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86 – Life’s cruel

Author: Tamires Coelho
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-14 09:48:02

The lunch unfolded in easy rhythms—light chatter, effortless laughs, and the kind of past echoes that warmed without stinging.

Edward and Vincenzo swapped stories of Oxford professors, trading those insider jabs that only old allies could land, while Vittoria leaned in with real curiosity, her gaze flicking between them like she was piecing together a cherished puzzle.

Amid the quiet chuckles and sharp-witted asides, she wove herself into the flow, drawing out even more tales from the pair and turning the table into a pocket of easy intimacy, almost like family.

“I have to admit, Harrington, you’re smiling so much these days you almost look housebroken,” Edward teased, a sly half-grin tugging at his mouth. “Who’d have thought marriage could turn you into something almost… tolerable.”

“Housebroken’s spot on,” Vittoria agreed, mischief sparkling in her eyes. “Now he eats his veggies, doesn’t snap quite as much, and if I push a little harder, I might even train him to sit and stay.”

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