Ginevra “Babe!” I turn around with a smile as soon as my brain recognizes who the husky whisper belongs to. “Why have you been ignoring me?” Ruggerio presses a chaste kiss on my lips and sits down beside me at the table. “Forgive me. Your brother thought it was for the better as we didn’t want to provoke Tommaso and get you hurt.” “It’s OK. I guess I deserved getting ghosted a little bit myself.” “Bs, babe. You know exactly what you would have deserved, and we were so close.” He smirks at me, and I push him lightly while pursing my lips. “Such a pervert.” Just as he is about to say something more, the woman enters the kitchen again. She shouts against Ruggerio, telling him to let me eat in peace. “Yeah, yeah.” Ruggerio murmurs while he starts filling his plate with food. I chuckle

