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“Maine.”
“And before that?”
“I’m half Italian, half Swedish.”
This seemed just acceptable to Matteo.
“And what do you do?” He asked.
“I work as an assistant to a fashion designer in Manhattan. But I’m working towards being a designer myself.”
“Working your way up in the industry?”
“That’s right.”
“Good. People your age seem to have forgotten about hard work and paying your dues.”
Lorenzo rolled his eyes, but Matteo paid him more attention.
“Did you get enough to eat, Mia?” Matteo said.
“Yes, thank you.”
“Eat more, you’re too skinny. No one likes a skinny girl.”
Mia laughed and picked up a bread roll from the basket on the table.
Matteo started talking to someone beside him. Lorenzo leaned in.
“He likes you.”
“Does he?” Mia asked.
“He wouldn’t have insulted you if he didn’t like you.”
Mia shrugged. She almost forgot that she wasn’t who she was pretending to be.
Almost.
Chapter12
The party was beginning to die down a bit, though the music still played and there were still guests on the dance floor.
It was dark, and Mia made her way into the house to find the bathroom.
She had a chance to look around now. The house was unbelievably luxurious, full of expensive furniture, artworks, sculptures.
Everything was spotless, no doubt cleaned by an army of maids every day.
Mia walked up the hallway towards the bathroom.
As she reached it, the door opened and Gabriella came out. She had a bit of white powder on her nose, and she rubbed it off.
Mia tried to walk past her, but Gabriella put herself in Mia’s way.
“He’s just using you,” Gabriella said.
“Sure,” Mia said.
