Chapter 47
As Grace emerged from the walk-in wardrobe, her heart heavy with the weight of the decisions she knew she had to make, she was startled to find Alessandro sitting on the bed, his posture slumped and his head bowed in a rare display of vulnerability. Her initial instinct was to retreat, to avoid confronting whatever new turmoil had besieged their already fractured existence. But she couldn't ignore the sight of Alessandro, his shoulders trembling slightly with suppressed emotion.
Setting Anna down in her crib, Grace approached Alessandro cautiously, her voice tinged with concern as she spoke, "What happened now?"
Alessandro lifted his head slowly, revealing tear-streaked cheeks and eyes filled with a mixture of sorrow and resignation. "I'm sad that I won't ever be able to retu
