- Bye, dear! Where are you from?

Stuart Griffon smiled a little absently when Debby got out of the car the next day in front of her parent's house in Noting Hill. He hugged her and led her into the house.

- I thought you were on vacation.

- I told you I was going at the beginning of July. - Debby didn't ask her father why he was still in his pajamas and bathrobe even though it was noon.

- I wanted to have lunch with you.

- Oh? Your mother didn't tell me anything. Indeed, no one does anything to me speak... - grunted Stuart, opening the door to the study. - I hope you are okay with having lunch without me. I'm getting ready, Othello. The play is next week, and I have yet to learn the part - he apologized dramatically, then looked questioningly at Debby.

- Did you memorize the script I sent you? Rehearsals begin in September.

- I didn't forget - answered Debby, turning towards the kitchen and shaking her head.

- Sorry about Stuart, ' her mother smiled. - I told him at least three times that you would come today, but you know how forgetful he is when he prepares the role. He has been in his studies for days and hardly ever comes out.

Debby knew that her father was an artist and a perfectionist, so he forgot everything around him while working. Still, what he did hurt her work was often more important than time spent with my daughter.

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Emma must have felt the same when Francesco ignored her. She longed for her father's attention.

- Are you looking forward to going to France?

- I changed my plans a bit. I will spend the summer in Sicily, working with a deaf girl.

The mother sighed.

- Honey, you need a break. You've been working a lot lately and then divorced...

Debby never told her mother what really happened between her and Bruce... that he used her to become famous. It was too humiliating and painful for her to tell anyone, and that's why she kept silent. Now Francesco has entered her life... She barely slept last night because she thinking about him all the time. She must have thought he meant it to kiss. What would he see in her? Get over your ridiculousness as soon as possible; the more fascination with it, the better.

- It won't be hard. I agreed to stay for three months and will return for rehearsals in September. So, tell dad.

- Your father is very happy that you accepted to act in the present,” Lorna smiled. - I know he persuaded you a lot to accept the role, but he is convinced that you will be perfect. It's Stuart who always said you'd make a great actress.

Again, she felt guilty about disappointing her father because she was the only one in the family who chose a different career. And she never regretted it because she loved her job. And yet, something in her longed for her father's recognition. That's why she accepted the role. She secretly hoped it would get closer, but also because she wanted him to be proud of her. Ever since she has been much shyer than her sisters and brothers, and now she finally feels like it has presented an opportunity to prove to herself and her father that she is the real Griffon.

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