Chapter Two hundred and forty-one.

Everyone was silent when Angelo spoke. For a moment Alexis thought that all of them had even held their breath.

His voice was strong, firm and powerful.

"But I was not at fault my child," Julia spoke with tears in her eyes. Perhaps given the situation and the outcome it was going to bring, they were real. "I do not even know what I did."

No one spoke up at that. Isabelle scoffed and turned away. Gabrielle did not give this matter his attention and the other extended family was quiet. Matteo had not spoken a word and Juliette stood beside him silently.

Helena stood tall and proud and her husband could be seen controlling his anger.