Later that evening, dinner was served just after sunset in the formal dining room, the table elegantly set with crystal, candlelight, and freshly clipped flowers from the garden. The long mahogany table stretched between them, but there were still too many empty seats. Olivia’s absence echoed in the room. Isabella and Ken were gone. The household, once bustling with conflicting energies, now felt thinned — haunted by absence, and filled with something unspoken.Ivy sat beside Lorenzo, her hand tucked lightly into his beneath the table. Across from them, Giulia was already halfway through her second glass of wine, visibly brightened by Ivy’s return.“You’re glowing,” Giulia declared, resting her elbow on the table and tilting her head. “Monaco looks good on you.”Ivy laughed softly, her cheeks warm. “Maybe it’s just the Mediterranean air,” she said.Lorenzo smirked. “No. That glow has a name, and it’s me.”Giulia rolled her eyes and muttered, “You wish.” To Ivy, she said, “It’s clearl
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