Chiara
There was a short pause before Sylvia suddenly began laughing, as if my words had amused her.
My brows creased as I spared her a glance. Anyone else might’ve believed it, but I saw the tension in her jaw and the way her eyes sharpened.
Domenico didn’t act like anything had happened. He just kept feeding me and wiping my lips at intervals until his phone suddenly buzzed.
He glanced at it, and just like that, the relaxed look vanished.
His body went still, shoulders stiffening. I noticed immediately: something about that message had changed him.
He forced a smile as his eyes met mine. “Are you good now?” he asked.
I nodded.
He stood and dropped the dishes. “Give me a minute. I’ll be back,” he muttered and walked out.
As I watched him leave, my heart started beating faster. Th
