Chapter 35 Marianna

• A few day's rest is exactly what I needed. Paulo still hasn't found out who poisoned my food. It wasn't exactly poison though. The doctor said it was an illegal drug normally sold on the black market. A small amount, like the one I was subjected to, was harmless and would only make me puke my guts out. If they'd used more, it would have led to organ failure and I would have died. It's funny how the culprit knew the right amount. De Luca won't bother investigating because I'm fine and he has too much on his plate. The ass. I have a feeling this has something to do with Carina but I haven't done anything about it. She thinks she's too clever. Ever since we were young, she thought she was more clever than me even though I've shown her time and again that she can't beat me.
• If I find out she was behind this I will definitely give her a taste of her own medicine. Getting out of bed I move to stand in front of the closet mirror and look at myself. Although I feel better today, I don't look like it. My hair is all over the place, my skin paler than usual but thank God there are no dark circles under my eyes. I also think I've lost a bit of weight. Puking will do that to you. I threw up for three hours straight which made me wonder how pregnant women do this every day. My throat is sore even though I stopped throwing up two days ago. For the millionth time, I ask myself how she did it.
• She claimed she was in her room all day which is true but then again who would want to hurt me except for her? De Luca's men have no interest in me whatsoever. Well, unless you count wanting to fuck me. Most of them don't bother hiding that fact. Every time I go down for dinner or we're in the same room together, they end up leering at me, so much so that I have to leave because they make me uncomfortable. I'm used to men wanting me, that's something that has happened ever since my boobs grew out, but the looks I get from the men in this house are unsettling.