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#120 Agitating

Author: aisakura_chan
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-11 22:38:19

Nieve is 153 kilometers from the Milan city airport, where Raven’s plane landed.

They covered the remaining distance by car, as there was no other option. Nieve was a relatively remote area despite its popularity. It took effort to get there. The drive would take two hours, which Gia would not enjoy at all.

Nieve was a city Gia wished to forget, a city she no longer wanted to visit. It would only dredge up more painful memories that haunted her mind.

The scenery during the drive was breathtakingly beautiful. Winter in Italy was not so different from Vienna—sparkling white snow, architecture dominated by spired cathedrals, and pine forests that added to the enchanting views.

Yet such beauty was wasted on Gia, who couldn’t bring herself to enjoy it. Her thoughts were consumed by what she would do when she finally faced her family again—a family she utterly despised.

Raven, seated beside Gia, could sense her unease. Throughout the journey, he rarely let go of her hand, trying to ease her
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