Adriana was cutting into a piece of fruit with exaggerated concentration, though the slight curve of her lips suggested she understood exactly why her husband's mood had changed; Perhaps the earlier conversation between Amber and her father had helped more than she wanted to admit and the presence of the Goddess and Patricia might also have softened Vittorio's position.
Few men remained eager for confrontation after watching women of that standing accept Phei openly and treat their daughters as their responsibility and almost as their own kids the way the Goddess had done with Amber when she met Vittorio with Amber and Patricia.
Still, that meeting could not account for everything.
Vittorio had made a choice to let Amber come back to Phei but Phei had to be a man himself and greet her father himself.
Phei withdrew a small portion of the Dragon Dominance surrounding him, enough to ensure that the conversation did not feel like an interrogation.
