‘Why?’

‘Better to let him get it out of his system now than at the wedding.’

‘He’s not coming to the wedding. I’ve told him he’s not welcome.’

Even though the movement hurt, he couldn’t stop the smile forming. ‘You don’t mean that.’

‘Don’t I?’

‘No, you don’t.’ He knew how close the Mondelli siblings were.

‘I told you, I don’t like being told what to do. I’ve had it up to here with my brother thinking he can run my life.’ She slumped onto the single sofa and rubbed her eyes, smudging her make-up. ‘Did you know I always refused to do any work for the House of Mondelli?’

aware of that—Rocco always said he thought it was a shame, as your fashion

I thought our relationship had reached the stage where he regarded me as his equal,

he has to accept I’m not a child any more. I’m an adult. I make my own decisions. He doesn’t have to like them but he has to at least respect them and if he can’t do

news was a shock

blinked rapidly and swallowed. ‘So much for averting a scandal; how long do you think it’ll be before

need for the press to

perfectly plucked dark brow. ‘We were seen by at least a dozen people leaving the House of Mondelli, you with an ice pack stuck to your nose. Have you looked in the mirror?’ She didn’t give him

dark sunglasses. No one will

‘That’s not even funny.’

herself into a state, he leaned forward and spoke forcefully. ‘There will be no scandal.

‘How?’

We will send out a

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