Livvy paused, knowing the topography of this conversation was littered with mines. In the early months of their relationship, Dominic had seemed to revel in the warmth of her family; he’d been charming and funny, and her parents had adored him from the outset. It had seemed to Livvy that he’d embraced the opportunity to be part of a functional, loving family. But more recently she’d been aware of snatches of resentment creeping in, moments when Livvy’s closeness to her family seemed to emphasise Dominic’s estrangement from his. And after the events of the past fortnight – his mother’s
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