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“What’s the problem, Emilio?” Gigi asks, rejoining us after Antonio leaves with Amara. “Luca is a safe driver, I promise.Genesis is in good hands.” She hops into the back seat with Pippa.

“She’s most definitely in good hands,” Luca says, his voice smug with confidence.

“I’ll drive her,” Emilio states, tugging me toward his Mercedes. “We’ll follow.”

“No way in hell will Cristian allow you to drive onto the property.” Luca shakes his head. “If you insist on being a pain in the ass, you can drive her most of the way. Then I’ll pull over and drive her the rest of the way.”

Luca slides into the driver’s seat and slams the door shut.

“He doesn’t like playing chaperone,” Gigi shouts through the open window. “He’s always like this. Don’t take it personally!”

Right now, I’d rather agree to Julian’s rules than Luca’s.

Luca isn’t the one saving my life right now, and I doubt Cristian would let him anyway. From what I’ve heard, Cristian doesn’t like outsiders. The wholeEmilio not allowed on his propertything further proves that point.

I follow Emilio back to his car that’s parked a few cars back from Luca.

As soon as we’re in the vehicle, Emilio tugs his phone from his suit jacket. “Did you know she’s going to the Marchetti mansion?” he asks into the speaker.

He nods a few times, listening.

My guess is, to Julian.

“Did you know Luca would be her Uber driver there?” Emilio stresses.

“So dramatic,” I grumble under my breath.

What does he think I’ll do with Luca?

Let him finger me in front of my friends?

I mean, I did lethimwatch Julian and me.

Emilio extends his phone to me.

I huff, taking it from him.

“Every time I let you out of the house, you cause trouble,” Julian says on the other end of the line.

“You’re the one who arranged girls’ night,” I argue. “It’s not my fault you have subpar event planning skills. Going forward, I’d suggest you allow me to arrange these.”

“I have a better idea. You don’t leave the house.”

“You caused this trouble. Not me.”

“Wrong,” he bites out. “You created this trouble when you caught Luca’s attention.”

“I can’t help it that my charm brings all the boys to the yard.”

Julian curses under his breath.

“Are you feeling a little insecure there, Julian?”

“Nah, I’m feeling a little murderous, and you’re making your way onto the list of possible victims.”

“Those aren’t words to get on my good side.”

There’s a brief silence before he says, “Being on your good side is of no concern to me.”