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“Easy,” Ivan said, holding out a glass of water for her.After drinking, she lowered her head and stared at her plate, wishing the ground would open and swallow her. Ivan sat beside her, looking far too calm but every now and then, she felt his eyes on her. Whenever she looked up, their eyes met, and every single time, Valeria quickly looked away.She was still too shy to look at him after what had happened between them, and Ivan seemed to enjoy it.Valeria noticed a small smile appear on his lips. “Stop smiling,” she whispered.“What? I didn't say anything.”“You don't have to.”“You're still blushing,” he said, leaning closed.“I'm not,” she lied.“You are.”Valeria quickly put another spoon of food into her mouth so she wouldn't have to answer him. Ivan chuckled softly. She was still smiling when the dining room doors opened, and Ivan looked up.His grandmother walked inside.“Grandma!” Ivan called, rising from his seat immediately.“Mrs Romano,” Valeria called, disbelief etched i

The next morning, Valeria woke up with only one thought in her mind. She needed to find the truth.She opened her laptop and continued searching through everything she could find about her father and Ivan’s parents.Old business articles, court records, and company reports. Anything that could tell her what happened all those years ago. Most of the information was useless because some records were incomplete, while others were missing completely.Valeria frowned as she stared at the screen.“Why is there nothing here?” she whispered.Then she clicked on another old article, and it mentioned a business deal between her father and Ivan’s father shortly before Ivan’s parents died. She read it carefully, then she noticed something. The article mentioned a warehouse.She quickly wrote down the address.“This might be something,” she murmured.She searched for the warehouse and discovered it was still standing. At least, according to the information she found. Valeria grabbed her bag and st

Valeria stood frozen as she watched Callista walk away with a satisfied smile on her face.“She’s going to Ivan,” Valeria whispered.Her stomach twisted. She knew Callista. There was no way she was going to Ivan simply to check on him. Ivan was hurting, he was angry with Valeria, confused by everything that had happened, and still trying to process the truth about their marriage. That was exactly the kind of opportunity Callista would use.Valeria tightened her grip around her phone.Why had Ivan agreed to see her? Why would he want anything to do with her after all the lies she told?.She thought about calling him. She wanted to ask him why he had agreed to let Callista come over.But what would she say? Are you with Callista?What are you doing with her? The questions sounded desperate even in her head.She locked her phone and dropped it onto the passenger seat. “I shouldn't care,” she whispered.But she did. She cared more than she wanted to admit. After a few seconds, she started