ログイン"There seems to be a misunderstanding," Elena stated sweetly, "because though my mother would love to cook for you all, I'm not sure your kitchen could handle it."Mrs. Winslow scoffed. "I doubt that, dear.""Alright," Elena said, getting up from her seat, "let's see about that."Without another wor
The week quickly flew by as Elena continued to take shifts as the Golden Gates Hospital. Before she realized it, the date of the dreaded Winslow family dinner was upon them. Elena took some solace in the fact that neither Noah nor Sloane looked especially excited.As the matter stood, Sloane tried t
Elena knew she was unlikely to get out of attending, but she remembered the importance of negotiating."You know, Jack was telling me how the wives and kids don't normally attend," she said slowly. "That seems so unfair. Why don't we make it a real big, proper family dinner and have everyone attend?
Cameron and Jack Winslow both took open seats in the nearby open living room. Noah quickly shot Elena and Sloane an apologetic look as he hurried through his breakfast, but it was clear to Elena that he wouldn't be telling his brothers to leave. By now, Elena had learned that Noah had more of a "gri
Elena hoped the little wolf was okay, and that it forgave her for leaving so suddenly. Surely, Massimo would take good care of it?Massimo sent Elena so many presents. He was trying to be sweet yet ended up being incredibly showy, too—in a way only Massimo could be.Elena was happy but also conflict
It was late, so Elena wasn't surprised that Noah and Sloane had already headed to bed for the night. She was a little disappointed though. Seeing them would've brightened her mood—plus they might've known why there were a bunch of packages for Elena.But since Elena was alone, there was only one way
Elena waited outside the estate, thoroughly confused. Max normally had great timing. On every other date, a white box containing a blindfold and sometimes blinding eye drops was already on her doorstep."I hope you haven't been waiting long," a familiar deep voice calls out.Max was walking to her,
Massimo hummed in response. His date with Elena was tonight, and getting this bad news certainly felt like a bad sign. He felt incredibly unlucky.Then again, Joshua was a competent lawyer. If he said the process would need to take a few days, it would be better for Massimo to focus on Elena and the
When Elena and Massimo arrived back at the estate, Elena was delighted to learn nothing had gone wrong. She was, however, a bit confused when Luca told her a package had arrived for her."I didn't order anything," Elena said.Luca only smiled. "It's from the Conti women—I believe they sent you a gif
The two split up. While there were other women laying in the bunk beds, they looked sick, not under-age.Massimo checked under one of the bunks and found a thin, spindly woman. She could maybe be a teenager."Who are you?" Massimo asked softly. "How old are you?""Emily," she answered weakly. "I'm t







