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“They are And thank you for helping me to remember” But she didn’t want to dwell on the past and all that she’d lost since then “So what’s in the box?”

She moved over next to him as he lifted the lid They both peered inside to find a beautiful cake The background hite frosting but the decorations were deep purple flowers, hunter green leaves and a gold vine winding its way around the cake as though it was some sort of wreath

She couldn’t help but think of the vineyard when she looked at the cake Sylvia wondered if his sisters had picked the decorations out intentionally Of course, there weren’t any grapes or barrels, but the color schereen leaves on a vine certainly resembled the vineyard She couldn’t help but wonder if Bianca and Gia were sending their brother ahim to keep the estate?

Sylvie’s gaze moved to Enzo His scowl had softened In fact, there was a s at the corners of his lips He liked the cake? And the re?

She glanced back at the cake and then realized she’d missed the rest of the decoration In the center of the cake in purple frosting was scrolled out To The Best Brother

“A” Sylvie smiled “That’s so sweet”

“But so not true” He closed the box

“Of course it is”

He shook his head “If it was, I wouldn’t have let them dohen they needed me most”

He walked away before she could respond Not that she knehat to say to that Enzo was being harder on hi the estate, but that didn’t make him a bad brother She had to help hi histhe estate

Why was everyonesuch a fuss?

Enzo placed the cake box on the kitchen counter His sisters knew he didn’t like a fuss being made over his birthday A card was fine It was discreet but , loud and eetting his birthday

Honestly, he couldn’t bla lives now He would, too As soon as he concluded the sale of the estate Which s she had scheduled They’d either have to hold off the sale or, preferably, move the events to another location He’d even pick up the tab forthem elsewhere

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