Tears leaked from my eyes as I could see Silvio freeze at her words too, clenching his fists in anger.

I held myself back to avoid breaking down in front of the kids. How could she be so cruel? How could she demand obedience by threatening a parent with their children's lives?

I knew that without the medication, the kids would die a slow and painful death, and it made my heart clench as I held myself together. Silvio said nothing and sat down, carrying Silvano onto his lap.

"I thought so too ," Eve mocked as she nodded at Enzo, who smiled and went to sit down close to...