“Father, what's the hurry? Luca's family has never had a history of anyone conceiving triplet, who knows if she's carrying bastards to deceive the Luca?”

The entire hall fell into dead silence, even the servants lowered their heads instantly, not daring to breathe too loudly.

Aria’s smile disappeared slowly, the words hitting her harder than she expected.

Her fingers tightened unconsciously on the hem of her dress looking up to the source of the voice.

A tall man dressed in an expensive charcoal suit descended the staircase with a mocking smile resting on his lips.

His gaze swept across Aria dismissively before stopping on Reed.

Aria's scrutinizing gaze settled on...