Leaving Him in the Dust

"When Luca realized that I hadn't asked for money for five days now, he thought I'd finally stopped being a greedy slumdog and handed me a black card as if giving alms."I can foot your mother's medical bills, but only as long as you stop trying to siphon money off the family. I'm doing all this because I want you to become an outstanding Donna, y'know."He had no idea that my mother was already dead, or that I'd signed the divorce papers—I certainly didn't need the money now.As I left, I found myself still wearing the soda can pull tab that he gave me on a whim for my wedding ring.I sighed—no one would believe that the noble Donna of the Gambino family needed approval just to get money for socks.All because he believed Lina, his secretary, who told him that I had married him for his money.When my mother's heart started failing five years ago, Lina refused to approve my request to foot the bill and even framed me for lying.Luca had no idea that I was only bearing with this abuse because my mother was being nursed in his private hospital.Now that my mother was gone, I decided to be myself again and leave him forever."