She really did believe people were good at heart. That’s probably what allowed her to stick by such a violent man for so many years: she thought he might change.
It was her inalterable love of Gianni that bound her forever to his mistress, to his children by this other woman.
That’s not to say Luella believed she wasn’t being shorted. Desiree claimed she couldn’t get as much for the merch as her contact first thought, but Luella glad
