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And yet he was still wearing a three-piece suit, with not one hair out of place.

In fact, the only odd thing was his red tie was rumpled.

Walking next to him, arm in arm, was an absolute smokeshow of an Asian woman.

I was intensely curious –

But my joy at seeing him alive outweighed everything else.

“Roberto!” I cried out, then added cheekily, “Savior of the family, provider of war funds!”

I hugged him tightly as he laughed.

When I pulled back, I looked at the Asian woman. In addition to her stunning good looks, she exuded style and class.

Assuming she might not speak Italian, I asked in English, “And who might this lovely lady be?”

“Mei-ling, this is my brother Niccolo,” Roberto said in English to the woman. “Niccolo, this is Mei-ling – my fiancée.”

“Pleased to meet you,” she said in a sultry British accent.

I didn’t really register what she’d said.

I was still stuck on the word‘fiancée.’

I stared at Roberto and tried to say something –

But my mouth didn’t seem to be working.

“You’re witnessing an extremely rare occurrence, Mei-ling,” Roberto joked. “My brother lost for words.”

I looked at the woman, then back to my twin and switched to Italian. “What the fuck are you thinking?”

Roberto regarded me coolly as he said, “Speak in English.”

I wasn’t about to do an exact translation, so instead I said, “Given the circumstances, are you sure this is wise?”

He smiled. “As I told you once, I’m the most careful of us all.”

Well, I couldn’t really fucking argue withthat.

“…true…” I grumbled.

“And I assure you of this: marrying her will be the wisest decision I ever make.”

The woman beamed at Roberto, and he grinned back at her.

As I stared back and forth between the two of them, I had to admit, it was the absolute happiest I’d ever seen him.

Roberto was normally unemotional and incredibly reserved. For him to be constantly smiling like that –

It was the equivalent ofmedoing cartwheels and handsprings.

I wasn’t about to ruin my twin brother’s homecoming, so I mustered up what enthusiasm I could as I air-kissed the Asian woman. “Well, then… welcome to the family.”

“Besides, you should be happy you can thank her in person,” Roberto added. “She’s the only reason I got our money back.”

“Oh!” I said and playfully smacked Roberto with the back of my hand. “Why didn’t you lead withTHAT?!”

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