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“What? But your last name’s Liu. Your dad’s Chinese.”
“Yes, but my mom’s Italian-Albanian. And her sister ...
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“So Cosimo is your—”
“He’s my cousin.”
And so was Romolo...
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“You must’ve known all al...
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“...
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“I put it together during the winter break just before we graduated Valais Academy. My parents have nothing to do with the Ferraro business, but we still get together now and then. The subject of the Messeros came up at a big family dinner, and when someone said Rafaele Messero’s sisters went to a private school in Swit...
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“She turne...
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“So red. Like, horrific...
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“Okay. I’m ready for ...
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“Will you forgive me?”
“You hid a big part of your life from me. For a long time.”
“It wasn’t really my life until the...
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“My brother doesn’t talk to me about his business. I’m not involved in his companies. I was happy to live in Geneva, doi...
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“Is she back in New York...
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“She’s on a mission in Botswana. It’ll be over just in tim...
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“So what happened exactly? You fell for Cosimo and decided he's worth lea...
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“I…”
“I didn’t fall for him. It’s an arranged marriage.”
“Come again?”
“It’s okay. I always knew it would be this way. My brother picked Cosimo for me. It’s for the good of the family.”
“Fabi, do you like him?”
“Uh-huh. Sure.”
“Do you even know him?”
“A bit. Yeah.”
“Do you want to marry him?”
“I don’t have a choice. But honestly, it’s fine. That was the deal my brother made with Elena and I. We could live our lives in Switzerland, far from all of this, as long as when the time came, we’d return home and do our duty.”
“This isn’t okay. Right?”
“I know it must seem strange, but this is how that world works.”
“Seriously? So you’re okay with Fabi being forced to marry a killer?”
“Because he’s your...
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“Cosimo’s not going to hurt her, Mia. He’s ...
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“And how can you be so sure? Zo, back...
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“There are plenty of arranged marriages in the world. Not all of them are bad. My own parents’ marriage was set up b...
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“Look, Cosimo wouldn’t dare lay a hand on me. My brother would kill him if he did.”
“Fabs, I forgive you. And I’m not going to ditch you as a friend. Come on. You really think I’m capable of that?”
“I’m sorry for being such a coward.”
“You’re not. But no more secrets, okay?”
“No m...
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“Let’s toast and put this behind us. To us all being in th...
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“Your turn, Mia. What happened yesterday? With the broken lamp?”
“The lamp wasn’t like a…family heirloom, was it?”
“Not at all.”
“G...
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“Here’s what ha...
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“I told him there was no way I’d ever dress him,”
“I mean, I can’t believe he thought I might agree to something like that.”
“He’s out of hi...
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“I’m sorry, I’m still stuck on the fact that you two basically cuddled last night.”
