Gio noticed the subtle changes in his sister but did not comment. Ever since the Conway family reached out, Arianne's attention had shifted. She reacted more slowly than usual, pausing at moments when she believed no one was observing her.
Gio lowered his gaze to the tablet resting on his knee. He knew acknowledging the Conways would reopen matters Arianne had long chosen not to revisit.
"Should I accompany you to the estate?" he asked, drawing Arianne's attention away from the proposal displayed on her screen.
Arianne lifted her head and considered the suggestion.
"Would you mind?" she asked.
Gio understood how the Conways viewed him. His presence represented a fracture in the narrative they had constructed after Ysabella Conway's death.
He did not answer immediately.
"I will go," he said at last.
He would not allow Arianne to face them alone.
