Antonietta sighed, carefully weighing her words before responding. It was a secret she had sworn to keep for six years. “At the time when Ellis separated from Vittorio, she took a pregnancy test that came back negative. I believed it at the time, and so should you.”

Eleonora took a sip of her iced tea before replying. “Pregnancy tests are not always 100% accurate, Antonietta. They can fail.”

Antonietta stared at Eleonora for a moment before speaking. “If that's the ...