Sofia was sipping red wine in the apartment, looking completely despondent. Ever since that time when Lorenzo came to tell her to start preparing the medicine, she hadn't seen him. During this period, she'd been kept in the apartment under guard. She was not allowed to go out or meet anyone, except when going to buy essential medicinal herbs.
She lay on the sofa, lost in thought. Lorenzo's image kept emerging in front of her. But whenever she reached out to touch it, the shadow would disappear in an instant.
Fuming, she hurled the goblet. The bodyguard outside the door heard the noise and immediately entered. Seeing the shards on the ground, he used the pager to call the cleaner to come up.
Sofia shouted at the top of her lungs, "I want to see Lorenzo! I need to see him right now! Other
