These words nearly scared Giovanna into throwing him back onto the wheelchair.
"You misunderstood. I only promised your grandfather that I could make you walk again. I'm a woman of my word." She was merely fulfilling a promise she made to someone else. Antonio raised an eyebrow, a knowing smile spreading across his face.
The man didn't seem discouraged in the slightest. Instead, he reached out and gently pinched her delicate earlobe, his voice a magnetic purr. "Has anyone ever told you that your ears turn red when you lie?"
Startled, Giovanna immediately touched her ears. Feeling nothing, she saw Antonio's lips curl up into a smirk. Giovanna had never been toyed with like this before. She immediately threw a punch at his waist, but Antonio nimbly dodged it.
Her eyes narrowed. Giovanna
