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48. Forgiveness
"A memory is a star or a stain"
~D.J
Third person P.O.V:
Gloria was quick to divert the topic as soon as she noticed Valentina's nervous stature, the poor girl was already fear strickened by her son for now, she did not wanted to add more to the pile.
An hour flowed between the two of them, the empty tea cups placed carelessly on the side table as both of them lost themselves in their own little bubble.
Gloria found herself fascinated by the young girl infront of her by every passing minute. This girl was so innocent, beautiful and most of all she knew how to handle her son.
Alessandro was always a troublemaker but his tendencies never led to someone being hurt. Gloria was shocked when she found out about her son's behaviour towards his wife, although Christine did assure her that
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