Chapter 40

“And Joan is pretty excited for tonight.Where are you right now?Are you at the company?Let’s go shopping right now.I need you to be the most beautiful woman tonight.” Gianna grimaced. Her mother sounded so excited. But Gianna felt dreadful thinking about tonight. After the announce tonight,it was as if her life would be sealed for the next one year. There would be no way she could escape Ivan. She felt as if she was about walking into jail. Noticing how quiet she was,Magda asked. “Honey,are you there?Is something wrong?” “No.I’m fine,mom.And I will get myself all dolled up.You don’t have to worry,I’ll see you tonight.” Not wanting to receive any more calls,she hung up and turned off her cellphone. She held her head and took a deep calming breath but that didn’t make her feel calm at all. She felt exhausted both mentally and physically. She decided to sleep in the small room adjacent to her office. As she laid down to sleep on the small bed,last night played through her head again. Oh b