After she'd run away while still being pregnant with their child, she threw one on their doorstep like someone delivering a parcel, and then went on to hold onto one of their daughters without their knowledge.
They'd promised never to come back to Milan or make Beatrice pay for what she'd done.
Verena was all they needed. Delfina would only bring them trouble so they never went to bring her back.
Mrs. Santiago's lips tightened but she didn't say anything else to Verena.
Her gaze went to Samantha who'd been silent during the conversation, her face stoic but she could see the streak of dried-up tears staining her face.
"Samantha," she called, walking up to her.
"You're such a terrible person," Samantha snapped, causing her mother to halt her footsteps. "Not only are you two forcing Verena to marry some psychopath who would gladly fuck a dead person, but you're also denying your daughter."
