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She shrugged. “I don’t know. But certainly nothing that elaborate. And you even filmed my villa.”
“I thought it should show people exactly what they’d be missing by not getting married there.”
Excitement and anticipation bubbled up in her and she acted without thinking by throwing her arms around Leo for a hug. It was when she leaned into him—when she breathed in his clean, masculine scent—that she realized she’d overstepped. His body remained stiff, as though she’d caught him off guard.
She quickly pulled back. “Sorry. I just lost my mind for a moment there.”
“I take it you approve?”
She eagerly nodded her head. “I do.”
And now the pressure was on her to do something extra special for him. She just had no idea what that might be. But she would think of something.
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
BUZZ. BUZZ.
She didn’t have time for phone calls.
Still, Bianca couldn’t just ignore the call—not until she knew who was on the other end. She removed the phone from her purse. Her heart stilled in her chest when she saw the name of her family’s attorney flash on the caller id.
There was no way this was anything but bad news. She’d been dreading this day for the longest time. And now it was here.
Maybe she should just ignore it. She could let it ring over to her voicemail. After all, today was the royal wedding. Giselle and Leo were counting on her to make this day go smoothly for everyone.
She had to bring her very best game today. She couldn’t be upset. But she also couldn’t be distracted wondering what the attorney wanted.
With great trepidation, she answered the call. “Hello. This is Bianca Bartolini.”
As she said her name, she wondered how much longer she would have a right to it. When all was said and done, would everything about her life be a lie—even her name?
“Ms. Bartolini, this is Lando Caruso,” the family’s attorney said. “I’ve spoken with your brother and sister. They’ve informed me you’re out of the country.”
“That’s correct. I’m working on a wedding.”
“I see.” His voice didn’t give any hints as to what he was thinking. “T
he reason for my call is that the testing facility says they’ll have the DNA result in a couple of days.”
“Oh.” Her heart was heavy and sank all the way down to her silver heels. Not wanting to have any witnesses to her utter meltdown, she said, “Can you give me the results over the phone?”
“No. The agreement with your siblings was that the results would be revealed when you were all in the same room.”
“Right.” She recalled making that agreement. It seemed like a lifetime ago.
“How soon will you be returning home? As you can understand, your siblings are quite anxious for the results.”
She understood very well. “The wedding is today. I’ll be able to fly home tomorrow or the next day.”
“Very well. I will arrange to be at the villa on Tuesday. Will that give you enough time?”
“Y-yes.” Her stomach shivered with nerves.
They ended the call and then Bianca stood there as though in a trance. This could very well be the end of her life as she knew it. With the results at hand, the stark reality of her future was daunting.
Knock. Knock.
Her future and the uncertainty of that future would have to wait for another time. She had a wedding to oversee. And absolutely nothing was going to go wrong today. She owed both Giselle and Leo her undivided attention.
