chapter 54

{"messages":[{"id":845470645,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( She stiffened )"},{"id":845470646,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"Your mother ?!! ..."},{"id":845470647,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"She’s what I like to call an independent thinker ..."},{"id":845470648,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Until this moment, Jillian had been almost excited about arriving in Paterno in sicily ..."},{"id":845470649,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"She enjoyed travel and usually loved the moment she stepped off an airplane, thrilled by the sense of freedom and possibilities that came from being somewhere new .."},{"id":845470650,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Every place had a different feel and unique energy. But all sense of wonder abruptly disappeared .."},{"id":845470651,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( His hand remained on her back )"},{"id":845470652,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"This might be rough ..."},{"id":845470653,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"But just remind yourself that you will survive ..."},{"id":845470654,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( Her heart fell )"},{"id":845470655,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"" His mother sounded awful ... ""},{"id":845470656,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"You’re telling me her bark is worse than her bite ? ..."},{"id":845470657,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"No ..."},{"id":845470658,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( His dark eyes narrowed )"},{"id":845470659,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"I’m telling you that no one yet has died from her bite ..."},{"id":845470660,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"And that is really not very comforting ..."},{"id":845470661,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( smiled suddenly and his dark eyes glinting with humor )"},{"id":845470662,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( Then he dropped a kiss on her lips )"},{"id":845470663,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Oh, she also thinks we’re radiantly happy, and completely in love. Can you manage that ? ..."},{"id":845470664,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( She pressed her lips together )"},{"id":845470665,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( Her mouth tingling from his brief kiss )"},{"id":845470666,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"She wished he’d kiss her again ..."},{"id":845470667,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"There was something dangerously addictive about him ..."},{"id":845470668,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"I’ll try ..."},{"id":845470669,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( smiled again )"},{"id":845470670,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Good luck ..."},{"id":845470671,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"And then they were walking once more, closing the distance between them and the waiting cars ..."},{"id":845470672,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Jillian’s high heels made faint clicking sounds on the tarmac but her gaze was fixed on Vittorio’s mother ..."},{"id":845470673,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"She looks youthful, even glamorous in her ice-blue suit with a matching high heels with the same color ..."},{"id":845470674,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He hair was in a style which highlighted her elegant features ..."},{"id":845470675,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( stood back as Vitt embraced her warmly )"},{"id":845470676,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"And then Vitt introduced his mother to Joe ..."},{"id":845470677,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"" How could this woman be Vitt’s mother? she is very young ... ""},{"id":845470678,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( turning to Jillian now, and extending a hand )"},{"id":845470679,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Madre, this is my wife, Jill ..."},{"id":845470680,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Note : ( Madre ) means mother ...."},{"id":845470681,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( he said while drawing Jillian all the way forward )"},{"id":845470682,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Jill, this is my mother, Teresa Di Severano ..."},{"id":845470683,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Up close Jillian could see that Teresa d’Severano wasn’t quite as young as Jillian had first thought ..."},{"id":845470684,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"But neither did she look like a woman in her mid-fifties ..."},{"id":845470685,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Jillian didn’t know if it was genetics or technology, but Teresa looked as Vitt’s sister not his mother ...."},{"id":845470686,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Jillian wants to make the best impression possible. So she Summoned all her confidence as well as a warm smile ...."},{"id":845470687,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( extended her hand )"},{"id":845470688,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Di Severano ..."},{"id":845470689,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( gave her a long, level look )"},{"id":845470690,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( ignored Jillian’s hand )"},{"id":845470691,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"You’re the woman that trapped Vittorio ..."},{"id":845470692,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"" So that’s what they think happened ... ""},{"id":845470693,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"" That Vittorio, the adored oldest son and the apple of his mother’s eye ... ""},{"id":845470694,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"" Had been ensnared by a villainous American gold digger ... ""},{"id":845470695,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Jillian only wished she was half as sneaky and manipulative as his family imagined ..."},{"id":845470696,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( Dropped her hand and struggled to keep her smile )"},{"id":845470697,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"I’ve heard a lot about you ..."},{"id":845470698,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( cold smile )"},{"id":845470699,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"That’s strange . I never heard a word about you .."},{"id":845470700,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( sensed the situation )"},{"id":845470701,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Ahemm ...."},{"id":845470702,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( gestured toward the car )"},{"id":845470703,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Mother, why don’t we continue our conversation on the way to home ? ..."},{"id":845470704,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( patted his arm )"},{"id":845470705,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Why don’t you and the baby take one car , and Jill and I will take another? ..."},{"id":845470706,"character_id":20373944,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"This way she and I can spend a little bit of time getting to know each other ..."},{"id":845470707,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"to be continued ...."},{"id":845470708,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"don’t forget to Vote , Like , comment , subscribe and give me some gifts , if you liked this chapter ... ud83eudd70ud83eudd70ud83eudd70ud83dude0dud83dude0dud83dude0d"},{"id":845479678,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"And if you gives me 5 votes , i will release the next chapter immediately ...ud83dude0dud83dude0dud83dude0d"},{"id":845470732,"character_id":20373944,"type":3,"position":1,"image_path":"contribute/fiction/3285001/chatstory/50638/1635974100756.jpg","image_width":368,"image_height":386}]}