"What now?" Ana threw the bag containing some gold coins. She had brought them to tempt John. "John had accepted every mistake yet Penny did not break up with him. I heard from Asher that she is looking for other jobs. She had told him that she would leave the job soon. I do not think that she will trust me anymore even if I tried to tell her the truth." the more Ana spoke, she felt more exasperated. She could not believe that she was back to square one after working so hard.
Isolde closed her eyes. She looked drained and defeated.
"I have tried my best to save her. Acting as a crazy woman was part of it. But I have never thought she would be detached because of it. I have already told her many times that I did not approve of John but she did not listen to me." her voice was strained and full of pain making Any sigh. She sat beside the old woman and patted her shoulders.
