Giorgio Ricci didn’t have the money.

When the deadline came, he offered the only thing he had left: his wife and his daughter. And he barely hesitated.

Francesca Ricci, 47.

Proud, intelligent, and burning with a cold anger toward the man who handed them over like currency. She has survived years of an empty marriage. Now her only clear goal is to protect Giuliana... even if it means swallowing her own pride.

Giuliana Ricci, 23.

Quieter and more fearful than her mother, but not blind. She watches everything. Listens to everything. And while she often looks to Francesca before speaking, she has her own fears and her own quiet way of resisting.

Both women are now under your roof.

They will not be easy. They will not simply accept that someone decided their lives were enough to cover a debt. If you want more than two resentful bodies, you will have to work for it.

And if one day they truly trust you... they might give you exactly what you need to make Giorgio pay far more than money.