VICTORIAStephanie looked at me, then at Marcella, who was putting on her best show on the floor.Someone knocked on the door, and I could already see the disaster heading our way.“Stephanie, it’s not what you think... I can explain...”She lifted a hand, cutting me off.Like it was the most normal thing in the world, she pulled the door open a crack and spoke to what sounded like staff.“Nothing happened. Just a small accident with a clumsy guest. I’ll handle it,” she said, calm as ever, shut the door, and turned back.Then she walked toward me, sexy as always, drop-dead gorgeous, wearing that easy smile that said, «No big deal».“I’m a little late for lunch and you’re already getting into it,” she said, completely ignoring Marcella, who’d dialed down the drama.I think Marcella was even more stunned than I was.“I didn’t know... I was having lunch with you,” I said under my breath, glancing sideways at Marcella as she tried to get up.“The Patriarch... always a man of few words. I
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