It's been a while since I've been back in Monaco.
After I left to go to Italy, Lando visited me a few times. I showed him around, went on a few dates together.
But then it just got too difficult to see each other again, with his races and my job.
We still kept in touch as much as we could.
We fell apart in a simple way, no fights or drama.
He told me he started seeing Ilyana, I was happy for him, even though it stung a little too.
And then he got in that horrible crash, broke his back and a few ribs. I wanted to go see him, wanted to go back.
But I decided against it. Didn't want to interfere in his relationship because I knew Ilyana wouldn't like if I randomly showed up.
But then, a few weeks after, Max told me Francesca was back.
That she was his nurse, took care of him while he was recovering from his crash.
Showed up with a daughter, but no one seemed to know who her dad was. Even Francesca didn't know.
Jordan? Lando?
Jamie told me that Francesca brainwashed Jess again, making her think that Jordan abused her.
He didn't. She lied again.
But I wasn't gonna interfere, as long as she kept her distance from Lando.
Unfortunately for her, she didn't keep her distance. Wrapped him around her finger again.
I saw the pictures, read several posts that they're back together.
So I had to go back. I promised myself that I would keep my mouth shut, unless and until she showed up again.
I threw my suitcase on the floor, grabbed a few clothes out of my closet and threw them in my suitcase.
"What's going on?" Max asked as he walked in my bedroom, looked at the suitcase and back at me. "Where are you going?"
"Monaco" I mumbled.
"What? Why?" He frowned.
I looked up and sighed. Max and I grew very close, he visited me whenever he could.
But I never told him about Chase and Francesca. He would tell Lando immediately and back then, I didn't want that.
Because I thought he would never ever end up with Francesca again.
I was very wrong about that.
"Because I need to see Lando, I need to tell him something" I said as I closed my suitcase.
"You did figure something out, didn't you?" He frowned as he blocked the way out of my bedroom.
I said nothing, just shrugged as I wanted to walk passed him, but he put his hand against the doorframe, blocking my way even more.
"Xanthi?" He looked at me. "What did you figure out?"
"She cheated on Jordan and probably Lando with Chase" I said. "Jordan caught them together and Francesca told Jess about it too"
It was the first time I said it out loud, but it definitely wouldn't be the last.
He snorted. "So Jordan abused her because she cheated on him?"
"I don't think Jordan did that" I shrugged.
I spend a lot of time thinking about that, Jordan just didn't seem like the type to do that.
Chase on the other hand definitely did look like that.
Max shook his head, probably thinking about everything I just told him.
"So you wanna go and tell Lando?" He looked back at me. "Why now?"
"Because it's been long overdue"
I tilted my head. "So are you coming with me or not?"
"Lead the way" he said as he took a step back. "I will be right behind you"
So that's when I left Italy, ready to go back to Monaco.
It was time I faced Francesca.
And I was so damn ready for it.
