Ninth Betrayal: Our Pact Ends Here
All I did was smile and reply in a flat voice, "I gave you five years, Antonio. They were the most golden, precious years of my life.
"When I defied my Famiglia to run to you, what did you give me in return?"
Antonio fell silent. When he finally looked up again, his eyes were bloodshot.
Looking at his pathetic state, I told him about the five-year bet Papa and I had made.
When I finished, I said, "Back then, Papa agreed that if you remained faithful for five years, the Corradini Famiglia would be entrusted to the two of us to co-manage. It's a shame that you cheated just a month into our marriage."