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CHAPTER 64 — WHEN TRUST HANGS BY A THREAD

Penulis: Micci
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(VINCENZO'S POV)

I noticed Marianna had been unusually quiet lately. Her eyes, normally bright and engaged, now seemed distant, fixed on something beyond my reach. She sat across from me in my office, shoulders slightly hunched, fingers idly tracing patterns on the armrest.

"You've barely said two words since you arrived," I said, breaking the silence. "What's going on?"

She looked up, startled, as if I'd interrupted a private conversation she was having with herself. "Nothing important, Vin."

"We both know that's not true." I leaned forward.

Her lips pressed into a thin line. "Why bother?

As I was about to ask her what was wrong, I heard her grandfather ask

“Who's there?”

I noticed Marianna wipe her finger across her face in a breeze and smiled as though she was hiding something as she pushed the door open.

I'm pretty sure she is hiding something.

Edward received us in his study, his frame more stooped than I remembered. When he spotted Marianna, his weathered face transformed.
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