Chapter 162 Once Matteo

• Once Matteo had headed off to the billiard room, Isabella Valeri King moved from the loggia to the library. She sat at her desk, her work diary in front of her, giving some semblance of purpose. She’d opened it to the one date she wanted to discuss with Matteo when he came to say goodbye to her, but work was not on her mind.
• There was trouble between Matteo and Nicole—a sure sign they had connected on a personal level, but not a good result so far.
• Nicole stiffened up every time his name was mentioned. Even more so since her visit to the park. And there had been no need for her to work today. Even her argument that Sundays were best for chatting to the old Italian families held no weight since the current members of the family she was writing about had all been gathered here—an easy opportunity to get their input on any facet of the history.