Chapter 14 - THE HOUSE BY THE PARKThey moved into a brick house near Lincoln Park.
No penthouse.
No private elevators.
No fortress.
Just a yard.
A kitchen.
A bedroom.
A place where Ethan could leave toys everywhere.
Arthur hated the security.
Luca ignored him.
Margaret cooked.
Claire quietly ordered pizza afterward.
Ethan built miniature construction sites across the living room.
Luca tried to teach him how cranes worked.
Ethan crossed his arms.
"You don't know cranes."
Luca stared.
"I own a construction company."
"Mom says owning things doesn't mean you know things."
Claire nearly choked.
Luca slowly looked at her.
"Interesting parenting philosophy."
"I stand by it."
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For the first time in decades, the Moretti-Bellini family sounded like an ordinary family.
And Claire loved that.
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