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Lago di Como, 2010
Ariana tipped her face to the sun, feeling the warmth on her cheeks as Alessandro steered the yacht across the lake. It was such a glorious, sunny day, and when Alessandro had suggested a ride on the lake, she thought, why not?
After all, she had been scheduled to be on vacation. Without the intended husband, but still, she deserved to enjoy herself.
As her aunt had told her this morning, You can stay in your room and cry, or you get on with life and enjoy yourself. Despite Ariana’s complaints, Ruby had then pushed open the curtains in her bedroom to let in the morning rays.
When Alessandro turned up just after lunch, she had been properly nourished by the purple-haired Livia, who was an extraordinary cook and kept insisting that Ariana was too thin.
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