Returning to the present, the lawyers continued to discuss the terms of the divorce, but Ellis and Vittorio remained silent, not paying much attention. Their eyes revealed the sadness and weight of what they were about to face: the separation of two souls that once loved each other unconditionally.

Amidst the tense atmosphere, Vittorio reached out his hand to touch Ellis's, a silent gesture of consolation and farewell. She looked at him, feeling a mixture of love and ...