Luca’s mother stares blankly at Emeliana, and it makes her heart thump uncontrollably in her chest. Has she finally realized who Emeliana is? Great, now she’s gonna throw her out just like Julia had said. She shouldn’t have come here in the first place...
“Oh please, come here and give me a hug…” Mrs. Genovese laughs and it surprises Emeliana, making her raise her eyebrows slightly as she watches Luca’s mother advance towards her and embraces her tenderly. Emeliana is taken aback and how welcoming his mother is being, hesitantly wrapping her arms around her in return and resting her chin on her shoulder as she takes a quiet breath of relief. Emeliana chuckles slightly before Mrs. Genovese pulls away from her and places a soft kiss on both of her cheeks, then steps back to marvel at her, a
