Chapter 189

• Fern's Perspective
• When I got home, I sat at the dining room table, staring down at the newspaper in front of me while my mind wandered far away. Giovanni's face, those deep eyes, and the aura that surrounded him seemed to pull me back to a past I couldn't escape. I had been so happy to see Giovanni, to feel the way he looked at me, and yet now, it felt like a distant memory.
• "Mom, how was the interview today?" Daniel suddenly jumped up from the couch beside me, looking at me mischievously.