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Chapter 17

Author: Wealth💅
last update publish date: 2026-04-08 13:55:42

(Author’s POV)

The black sedan sliced through the busy Milan night. Inside, the air pressure dropped to freezing point.

Stefano sat like a stone statue, his face frosty. He had not said a word since they left the boutique.

Tiziana sat beside him, her nerves frayed. She watched his profile, her heart hammering a frantic rhythm against her ribs. The chemistry that usually filled the car was dead, replaced by a suffocating silence.

She glanced down at Bianca, who had exhausted herself crying
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