|Theodore|
The name hung in the air like a ghost, heavy with unspoken meaning.
Gerard.
It was unfamiliar to me, a stranger's name, but it clearly carried a devastating weight for the woman before us—Therese. Her words dripped with venom, and the pain in her eyes was undeniable.
I shifted my gaze to Carmella, whose face had gone pale as if the life had been drained from her. Her body was tense, her posture rigid, and her wide eyes seemed fixed on Therese, frozen in shock. This wasn’t just an accusation; it was a revelation that struck deep, shaking something within her.
Therese’s gaze hardened as she stepped forward, her voice rising with an edge of fury.
“Do you even understand what your parents’ actions cost us?” she spat, her words like daggers. “Do you have any idea what Gerard
