"And now that the kids are heading off to the Ivy League, he doesn't even bother pretending anymore."
The voices blurred together, but every word cut deep, each one confirming the truth I could no longer deny.
"I think those twins are Nico's biological kids, with that Sorrentino woman," someone muttered under their breath, just loud enough for the people nearby to hear.
"Is there even a doubt?" another voice chimed in immediately, sharper, more certain. "Why else would he be so eager to push Seraphina into transferring all the territory to them? This was planned from the start."
"Poor woman," a third person added, shaking their head. "She didn't just get fooled. She was completely played from beginning to end."