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Mari took one bite, then tondering how long she could be expected to survive this agony Eating breakfast like there was nothing to be said It was a complete farce after their intimacy of the day before

There was nothing to fault in his behavior Nothing It was perfectly polite But it was clear he was distancing himself

It was cold as hell

She wanted to ask hi to you? Wanted to say how much she appreciated how he’d taken care of her But she couldn’t He was acting like it had ether in his suite was an ordinary occurrence It was no

The bite she was cheent doith difficulty There was only so long she could keep this up She was still raw froht that she’d fallen for Luca For hi and it hurt Made her wonder if she’d i If he’d only been placating her because she’d been so distraught

She put down her fork, keeping her ed him, had ment still was

“Thank you for breakfast, but I need to go now”

She pushed out her chair, avoiding his gaze

“There’s no need You can refresh yourself here, Mariella I’ht to your office from here”

Oh, he had it all planned out He’d had lots of tiht while she’d slept, no doubt His consideration was hardly touching Nothing he could have said or done thiscould have made her feel worse than this politeness

“You have it all planned out, don’t you Luca?” She struggled to keep the tre and you were the i I was You’ve planned it froer, how to handle your sister, how to handle me”