Chapter Twenty-two
Adria wrapped her son in a warm embrace. “Darling, it’s so good to see you. How was the honeymoon? And where is my beautiful daughter-in-law?”
Ivo tried not to show how shock he was at his mother’s appearance. In the two weeks since he’d seen her, at his wedding, she seemed to have lost more weight.
Her cheekbones were prominent and there was a grey pallor to her olive skin. He tried to smile. “Sofia’s just down the hallway, talking to her ex-step-father.
She wanted to tell him herself that she wanted nothing more to do with him. She’ll be along soon.”
“Good, good. I have missed the two of you.”
Ivo looked around. “Where’s Dad?”
Adria rolled her eyes. “Out buying me gifts, I should think. Poor Walter, he really doesn’t know how to handle my illness, so he tries to
