Chapter 14
Pilar had never felt so cold and it wasn’t the air conditioning of the ballroom. The high ceiling and white and gold overlay, the white cloths and gold chairs, made the reception elegant and sophisticated. She kept her gaze on her daughter, Luke, Caro’s new husband, who stood by the door greeting guests still, and then looked to her son and his family. They were happy and that was all that truly mattered.
Samuel’s daughter Valentina seemed isolated and sad, but that was clearly his issue as she had no right to interfere with how he raised his daughter.
As everyone left the cocktail party and headed into the reception hall, she kept an arm’s length between her and Samuel.
Her chin began to tremble and her eyes felt watery. This wasn’t good. Crying never solved anything so she
