Chapter 28

• Nicoleta was looking at Alodia while she played her necklace without thought. It was the necklace that Harman gave her on her birthday. Until now, she was wearing it and she never parted with it ever since. It was the only thing that seemed to link her with him and their past.
• She knew that Harman hadn’t got to her when she left Vaslui on her own years ago. She went back to Iustina’s house and because it was her last week of her employment and she didn’t wish to extend her contract, she went back to the Philippines. And she wanted to accept that one that was far away from Bucharest. It was Iaşi then.
• “Is something wrong, Alodia? I thought you wanted to extend the contract with us.” Iustina felt sorry that she was going to leave soon.