7

LORENA

We’re taken through a set of glass doors at the back of the mansion, and stepping onto a veranda, my gaze keeps going over all the beauty, which I can’t help but notice.

The backyard is very big, and the lawn looks freshly cut. There are lounge chairs situated on either side of a rectangular pool, and the water looks as blue as the sky.

Potted flowers add color to the garden, and there are four large ones at every corner of the pool. The house and compound are bigger than Papa's own by a mile.

I noticed an older woman coming to greet him; he hugged her and led her to me.

“ Zia, this is Lorena, the younger Calvino daughter,” he conveyed.

“ Oh, you're so pretty. It's so sad you're not the one my Gulio wanted.” She argued.

“ This is Simona Svevo of La familia Svevo

She has been with me Since your Zio passed. May his soul rest in peace, "she said as she introduced her.

She is a stunning young woman Tall and slim, she’s wearing a red dress that could’ve come straight from a runway i