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“I don't want this to end any more than you do. But we both knew this day was possible;
strike that...inevitable. I need to think of my legacy.”
“But if Joanna bears nothing but daughters and stillborn sons....”
“If not Joanna, then I'll need a second wife.”
“I could be that second w --”
“It is too late for you, Bianca my sweet.” My sweet. A death sentence, those two words.
He continued, “Let's not make this harder than it already is. You can continue to live in the casa
I built for you, but we...I can't see you any longer. I'm sorry. Truly. It was a wonderful twelve
years.”
He rose, kissed her gently on the forehead, and left her.
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