"What did you just say?" Aurora slowly rose to her feet, the vanity of staring at her nails long forgotten.
"You heard me," Valentina said. "I'm Valentina Quinn Wallace."
Aurora chortled dryly. "Wallace huh? That's a very rare surname even in the States. A Wallace once had a historical connection to Italy. Surely you can't be–" her gaze moved to Luciano, and when she saw the look in his eyes, everything clicked in her head. "Bitch!"
Aurora lunged for her immediately, but Vittorio, reading that reaction, hurriedly moved forward to intercept her.
"Let me go!" She screamed, as Vittorio restrained her.
Natalia used that distraction to run to Valentina's side. "What is happening Val? Why is she reacting in such a way towards you?" She held on to Valentina, as her body trembled.
A thought began to form in Valentina's head, but it was too heavy to dwell on.
It was simply impossible. That absolutely could not be the case.
