Chapter 199 A Lethal Weapon

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Mia set the final plate on the table, glancing at the kids who were still glued to the television, watching yet another cartoon.

"Maximo," she sighed, rubbing her forehead with exhaustion. "I'm exhausted from watching cartoons all day. Can you please change the channel? It's almost time for your dad to get home, and I'd like to catch up on the news."

She had spent the entire day at home, feeling too drained to go to work. After the chaos of the morning she just didn't have the energy. Alessandro had been called away for some urgent business, leaving her to manage things from home. The fatigue weighed heavily on her now.

"Okay, Mom, Maximo replied, obedient as ever. He grabbed the remote and, with a quick flick, changed the channel, replacing the cheerful cartoon with the serious tones of the evening news.

As the news began playing on the television, Mia sank into a chair, her elbow propped on the table as she rested her head in her palm. The fatigue of the day still weighed on her, but something about the news caught her attention. Her eyes grew sharp, and her lips parted in surprise as she heard the name *Emily Yang on the screen. Her gaze locked onto the television, where she saw a glimpse of Matteo shielding Emily from the cameras, and the news anchor identified Matteo Vinci as Emily's attorney.

of relief-Emily's ex-husband had finally been convicted of his crimes. Justice had been served for Emily and her late

she had just seen started to sink in. Matteo was involved in this case. That could only mean Alessandro must have known about it too. And the fact that Emily, her best friend, had hidden this from her stung deeply. Mia's chest tightened. How could they keep something this huge from her? How could Emily keep this from her? She struggled to process the hurt, disbelief flooding through

her children. "Daddy!!" Gia and

on the television. His heart

let me explain," he urged desperately,

word. Before entering, she turned to the

the tension radiating from her. She clearly didn't want to discuss the situation in front of the kids. With a nervous heart, he

deep in trouble he was. The invincible Italian don, who had never feared anyone in his life, now found himself nervous to enter

knob opening it as quietly as

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