The morning after, the world had already picked its narrative.

Clips of Eva’s trembling voice and Alessandro’s furious defense played on every news channel. Headlines screamed across social feeds:

“Bianchi Heir and Ivanova Survivor: Parents or Pawns?”

“The Mafia’s Golden Couple? Public Sways Toward Innocence.”

“From Notorious to Noble: Did They Just Outwit the System?”

But it wasn’t the media frenzy that mattered. It was the tone. For once, they weren’t villains in the ...