ut the window, toward the garden where she and Melina used to play as children. For a moment, she thought she sa

ispered, a solitary tear rollin

little later, her face mar

eart, you need t

sat up

ina is gone? Mom, I...

he bed, struggling against

my love. We all faile

oom. His face showed a studied concern

e to get over this. You

him, surprised by

Leonidas, my s

ed, pretending hi

ness for your hurtful words.

vingly, but before she could inter

alanis read the news. His eyes stopped on the headline: "Tragedy Overshadows

to himself, "it's time to

sterious disappearance: "Ariadna and Leonidas... they are

luggage to be prepared. His revenge agains

g in her room. Nikolaos entered, his face refle

to us? How could we hav

him, her eyes fil

ays put Ariadna above Melin

o a chair, the weight

her, Athena, a t

e phone rang. It w

your companies. Maybe... you should leave the responsibility to the

aos s

ros. I can't focus on

ner in his apartment. Candles, champagne, soft

s, what

you up, my love. You

t the set table,

, not now. I'm s

riadna left the apartment, leavin

and guilt. Without realizing it, her steps led her to the train tr

ite with Melina," she thou

she decided to stop. It was the first ti

n crisis. He had left the company in the hands of the vice pres

red, pounding his fist on the desk.

ent, pale and s

.. the investments

interru

, but remained still. He knew he had no escape, and he knew that the ma

t was too late for regrets. The damage was done, and

ncy meeting with the investors. The t

difficult, but with your support, we

e investors sh

Nikolaos, it

ikolaos was left alone, d

It was Dimitrios Galanis, who had bee

Nikolaos aske

rios

can save yo

s's eye

you willing

ios replied, "but I

, Nikolao

g, just

ooked at hi

ghter Ariadna's

ng as if he'd been pu

u can't b

rios responded, his voice as cold as

ld he choose between the future of hi

think," he final

rios

ours, Mr. Kall

e room, leaving Nikolaos in

gathered his family in the study. Ariadna and A

ng on?" Ariadna

took a de

bankruptcy. The vice president

stifled

e we goi

said, his voice breaking, "an inv

Dad?" Ariad

t his daughter, h

, Ariadna. It's his co

s deafening. Ariadna felt th

indignation. "You can't force me to marry a

emained silent un

ut this. Using our daughter as a ba

, seemed to have aged ten y

hena. The situation is

" Ariadna asked, a lump

up, his eyes r

he mansion. It no lo

and Ariadna exc

any," Nikolaos continued, "he bought all our debts, the m

. Nikolaos slowly stood up, as if the w

one. I'm sorry,

stairs to his room, leaving Athen

the first

ning. There must be

in shock, too

l Leonidas. He'll

lly, Athena began to pace

ask for a loan from family friends

d as the phone rang. Fi

arling, wha

. "A man named Dimitrios Galanis bought all our debts.

of silence on the o

Don't worry, love, I'll find a solution. No o