"You’re not allowed to leave!" I lifted my hand and flagged down a taxi not far away, but Marina stepped straight in front of me. "Take me to see Giovanni!"

"If you want to see him, go to his law firm."

Who did Marina think she was? What right did she have to order me around?

"You think I didn’t? I waited at his firm all day and didn’t even see his shadow! He hid all those clients. I can’t reach them. I don’t even get a chance to sit down and ...