Let's go pick up Matthew. Tomorrow, we'll go change his name. This will be my biggest concession, Melissa.”

“Oh, thank you," Melissa said, her voice choked with emotion.

"You don't need to thank me," Marco replied in a flat tone. “Matthew is also my child."

With that, he got up and went to the living room to wait for Melissa.

As he puffed on his cigarette, he browsed through the news on his phone.