"I didn't handle it well," Vee said.
Luca looked at her, but she kept her eyes on the phone lying dead and silent on the little table.
"Now she hates me," Vee continued. "I should have let the thought sink in first. I should have let her grieve before just diving into legal nonsense like Voss was standing in the room with a warrant." She let out a shaky breath and rubbed her forehead. "I just… I wanted to…" She stopped, searching for the words.
"I know," Luca said. "I know what you were trying to do," he said. "Ricardo is important to her. He is tied to a part of her life."
Vee swallowed.
"And honestly," Luca continued, "she is going through a lot of emotions right now. Number one is guilt that she moved on with Marco without giving Ricardo a second thought."
"Look at you being emotionally mature."
Luca gave a small shrug. "I have my moments."
"I have never seen her anger directed at me," Vee whispered.
