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He was . . . how do you say in English? Oppressore? Tiranno? ” “A tyrant?” I offered. “Sì! Tyrant!”
Oh my goodness her father was notttt liked oof
because I didn’t want to miss breakfast.
Same i love breakfast
still couldn’t believe I was even here. Why in the world had Anton included me?
But I had never confided in anyone about my mother’s secret. It was mine alone to bear.
What is the secret?!
“This is Kate Wilson,” Maria said to me, gesturing toward the older blonde woman, “Anton’s ex-wife. She’s here from California. And this is
Sofia Romano . . .” Maria struggled for the right words. “A friend of Anton’s.”
Oh my goodness dud anton her departed father have multiple relatipnships
“Sì. Anton’s mistress. Not the first one, but she got lucky, being the one who was with him at the end. Honestly, I can’t imagine that he would have left her anything. He wasn’t a fool, and he gave her plenty while he was alive. There was some talk about a necklace that would pay for a flat in Rome for an entire year. I suppose she did deserve something for sticking around when he was cantankerous. She certainly was devoted. Although
“You wouldn’t stand a chance otherwise, because this family has a talent for making life far more difficult than it has to be. Everything is a battle.”
Ugh what has she gotten into therell be debious familial secrets reveaked abd dysfunction
“I just wonder how this generation is going to turn out. I mean, look at them. They hardly talk to each other. What’s going to happen when Chloe grows up and has a baby? Will she be pushing a stroller down the street and looking at her phone, ignoring her child? What about language skills? How will babies learn to talk when their mothers are barely present? Chloe could be sitting on a park bench in a playground
Its trus this geerayion hhs beonee so disengaaegd from reality abd deom intersponal skills due to he advent ad advancemee and the seemikngly archetypal utilization lf soxial media and social outlets or technological agents ro be the ptimary source of ommuhnication o of immersion in rehard toscceity
It’s going to melt their brains, and heaven help me when they hit the teen years.”
have a few illegitimate rug rats, and never even have to meet them.”
SO they are connected to anton
“As for the business of Maurizio Wines, which includes the winery and all its inventory, buildings, and equipment, nine hundred hectares of land in Tuscany, and all its cash holdings—this has been bequeathed to Fiona Bell.”
FIon got the business??? WHyyy all of tha and can she hndlerat
“I’m very sorry. I don’t know what happened back then. All I know is that my mother spent a summer here—with my dad, her husband—and I was born in the United States after they went home.”
Maybe anton truly loved fionas momthe most so it makes sene everythingwas gien to fiona once hepassed i guess
“I’m not being a jerk. You knew he was a womanizer when you married him. And you must have known he was marrying you for this.” Connor gestured
IS every man in this story a womnizer wndubfqithful
But she was so madly in love with Alan—rich, handsome Alan—and she wanted desperately to be loved and married and to have children and a beautiful, perfect life that all her friends would envy.
ANd evryoneeems to be out for money theii mo
But maybe there’s no such thing as perfect, and I think I just need to eat some pasta and not worry about it.”
I was starting to hyperventilate. I’d always felt a little guilty for keeping such a big secret from my dad all these years, even though it was for his own good, but surely this made it worthwhile. Never mind how I would explain the sudden change in our financial situation to Dad and Dottie when I got home. I’d figure out something.
But like he kept so kuch from her mommm
Maybe she was the great love of his life.”
Thats wgat o think
“But if Anton really loved her, wouldn’t he have tried to fight for me or get to know me? Unless he never found out about me until . . .”
She had once heard that women often married carbon copies of their fathers, but she had vowed never to fall into that trap.
Like oedious theory
You’d have to quit your job, and if I have to go to work, I’ll never finish the book.” He shook his head. “We’ve come so far. I’m almost there. If you could just be patient a little while longer, I’ll get published, and then everything will fall into place. You’ll be able to quit your job and be a stay-at-home mom, and we can live off the advance and royalties while I write another book.”
Ufhhh regresuve thinkinh eell it is aligninjg w thted tine
I’m Anton Clark.” Lillian exhaled heavily. “Well, this is awkward, Mr. Clark. I swear, we weren’t speeding or anything.”
