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It was a morning of uncertainty.

Matteo and Diana slept in separate rooms last night. They had both had an uncomfortable discussion.

Their talk had led nowhere and they were both at a stalemate. They had both left for work at different times even though neither slept well the previous night.

Diana left the home earlier than her husband because she wanted to be out of the house as soon as possible. She still could n Iot trust herself around Matteo yet.

She got off the bed at exactly six thirty and went to the bathroom to brush her teeth. She mentally picked out her outfit for the day as she got into the shower.

When she was done having her bath, she dried herself thoroughly with her white towel and wrapped another on her hair so the towel could absorb the water in her hair.

She went to her mirror stand and sat down on the stool to apply her light makeup. She thought about Nicholas and why he was suddenly absent from work.

She hoped he did not go along with Matteo's ridiculous assignmen