“Feeling better?” Sylvana hands me a fresh glass of iced water as I sit out on the back veranda in the cool afternoon air. She’s put Mia in the playroom with the housekeeper while the maid is cleaning the kitchen, making me feel guilty.

“A lot. I think it was the heat from the kitchen, and I haven’t felt great since we landed back home.” I sigh and relax back, glad of the breeze. She comes and sits opposite me on another lounger and regards me with a concerned ...