Vito was busy the whole day. He didn't even send for Ortensia. And it seems that woman... the one who was all touchy with him, wasn't just a visitor. She was here to stay. Ortensia saw them together more than once, laughing, talking, her hand resting on his shoulder like she is his wife.
The way Vito let her touch him made Ortensia's stomach twist. He didn't even push her hand away.
Her heart ached in that silent, painful way. She couldn't understand how a man could say 'I love you' one day and act like you don't exist the next.
She felt like she's the fool for believing his words meant something. He didn't even glance her way. A few times she came downstairs, maybe for water or to grab a meal, and every time she saw him, he acted cold, and distant towards her.
Ortensia kept
