Chapter 57

• As the camera flashes illuminated her, she forced a smile of happiness and contentment onto her face, clinging to Sandro's arm, a carefully crafted display of marital bliss for the benefit of the ever-present paparazzi.
• Once they were out of earshot, however, her demeanor shifted, her tone becoming colder, more calculating.
• "My father has begun inquiring about grandchildren," she announced to Sandro, her words a carefully veiled threat.