Chapter 114

• Olivia froze, startled. She hadn’t realized he was there until he called her name. Turning around, she saw Ignazio standing behind her — tall, composed, and unreadable.
• “Zio!” Ayeleen’s tone instantly shifted to a whine as she rushed toward him, her sudden sweetness making Olivia frown. “Zio, how could you let someone as rude as her work with you and take care of Gianna all this time?” she complained, clutching the sleeve of Ignazio’s suit and shaking it lightly like a spoiled child. “Did you hear how she just insulted me?” she whimpered again, brushing her cheek as if Olivia’s words had wounded her deeply.
• The whispering resumed among the onlookers, filling the air with tension. Olivia felt her chest tighten under the weight of their stares.