Evelyn's POV
The room went so quiet that Evelyn could hear her own heartbeat.
Richard stood in the doorway, frozen. His face had gone completely white.
"My mother," he said. "You are saying my mother met with Cosimo Reyes."
"Yes," Marco said. "A week ago. At a restaurant in the capital. I was there. I saw them."
Benjamin stepped forward. "Why would Sylvia Williams meet with the man who orchestrated a kidnapping?"
Marco looked down at his hands. "Because she was part of it. From the beginning."
Evelyn felt her stomach twist. She pressed one hand against her belly, where Grace was growing. The baby moved, just slightly. A reminder that she was not alone.
"Explain," Benjamin said. His voice was cold.
Marco nodded. "My father has been working with people inside powerful families for y
