Episode 2

Alessandra watched them leave, feeling her world crumble. Tears streamed down her face as she leaned on the desk to keep from falling. Everything she had known, everything she had loved, had vanished in an instant.

Devastated and heartbroken, she returns to the mansion to cancel the party and faces the curious stares of the guests, who see her with smudged makeup and swollen eyes.

"Mom, what happened?" "Are you okay?" her eldest son asks, worried to see her like this.

"No, son, I'm not okay, get these people out of here, please," she says and goes upstairs. Everyone murmurs speculating; while Luca empties the mansion, she locks herself in her room, crying until she runs out of tears.

"Why? Why if I have always loved you?" she asks into the void between sobs, her lip trembling. Alessandra knew she had to be strong for her children, but at that moment, she felt completely alone, mocked, and reduced to nothing.

She spent the whole night crying, not opening the door to anyone, she just wanted to scream.

Divorce, a word that weighed too much. What would she do now? What was she supposed to do? She was never interested in pursuing her careers, she has no experience, and not only that, she is not a young girl, she is forty years old and it will be difficult; she is very clear about that.

The following days were a whirlwind of emotions; she didn't even want to eat, she was broken, with no desire for anything. Roberto had not returned to the mansion; her children wanted to know, but she was not in the mood to do so.

A week after what happened, she decided to leave the room, since she only ate little and did not want to see anyone, a moment with her children and returned to cry.

Alessandra goes downstairs and finds Roberto in the living room with her children; they have an expression of terror on their faces. He was telling them that he was leaving.

"No, daddy, don't go! I know that mom is already an old woman who only makes you angry, but don't leave us," said Roberta. She was always spoiled, she did what she wanted because, even though Alessandra punished her, Roberto lifted the punishment.

"See, you caused this, because of you, he's leaving, I hate you," said Roberta crying as she saw Alessandra approaching.

"Shut up, Roberta, mom is not to blame for anything; he's the one who wants to leave," says Luca, firmly; he disagrees with his father's attitude.

Little Alessia just cries; her parents are separating and she doesn't even know what to feel.

"Enough, Roberta, now leave me alone with your father," she said and two of her children nodded, but Roberta shouted at her.

"I'm going with you, dad, I don't want to be here, I won't be a joke, a poor nobody," she said and ran for her suitcase.

"You are welcome, daughter, you and those who wish to come with me," he said and Alessandra just stared at him; the vein on her forehead throbbed with the headache, and the knot in her throat threatened to suffocate her.

Once they were alone, Roberto observed her and sighed.

"I want a divorce, these are the papers, you know well that our marriage was for separate property, so it will be quick," said the man observing Alessandra. She was in short pink pajamas. Although she looks thinner and a little tired, she still looks divine. The body of that woman is something incredible: big butt, good breasts; her curves are perfect.

"Okay, I'll sign the divorce quickly; I just want to stop seeing your face," she says with the accumulated hatred of the past days.

"Do you want me to leave quickly? Please, Alessandra, you love me and you know it, you have only loved me and it will always be like that." He approaches her and observes how she tenses; he still causes havoc in her. He knows very well that she loves him and would never belong to anyone else, especially not now.

"Don't come near me, and yes, I love you, I'm so stupid that I still do, although I swear I will make sure that not even the slightest memory of you remains in my mind." She speaks wanting to cry, but her voice is firm.

"Come on, Alessandra, you love me, love, you love how I kiss you, how I make love to you, you are fascinated that I come inside you." She feels her body burning, but she controls it; she will not give him the pleasure of making fun of her.

Roberto, seeing no response, gets frustrated and takes a step back; he is upset. Alessandra is a woman in every sense of the word, she is hot and fiery, but Chiara is novelty, youth, zero problems.

"What will you do, Alessandra? Tell me what you will do, you don't know how to do anything, you have never worked and you are over forty years old, for God's sake," he speaks and she just wants to punch his face.

"I propose a deal: I will continue to pay for everything, you will live as you have always done, surrounded by luxuries, jewels, you will go to the clubs as much as you want," he begins and she looks at him attentively, she wants to know what he is talking about.

"You just have to be my lover, no one will know, just us. You drive me crazy, love, and you know it." He approached her to kiss her and she, lost in the moment, lets herself be kissed. Roberto invades her with his tongue; he wanted to kiss her. She was always a woman made for him and is a knockout despite her age, which she does not even look.

Roberto smiles in the middle of the kiss, takes her cheeks and leaves a short kiss on her lips.

"See, my love, no one should lose." Alessandra looks at him fixedly and speaks.

"Ready, Roberto, did you like the kiss? I hope so because it will be the last time your lips touch mine," she said and Roberto opened his eyes in surprise.

"Don't be stupid, Alessandra, what will you do without me? Accept being my lover, or I swear I can be very cruel as an enemy," he said and she smiled.

"If you were as a husband, I imagine you will also be as an enemy." Roberto was indignant; he thought she would be happy with that proposal.

"I'll take Roberta; I imagine the others will stay with you. Well, that will be until the pressure makes them understand. I won't pass them a penny; I have so much power that you know no judge will force me." He spoke and he was right: he knew everyone and with a snap of his fingers he would do whatever he wanted and so it was.

"Give me to sign and get out of my house; thank God, this house is mine," said Alessandra, and Roberto scoffed.

"It's a huge mansion, Alessandra, how are you going to support it? From today I'm taking away all the benefits and firing the servants; you won't be able to pay them, so you better think about it," he said again.

"I will not become your lover, Roberto, I do have dignity, not like that, miss," she spoke firmly, wanting to collapse and cry, but she would not give him that pleasure.

"We'll see if when you have nothing to eat you think the same. Now I'm leaving, love." He ironized the last word and went with his children, told them it was their mother's fault, although Luca and Alessia knew it was not so. He offered them to go with him and they did not want to. Alessandra had to face all this alone, but she would do it happily.

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