I get a strong whiff of contracts worth millions, here, I thought to myself. These two are certainly not together for love. Mrs. Spergolini must be twenty years younger than her husband, to say the least!
The other elderly couple was part of what remained of the Brandi family, Alfredo and Liana, and they were two octogenarians in great shape, the only ones in the group that I considered weren’t attached to the God of money. Their eyes sparkled seeing the house restored to its former glory, which they had perhaps only witnessed at a young age.
"Really charmed to meet you, Dr. Ruggeri. If your intelligence is equal to your beauty, as I have been told, I am convinced that, as a guardian of public order, you will know how to look after this town wonderfully well!" began Mr. Alfredo.
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