It's not something I either knew or know, but I suspect the falling out happened when I was just a teen, or even younger. I might have worshipped Dad, but I really didn't pay attention to the ins and outs of games, fights, and deals.
I wait for Cade to continue, and, as I wait, I focus on the footage from some drone club Silas found.
It's live right now, but coming to an end, and we can then watch the whole thing from the beginning.
While the drone footage shows us the guard movements and the weak spots to break in, we can't see who is in the house, and...
"You're being very fucking quiet there, Cade. Is life with Vi that boring?"
"That exciting. How's the baby?"
Oh, shit.
I pull out my phone and show him the photo of the ultrasound. "Isn't he beautiful?"
"Uh..." He turns the phone, trying to get the full picture. "What the fuck is that?"
"My baby. Squish is very young, so don't insult him, you monster."
"I'm sure Vi will gush over Squish." Then he gives me a side eye. "Look... Amalfi is problematic. He'll fucking blast people away for looking at him the wrong way."
I shrug. "So, we'll take him down."
"He's powerful."
"I'm a Marino."
"Yeah, Marino." He pushes his glasses on his head and rubs his eyes, then goes to his cupboard and pours me a drink.
That gets my attention.
My heart lurches. "Out with it."
"I just uncovered what the falling out was about. And it appears to be a trend... It's a woman."
"My mother?"
"Lyndall's mom. And...shit, they both went for the same woman. I hacked his files on his home computer remotely, and he still has it all. Seems he wasn't pleased to lose out to your dad in the game of love, so..."
"So?"
"So, he sort of reveled in revealing to your father who Lyndall's real father is... Emilio Mancini."
Everything goes dead in me.
"His word against her mom's, but it's clear she was secretly with Emilio before she married a bigger, richer, more powerful player. Your dad. And...from the evidence..." He switches from the drone footage to a screen of files and photos. "It went on after."
I down the drink and pour another. "Fuck Amalfi."
"Yeah, well, just don't kill the messenger. Vi wouldn't like it."
"You're safe. Pussy."
"Dickwad."
"Moron."
"Knucklehead." Cade shakes his head.
