Necessary?

Amalia looked at Valerio as he followed her into their bedroom and closed the door behind him with a quiet click.

“Was that really necessary?” she asked after several long seconds of silence.

“Absolutely.”

“Valerio, really?”

“Most definitely.”

“You punched him in the face.”

“It was for appearances. I needed to make whoever is watching think I still felt he was behind this shit.”

“His nose was blee