Dead Women Don't Come Back
"Your mother might be dead, and you're asking for that woman?"
Nico sobbed, his voice rising into a wail. "S-She's not my Mommy anyway! She never understood anything! Ms. Pelosi said weak people don't deserve..."
"Enough!"
Roberto turned to the butler behind him. "Take him to his room. He doesn't come out without my permission."
Late that night, Roberto returned to the estate reeking of alcohol. As he pushed open the bedroom door, he suddenly stopped.
Martina was sitting at the desk by the window, wearing my silk robe. It was the ivory one, my favorite. She even had the family's financial ledgers spread open in front of her.