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Flavia’s beautiful dark eyes filled with stricken e, but I hesitated to say anything I a it”

Therese couldn’t deny it, but she didn’t want her uilty because of it It was hardly Flavia’s fault that the endometriosis was so painful Or anyone else’s for that matter

She reached out to touch Flavia’s hand “It’s all right Saying so would not have made a difference”

“On the contrary, had we known sooner, your treatlared sideways at Claudio “It’s hardly your mother’s fault”

“I did not say it was, but had you said so earlier, it would have been better for your own sake and much could have been avoided between us”

She couldn’t believe he was saying that in front of his faht now,” she hissed

“If that is your wish, but it is the truth”

She couldn’t quite stifle her sigh of irritation

To sound on the other side of the roo, fratelloat you”

“You find this funny?” Claudio asked, sounding far from amused himself

“You must admit, it is not like her,” Marcello said, his own eyes shi with amusement

Therese looked at both brothers and wondered what had gotten into them “You think the fact I am upset with my husband is a joke?” she asked with a puzzled frown

They were both usually more sensitive than that They were Scorsolini men, which meant they weren’t the most intuitive when it came to emotions, but this was odd even for the “You’ve got to admit, it isn’t like you, hon”

“The day your father and Claudio grilled me, you were really annoyed with thegie grimaced “I was sort of awed by you, to tell the truth”