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And another of his father’s sayings: Forgiveness is one of the greatest things you can give yourself and others

It was al and in his cryptic way, he was guiding his son But Enzo just couldn’t brush aside what his parents’ secret had done to his sisters It wasn’t right Maybe his father should have taken some of his own advice

“Enzo—” Sylvie’s voice put a halt to his thoughts “—if you don’t want to go, you can just say so You don’t have to scowl at me”

He was scowling? He hadn’t realized his thoughts had transformed onto his face With concerted effort, he smoothed the frown lines “Sorry It wasn’t you I just had a memory”

“Of your parents?”

He nodded “It was of my father He used to share with me these little bits of wisdom”

“Like what?”

Enzo told her what he could re about his parents, he started to see the this estate with nary a hiccup When you scratched beneath the surface, they were flawed individuals But when you went even deeper, they were loving parents

“Maybe you should reconsider selling the estate,” she said

He shook his head

“But you have good memories Maybe not all of them are happy—”

“Sylvie, stop!” He paused as though reining in his frustration “It’s too late”

“But you haven’t signed any papers yet—”

“I gave my word”

“That’s not the sareement”