His Ex-wife Is An Heiress (Amara and Tobias) novel Chapter 10

Half an hour ago。

“How long has it been?” The blonde male with brown eyes and similar appearance asked Amara as he led her towards a seating area. Holding a chair open, he added. “Three years?”

“Four.” Amara corrected as she sat down, whispering a small ‘Thank you’ towards his gesture. She waited till he had settled down in front of her before asking. “How’s life in Italy been treating you, Lorenzo?”

“Wonderful actually. I wouldn’t have left if not for the fact that Grandfather wants me to assist you a little since you’ve come to your senses.”

Amara chuckled at his words. Lorenzo, her older brother, always had his ways with words, just like their grandfather. But even at that, she was glad he was here.

“I’m really glad you’re here, Lorenzo.” She admitted, earning a smile from her older brother. But the smile quickly faded and he said.

“Can I ask a question, Amara?” She nodded. “Why…why did you keep your identity hidden from Tobias for so long?”

“Is that…is that really the first thing you want to discuss in years?” Amara chuckled lightly, hoping that she could ward off the concern evident in Lorenzo’s eyes. But it didn’t waver and he looked determined in getting an answer.

Sighing, she lowered her head. “Because I was stupid. I thought I could get Tobias to love me for ‘me’ and not my identity. I thought,” She paused, taking a second to think her next words through before saying it. “I thought we could build a family like what mom and dad had.”

“And now?” Lorenzo’s vague question had her glancing at him. “Don’t you want to reveal your identity to him? You can save your marriage if you do so. You can have him begging-“

“No,” She interrupted, gently shaking her head. “I don’t want that. This marriage, his heart, I don’t want any of it. And I sure as hell don’t want him loving my title rather than me as a person.”

Lorenzo signed and his expression became soft. “You’re really giving up, huh?”

Amara smiled, genuine and childlike, one that could only ever be shown to those she truly cared about.