Chapter 21 - BIANCA MARRIES SOMEONE ELSE

Bianca remarried at forty-six.
Twelve years after our canceled wedding.
His name was David Mercer.
Architect.
No Mafia family.
No alliance.
Small ceremony in Maine.
I knew only because Salvatore told Michael, who told me because lawyers are structurally incapable of letting gossip die.
Livia was fifteen? Timeline mismatch. Let's align: Livia was around 15-16. Fine.
Bianca sent no invitation.
Correct.
Months later, she sent one note through Dr. Morris’s former office because she wanted Livia to know something.
I got married. I wore my own mother’s earrings. No one had to remove anyone else’s memory for me to feel like the bride.
Livia read it.
Then:
“Good for her.”
May you like
That was all.
Growth without reunion.