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“But, Sylvie, you can’t This is your home”
She shook her head “Not any longer With today beingup to to the city and starting my search for a new job”
Two deep lines formed between Enzo’s brows In his eyes, she could see the wheels of his , but whatever it ouldn’t change her
He visibly sed “Don’t go”
“What?” Surely, she hadn’t heard him correctly
“Don’t leave Not yet”
“You want est mistake of your life?” She shook her head “I can’t do that My leaving nohile things are still amicable between us is what’s best for everyone”
His darkened gaze narrowed on her “I’ured out what’s best for everyone because I sure haven’t” And with that, Enzo stood and, without another word, he strode over to E of hooves, he rode away
Tears stung her eyes In truth, she couldn’t bear to see the estate sold For the first time since her mother died, Sylvie truly felt at home And it ith a very heavy heart that she would leave here
But she’d reinvented herself after her aze moved to the sketch pad on the blanket She would find a job as a seamstress It was steady, reliable work She definitely preferred a job in the background instead of dealing with nervous brides and anxious mothers
She sighed It was for the best Her baby was counting on her to provide a steady, loving ho Hadn’t she been taught that lesson over and o
ver?
Herlove Her ht, so hot, that it’d burned itself out Theirs had been a love-at-first-sight scenario They were engaged in aHerin their relationship was rush-rush Looking back now, Sylvie supposed that was just herhere and there until cancer struck her down and trapped her in bed Sylvie shoved aside the painful ie
Her parents’ love had been short, but her mother swore that it was one of those loves that was so all-enco that she would never love anyone else the way she’d loved Sylvie’s father Sylvie never understood what her et an idea because that night she’d spent with Enzo, fro the Eiffel Tower, to strolling through Paris, to winding up in his arht, had been like a love affair in fast-forward motion It all went by so fast and now all she had were the memories
No That wasn’t exactly true She had their baby