One could hear a pin drop, the dining room was so silent. It took an uncomfortably prolonged moment for other glasses to join Demetrio’s and the Di Falcos’ already raised in the air. Even then there were three still on the table. Namely: Angelo’s, Cristiano’s and Raven’s. She did not raise hers because she did not consider herself to be part of this family of theirs when gaining the smallest amount of information was a chore akin to pulling teeth. She assumed April raised hers only to prove to Ciro that she was perfectly comfortable where she was living at the mansion. She could hazard a guess as to why Angelo and Cris did not join in the gathered merriment of the group. It was no secret that they harboured resentment towards this family. The question was ... why? Why did they hold on so t
