Chapter Forty- four :
The Patient Game
The rain returned to New York with a low, constant hum that matched the quiet rhythm of the house. All day, I moved through the marble rooms like a woman who had finally found her peace. I sat with Alexander at breakfast, I smiled when he spoke about the rising stock prices, and I waved from the front door when Chase was driven away to his lessons. I wore the gold, I wore the silk, and I let the guards see a face that had no more tears left to hide.
Alexander noticed the change. Before he left for the office, he kissed my lips and told me that he was glad I was finally seeing the beauty of our life. He said that once a woman accepts her place in the world, the world becomes a very comfortable home. I told him he was right. I told him I was just ti
