Nazorine is not a relative. His relationship with Don C. stemmed from his paying dues to the Don's bakery union over the years. The statement you refer to was made by Nazorine's wife to Nazorine.

Anthony Coppola was the son of a man Don C. had worked with in his youth. He needed to borrow $500 to open a pizzeria. I always thought it ironic that his name was Coppola, as in Francis Ford. Puzo could not have known at the time he wrote the book that he and FFC would be collaborating on the screenplays for three films originating from his novel, and that FFC would direct them.

Are you reading the novel in English, or a translation to Dutch?