Marcel's POV

"Mom, what are you saying?"

"I am saying that Raphael knows the truth about the slush funds, the embezzlement case."

"How's that possible?"

"Because he met with the lawyer who made everything up, and he couldn't stand his ground. But not to worry—I already punished the lawyer for not keeping his mouth shut."

"And what did you do, Mom?"

"I did what I had to do, what a mother should do to protect her son."

"Don't tell me you—"

"Marcel, what I did to him doesn't ...