Since Calliope didn't say anything, Vincent took it to mean that she agreed. He looked around at the ridiculously big villa. Did she live there alone? When he'd arrived, he hadn't seen signs of anyone except Ayla and an old butler, Edmund Whitaker."Where is your family, Ms. Moore? How come they're not living with you?"He remembered Ayla saying that Calliope was only getting married to ease her family's concerns. But he hadn't seen anyone else yet. Calliope still didn't respond, so Vincent had no choice but to change tack. Since they couldn't engage in small talk, he decided to ask her about her condition. "Ms. Moore, would you mind telling me how you ended up in this state?"The rumors only mentioned that she'd been disfigured in an accident, but there were no details about her disability, illness, or the fact that she didn't have long to live. He had to know the root cause of her condition so that he could give her the right treatment.Had she been hurt in an accident? Or
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