_________________________ . . . Mateo had thought most of his life that he had a heart made of steel. But he was wrong! Because at that moment, it felt like someone was squeezing his heart as if it was nothing but bath sponge. This was what she thought of him and his family and friends? Mateo was fooling himself when he thought that she was finally telling their kids that he was their papa. He was wrong. He hated what she said. But he hated himself more because she had every right to feel that way about him. If she didn't want him in their lives, why did she act so understanding and nice? "Because she's a cunning manipulative b***h who wanted all the good things that came with being the baby mama of a made man of the Mafia." He said out loud, gritting his teeth. He was wrong about