Agaaa will lilliab have an affajr w anton at hder work
“It’s not a problem. I’ll make a phone call and arrange for you to start tomorrow, Lillian, instead of today, if you’re up to
Wait anton seens nice
“Sloane said that Anton was a hoarder,” I mentioned. “But this room doesn’t seem that bad.”
Yeah....a hoarder of women
“The shed” was
I bet the shed is high key gorgeous as anythinh less tgan gkamorous to a nton is bebeath him
“Me too. But can we put it behind us? I really don’t want to think about
Freddie seems so dustracted an unenthused by lillian is this why she cheats? To feek noticed
was happy to help. And the car’s working out fine?”
WAit was lillian fionas mother?!?!?! And thats why he gace the most to fiona cin the will? His fjrst true love
once read that people who are going through cancer treatment sometimes feel like the disease was a gift, no matter the outcome, whether they beat it or not, because they feel like their spirits are awakened.”
YWss like a blessing in disguise as yiu hav to come to terms with your own mortalityh more appreciaive
Socrates believed that true knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. So I guess
“It’s kind of gross, don’t you think? Who wants to read about your father’s sexual exploits from days gone by? But I suppose we all have to make sacrifices when the family business is at stake.”
Yuckkk
“Yep. I did a little digging today and found out that your mother worked here at the winery for a summer. She was a tour guide in 1986.”
Knew it her mom is lillian
“Basically, your everyday, garden-variety tyrannical monster.”
Maybe anton became like mean afyer lilliq left bc hewws jussagry at life an deprrsweddd
On the other side of that line was a deeper friendship with a man she found fascinating and very attractive. It was dangerous territory, to be sure.
His attention was focused on something in the notebook.
Yep shes gointo cheat sinc she feels negkected anunnoticed by freddie
It left her frustrated, both sexually and emotionally, and resulted in a sense of foreboding that kept her awake until dawn.
need to figure out how I’m going to explain to my seven-year-old daughter that her father didn’t mean to send her a dick pic. That he meant to send it to someone else. Think about that.”
Whoopssss
He remained to socialize with the group until they made their purchases and headed to their cars. When the last vehicle honked a good-bye as it pulled away from the gravel parking lot, Lillian
“Plenty. But isn’t that what life is about? Trying new things? Finding out what you love doing? Then taking a deep dive into it?”
Finding yourselfff
There was an obvious attraction between them. She’d be a fool to deny it. If anything was risky, it was this.
Ooof scandal i dont blame her as anton is always mia and doesnt pay atention
Shakespeare and Company. It has a desk, and I feel like I’ll get more done here.
Why? It wasn’t the first time Freddie had disappeared, mentally and emotionally, into another world when he was suddenly feeling inspired.
and I’m starting to wonder if I might have made a mistake when I married him.”
Ahhhhh she regrets marrying freddie
“I think part of the problem is that I’ve always been inclined to put his needs before my own. I have this inherent compulsion to do everything in my power to make sure that he’s happy. So I’m the one who supports us financially so that he can pursue his dream.
Yesss same displacing yoir owb needs tk take cReof of someone else
protected and nurtured when life throws curveballs. It works when both partners pull together, but the journey can’t continue for long if one partner unbuckles the straps and decides to ride in the wagon, because it’s easier, and because he knows his partner will keep pulling no matter what. Sometimes it can’t be helped.
A relationship is mutualistuc ajd nust operate as such fkr it to function opyimally...essenrusllyg he isnt PLING HIS WEIGHT
He sat back and stretched out. “The winery took up a lot of my attention that first year. I was busy, and she didn’t show much interest in the business side of things, much less the work in the fields. Harvesttime is backbreaking work. Long hours. That’s when she started to get homesick for LA.
Like freddie
“because sometimes that’s how I feel about Freddie’s manuscript. I know I can’t compete with his passion for his book,
They made love through the night, pausing only to sleep for brief spells until one of them
These plaques are like grave markers.”
“This one says Lillian. That’s my mom. Nineteen eighty-six. That’s the summer she spent in Tuscany.”
Knew itttt
Women often marry some version of their fathers, and according to Mom, our father was a lady-killer of the highest order.” She shook her head. “Sometimes I wonder if handsome, wealthy men are even capable of being faithful to one woman for the rest of their lives when younger women are always throwing themselves at them.”
