Elena panicked.
Truth be told, she didn't know her husband's name. His signature on the marriage certificate was worse than hers, truly becoming outright illegible. She had seen what looked like a large cursive "M" but that was all she could make out.
And Mr. Fabio normally just called him "brat" or "that useless kid."
"My husband?" Elena said, repeating the question. She needed to stall or, better yet, get Massimo to drop the question entirely. "Oh, you've never heard of him before."
"Try me," Massimo ordered.
The last thing Elena needed was Massimo questioning her marriage. He didn't need another reason to suspect her. Not after she had just proved her loyalty!
There was no way she could tell him the truth. So she needed to lie, and fast.
Elena blurted out the first name she cou
