“Because I loathe you,” she finally looked up and met his gaze head on, hoping the words she spoke were reflected in her eyes. “You are a spoiled selfish man who cares nothing about anything unless it is what you want. I am done pandering to your whims. Get out and don’t come back.”
He shook his head. “This is not who you are.”
She tilted her head with incredulity. “Do you know what my last conversation with my grandfather was, Alessandro? It was me hearing him curse for the first time in my life because he felt guilty for not protecting me better from you. My last conversation with the gentlest man in the universe was filled with anger and guilt because he felt he did me a disservice. For the rest of my days, I have to live with the fact he died trying to protect me from you. Get out no
