Chapter 260 The Audacity

• Leah inhaled deeply, steadying her nerves before answering. Her hands trembled as she recounted, “Nia… she was asking something from Martina. I don’t know what, but Martina… she got angry. She slapped Nia… so hard that Nia stumbled.”
• Her voice wavered, but she forced herself to continue. “They were standing near the staircase… close to the banisters… and Nia—she slipped between the railings. She was falling, Stefano... she was falling—” Her throat closed up, her eyes burned.
• Stefano’s hand tightened around her waist protectively. His jaw clenched, imagining the scene, but he softly finished her sentence for her. “And you caught her… you saved her…mia moglie.”