Vittoria's POV
"Nana, I-"
"Vivi! There you are! I've been looking for you," mother suddenly came, cutting off what I was about to say. I don't know whether I should be annoyed with her timing or be relieved by it.
"Why, mother?" I asked after looking at grandma with pleading eyes. I don't want my parents to know anything about it. If I could, I would spare them from all the pain.
The image of the queen when she saw the deceased body of her son came back to me. It is what my mother would probably look like when she finds out about my death. I could never do that to her...
She should not know about my death. I should survive this time.
"It's time for dinner. Why don't you join us, mother?" she asked grandma.
"I'm already done. Go ahead and eat," she waved her hand to dismiss us.
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