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“Rosa doesn’t want to go. Luca told me he called you and rescheduled it.”
“I changed my mind. Where’s my daughter? I’m taking her shopping.”
“Did you clear it with Luca?”
“I don’t have to clear anything with him,” she snaps.
“Of course, you do. You signed all parental rights over to him. Rosa is not leaving unless her father says so.”
Anger flashes in Simona’s eyes. She takes two steps forward until she’s standing right in front of me, and her lips stretch into a sneer that transforms her face from beautiful into something grotesque. “Get me my daughter! Right now!”
“Have a nice day, Simona.” I turn to Emilio, who’s standing in the doorway. “Please walk her to her car and make sure she leaves the grounds. And make it clear to Tony that she is not allowed through the gate again unless Luca has cleared it.”
I turn to leave when I feel a hand grabbing my upper arm. “How dare you throw me out? This was my house!”
“Was. Past tense.” I look down at her hand, then back into her eyes. “Get your hand off me.”
“Who do you think you are, you little bitch?” she snaps and starts shaking me.
I’m not a violent person. I believe in resolving problems with discussion, but I won’t allow anyone to manhandle me. Especially my husband's ex-wife. I look down, focus my gaze on her toes peeking out from her strappy sandals, then smash my right heel onto them with all my might. Simona screams and lets go of my arm. I use the opportunity to grab a handful of her hair, pulling her head back. She screams again and tries scratching my face, but I move to stand behind her and pull her hair down even further, making her arch her back.
“Don’t you dare touch me again!” I bark and drag her toward the door where Emilio is standing, his mouth gaping. “Get her out.” I let go of Simona’s hair, turn on my heel, and head to the kitchen. I need some sugar because I’m coming down from an adrenaline high and my legs are starting to shake. As I pass the stairway, I hear chuckling and lift my head. Damian is standing next to the banister with his phone in front of him.
“Don’t even think about posting that anywhere. I mean it, Damian.”
“It’s for my private collection of catfight videos.” He grins and disappears down the hallway.
My phone rings with Damian’s name flashing on the screen. I let it ring where it’s lying on my desk and continue reading the real estate listing I was checking out. He was right. Selling those apartments was a good call. If we had waited, we’d have lost 10 percent. He’s probably calling to say “I told you so.” I’m not in the mood. It’s almost half past two, and Isabella still hasn’t come. What if she decided to call the Scardoni pup after all? The ringing stops, only to start again a few seconds later.
I curse and grab the phone. “I’m busy, Damian.”
“Simona was here.”
“What? When?”
“She just left.”
“We agreed to postpone her visit until next week.” I hit the table with my palm. “And she knows she shouldn’t come into my house unless I’m there.”
“Yeah, well, you know Simona.”
“What happened? Did she take Rosa?”
“Nope. Isabella didn’t let her. She told Simona she can’t take Rosa anywhere without your permission.”
“Jesus fuck. They met?”
“Yeah. It wasn’t pretty.”
I stand up from the chair, gripping the phone. “What did Simona do to her?”
“Calm down. Everything’s okay.”
“Don’t tell me to calm down.” I take my wallet and car keys from the table and rush out of the office. “I’m on my way.”
“Isa is fine. She’s watchingSay Yes to the Dresswith Rosa.”
“Don’t lie to me, Damian. Simona knew I wasn’t there, and she came with a purpose. I know my ex all too well.”
