I stumbled back, my body colliding with a familiar chest.Vincenzo was already standing behind me, his deep eyes unreadable."Isabella, are you spying on me?"His brow furrowed, his handsome face tight with the annoyance of being disturbed.He had seen everything."So, what was on that audio... it's all true?"My voice trembled, my nails digging into my palms.Even then, a pathetic part of me hoped he would say it was a fake, that the audio had been doctored to tear us apart.Vincenzo was silent.He avoided my gaze, taking out a cigar cutter and methodically trimming a cigar that wasn't there.My heart, along with my last shred of hope, shattered.The next second, he stepped forward, pulling my ice-cold body into a rigid embrace.That hug, which had once been my greatest comfort, now made me sick to my stomach.He whispered in my ear, his tone as gentle as if he were soothing a pouting child."Bella, it's all in the past. You've seen for yourself, even though I let you take the fall, y
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