He lifted his head, clearly a man carrying a heavy burden in his heart. "And two hours later, I was told I was the father of a healthy baby girl"—he sighed as a couple of tears coursed down his cheeks—"and a widower. It was the best and... worst night of my life."
"Oh my god," Alice could barely mutter before her hand covered her mouth. Tears ran down her cheeks a second later. "Oliver..."
The rest were as quiet as church mice.
"Yeah, what can you do." He faked a smile and wiped off his tears before he buried back those excruciating memories with a deep sigh. "After the funeral, Antonio and Francesca insisted that I must stay with them until I graduated. They were very attached to Michela as she was the only thing they had... left from Bianca, and I couldn't say no to them, not after wh
