Chapter 18: His Presence Puts Me At Ease
Bella
Returning home after so long was overwhelmingly emotional. I felt a shiver run down my spine as I stepped out of the car. I had to ask Paolo to wait a moment; I wasn't sure I could continue going inside.
Remembering the house when my parents were still alive and seeing it now so deteriorated on the outside broke my heart. I didn't have the means to maintain it, nor could I sell it and get rid of it; it was the only memory I had of them.
Seeing the garden being replanted by Paolo Milano's staff filled me with gratitude. No one had done so much for me, apart from my parents and my uncles, but after I learned the truth from Sofia, I now doubt that her parents ever cared.
"Of course, we'll go in when you're ready, Bella, come here," he says
