Chapter 50

"Tomorrow I'm going back to Florence," Alessandro suddenly declares.

"What?," I exclaim perplexed, turning my eyes towards him.

"Yes, and it's not because Karen's witch asked me to, but because I'm tired of this city."

"But..."

"I'll wait for you in the car to get your luggage out," he interrupts me, and I pause for a moment to process what he told me.

"What? No." I deny immediately.

"What do you mean, no?" he questions, frowning.

"I still have a few days left here, and I don't want to leave," I explain, and it's true. "I want to spend my last few days here with my parents and my friends before I go back."

"You will come with me, Claudia," he demands. "I've already waited too long for you in this place."

Is he assuming that I will go with him without even consulting with me?

"Alessandro, it's my rest too, remember? If you want to leave, go ahead, I don't object. But I won't go with you," I say reluctantly, it's already that's the last straw.

"Do you mean what you say or do you just wa