“He didn’t believe you, right?” Aurora turned around, only to find that it was her mother in-law standing in her door room frame.

“Oh mother! I honestly did hear you walk in” a surprised Aurora told her mother in-law, who stood there as sadness clouded her face. Aurora’s heart ached for signora Carina and even as she placed the last of her earrings onto her bedside table, she could not bear the thought of telling her the truth. “Sorry mother but he knew I was lying” Aurora confessed, determined not to tell another lie.

“I thought so, I apologize for putting you in such a compromising position. I do not...