“Wh–what are you saying?” she stammered, her voice trembling with nervousness—her hesitation confirming what he already knew.
“Do you really think I’m a blind fool?” Cristiano growled, his jaw tight, teeth clenched in fury. “I know you’re sleeping with my father. And now you dare come to me after f*****g him?”
His voice dripped with hatred and disgust as his cold eyes pierced hers. “But you forgot one thing, Ines—I don’t share.”
She swallowed nervously, her face damp with sweat. “Cristiano, I swear…” Ines’s voice cracked as she tried to defend herself. “He forced me… you know he’s the Don. I couldn’t deny him. I was helpless.”
Cristiano didn’t even lift his eyes from the file in front of him. He knew she was lying; she didn’t deserve his time.
“I won’t stop you from going to him. Just
