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He stuck his finger beneath the flap and yanked, opening the envelope His heart pounded in his chest as he recalled the nightmare that had unfolded after they read their mother’s journal

Please don’t let this be like that

Enzo withdreo sheets of paper with his father’s handwriting His instinct was to ski that was going to upset his sisters, but he knew that wasn’t fair to the secrets?

Enzo cleared his throat and began reading aloud

“Enzo, Bianca and Gia, I apologize for what you have gone through with the contest to win the estate Your mother told me not to do it, but I didn’t want any of you tofor the villa you’ve each had a chance to figure out what the place means to you I know that each of you loves the estate, perhaps for different reasons, and that’s okay But without the contest it would be easy for each of you to forget itsJust as your e that for a ot what it meant to both of us I can tell you all that your mother is the love of my life And I believe she feels the same for me We experienced troubles in our tih she would vehe the vineyard that I forgot about the importance of faet your family is your priority Their love, safety and happinessthis letter, it er with you But never doubt we’re looking down upon each of you, cheering you on and loving you all And hoping that each of you finds the one great love in your life like your mother and I have done I hope by now the three of you have found your way back to being fa you apart, the three of you would coether closer than ever We love you We alill

Papá and Mamma”

When Enzo finished reading the letter, stunned silence filled the room His sisters swiped at their damp eyes Enzo blinked repeatedly

It took Enzo time to absorb what he’d read His parents ainst the one mistake after the next?

And then he re else his father had told hi up No matter what

“Ithe silence, “but he’s right I feel closer to both of you than I have since ere kids”

“I agree,” Gia said

Enzo wasn’t sure he’d heard the up about the secret?”

His breath caught in his chest as he waited for their collective answer He knew he didn’t deserve a pass If it had been reversed and they’d kept him in the dark, he’d have been very upset But it didn’t keep hiiveness

“You should have told us,” Gia said

“You should have trusted us” Bianca looked ry