DANTE's POV
The dinner went well, without any more surprises from Lorenzo who seemed to be having the time of his life engaging Francesca in conversations ranging from the weather to politics.
Francesca on the other hand was more than ready to provide answers and arguments to his incessant questions which was very unlike her.
He excused himself after dinner to see Cassandra who was still sulking over Francesca’s comment about her mother. She had refused to have dinner with us and I had insisted that they take her meal to her.
I remained sitting even after the table had been cleared and Francesca had retreated to our room. She did not seem to want to enjoy the sight of the sky from the deck and even the drawing board was still where it had been, untouched.
Marco took a seat in front of
