The next morning, the De Filippi mansion was full of life. Ella laughed with Moira while Bastien watched them with crossed arms. Ara smiled at Ella’s antics, while Lucca held her from behind.

—“I know without a doubt Ara will be happy with him,” thought Kate.

Bastien, who had been watching Ella’s craziness seriously, smiled when he saw Kate, a glint appearing in his beautiful amber eyes. He walked toward her confidently and hugged her, kissing her lips.

—“Good morning, princess. I didn’t want to wake you, you were sleeping so well…”

—“Sister-in-law!!!” —shouted Ella, hugging Kate—. “Are you ready for the gala dinner next week?”

—“Dinner? Gala?” —Kate asked.

—“Yes, remember I told your friends?” —Bastien said with a seductive smile.

—“Yes, I remember… but you didn’t say it was a gala.”

—“Well, it is a gala,” —he smiled, brushing his nose against hers.

—“That’s why Moira and I came. Every year we go on behalf of the De Filippi family. You must look stunning—my brother used to be swarmed