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Now that Raphael wasPia, there would be no contest for the CEO position With 70 percent of the controlling stock in his hands, no one would ever again rival Raphael’s powerful position No one would ever take away thefro, his power

For that was the only thing that defined Raphael Mastrantino

And that poas the only reason he had proposed to Pia

Because, she kneithout doubt, Giovanni would have given Raphael Vito Auto in return

A ring on her finger

With Gio nowhere to be seen, and fa as early as four, Pia found no respite anywhere in the house Not that she could escape the hts if she were alone

At the risk of see churlish to Portia and Raphael’s sisters, she had refused to dress for the party At least not until she saw him Not until she cleared up this matter with him

Dressed in jeans and a sweatshirt of Raphael’s that she had borrowed froht, she was about to bolt to a café in the village when sorabbed her and pushed her into Gio’s study, thankfully e relatives

Raphael stood leaning against the door, devouring her as hungrily as she did him

The sight of hih her that she swayed His clothes for once weren’t perfect, his eyes sported dark circles

And yet he was so dear to her heart An extension of herself

Other things were more important to him than her Even that she had accepted But if the very foundation, the existence of their relationship was because she was Gio’s heir—could she live with that?

“Ciao, bella”

“Did you just get back from Tokyo?”

“Not ten o”