"First," she said. "we need to talk about what to tell Luca. He isn't going to like what you've done," she added.
"Yeah," he muttered, running a hand over his face again. "That's… putting it lightly."
"Listen," Veronica said. "I will not tell him."
Ricardo stared at her. "Bianca will," he said.
"No," Veronica replied, just as quickly.
The certainty in her voice was unsettling.
Ricardo frowned slightly, his brows pulling together as he searched her face, trying to understand where that confidence was coming from. "How can you be so sure?"
"I won't be playing defense anymore," she said. "I've never been one to play defense," she continued. "I just… I guess I felt some guilt. At being with another woman's husband."
Ricardo didn't interrupt.
