Chapter 19

"You look quite happy," Marco said with a grin as he looked at me through the rearview mirror. I turned my head to look at Antonia, who was still rooted to the spot. "Si," I replied happily. "After all, seeing someone who hates you be too scared to get on your bad side is a joyous occasion, no?" "Of course," Marco answered without any hesitation. I was in high spirits, but I still wanted to question him. "I thought you would think that I was acting despicably." "Why would you think that?" Marco asked, sounding a little panicked. "You're the treasure of the Scapuzzi family, Gina. I also cherish you a lot. I only worry that I'm not treating you well enough. Everything that you do is perfectly reasonable from my perspective. You deserve to live a carefree life." His voice was suddenly colored with loneliness as he continued, "You have no idea how much I wanted to take you away when you were with Stefano. I called you so many times. I would have taken you away the moment you gave the