“There, there”

Paolo was flabbergasted by Livia’s apparent hypocrisy. How could she be so grief-stricken when she had been the prime catalyst in Terry’s demise? How come she hadn’t thought about the effect of his death on Luka before she had Paolo murder his father?

Livia must have been overwhelmed by guilt and he, Paolo, was her outlet. That started to make sense to him... although he would never understand women.

He allowed Livia to cry without interrupting except the occasional “There, there.”

“Sorry Paolo” Livia managed to get out between sobs. “I’ll have to call you back in a minute.”