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Chapter 40

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Isabella's POV

I needed to get out of this house. I needed space to think, to process everything that had happened, to figure out what my next move should be.

But more than that, I needed answers. And there was only one person who could give them to me.

I found Matteo in his office, poring over documents that I assumed had something to do with the Caroline assignment.

He looked up when I knocked on the doorframe.

"I need to leave the house today," I announced without preamble.

His expression immediately became guarded. "Where are you going?"

I had prepared for this question, had my lie ready. "To see some friends. I haven't spoken to them in weeks, and with the engagement party tomorrow, I thought it would be good to touch base. Let them know what's happening in my life."

It was plausible enough. A woman about to get engaged would want to tell her friends, would want that connection to her old life before everything changed completely.

Matteo studied me for a moment, and I could see
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