Page 112 of The Sexy Billionaire

“I was thinking about accidentally dropping some nudes online after releasing our statement, that might take some of the pressure off you.” Giada laughs.

“Don’t think we need to go that far, but I appreciate the sentiment.”

“I’ll keep them in my back pocket, just in case,” she jokes.

“We’ll see you in a couple of days. Do you mind organizing it with Mamma and Papà?” Allegra asks.

“Consider it done.”

“Thanks, Gio,” Allegra says before hanging up.

That went better than expected. Fingers crossed they keep their word and this entire mess will be over soon.

“Your phone won’t stop beeping,” Paige says, nudging me awake.

Huh. What? I roll over and grab my phone, and sure enough, the thing is lit up like a Christmas tree.

“Fuck.” I sit up in bed and swipe open my phone.

“Is everything okay?” Paige asks.

I click on a message and see the headline –Italy’s sweetheart heartbroken.Great, they are painting me out to be the villain. I quickly scroll over to Giada’s socials, and that’s where I see it, she’s tagged me in the post.

Hi guys, it’s with a heavy heart that Giorgio and I announce we have gone our separate ways. It was a tough decision for us to make, but ultimately it was the right one. We realized that the love we have for each other is more as friends than anything else. Even though we made this decision to separate a while ago, we are both still healing from it. I understand this has come as a shock to my fans, but please do not troll either of our accounts during this time. Gio is not to blame, and I will notstand for anyone coming after him; he does not deserve that. I thank you for your love and support during this time.

Xoxo

Giada

“Fuck.”

“Gio, you’re scaring me,” Paige states.

“Here, read this,” I say, handing her my phone as I run my fingers through my hair.

“Oh,” Paige gasps.

“I know. She did it.”

“It’s a good statement,” she says, handing me back my phone.

My phone rings, and it’s Natalia. I pick it up. “I just saw,” I say, answering the phone.

“I can’t believe she did it. Why do you think she changed her mind?”

“I spoke to Allegra last night. They are coming back to Rome to talk to the parents.”

“Oh, that’s brave of them,” she says.

“It is. She wants all of us there when she tells them her secret.”

“No, I’m not going. I can’t support her,” Natalia states angrily.

“She needs us.”

“I don’t care, she’s a raging bitch.”

I pinch the bridge of my nose with my fingers, it’s too early for this shit. “Have you thought the reason she’s a raging bitch is maybe because she’s been trying to hide her secret?”

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