“My dad?” Luca frowned, offended. “It was Christian.” There was my second fail. We ate in silence as I did not dare to say another word. All my words would somehow turn to the Lambertis or Christian, so I decided to play it safe. “You don’t want to be here, do you?“ Luca suddenly asked. “Of cour
Christian “So what you’re saying is that it’s impossible to get to her now?” Christian balled his fist, taking a breath. Hearing his grandpa’s news about his uncle’s many guards did not fit his perfect plan. He stared at Franco, who had pulled him aside to give him the news as guilt was written a
It took quite some time, but after a while, he heard a loud cough over the phone. “Ah, Chrissie!” He heard Berto’s voice. “I heard you wanted to talk to me?” “Uncle.” Christian felt a lump in his throat. He had so much on his mind, but his lips wouldn’t allow him to speak. “Did you call to thank m
Serena It hadn’t even been a full day, but I already felt like going crazy. Were they really going to keep me tied to a bed for as long as they could? Escape…for some reason, that word sounded perfect and difficult all at once. I would not be able to escape this hell hole, even if I wanted to, and
My heart stopped beating for a second. Special project? Wasn’t this man going to stop? That was the deal, right? “Don’t worry. I’m not planning anything crazy.” Berto shrugged. “Although, I would love to kill father.” He whispered the last part. Anyone could tell I wasn’t the biggest fan of Franco
As if my legs moved independently, I stood up from my chair. “C-Christian?” I called out, prepared to make my way over. Before I could take a step, Luca wrapped his hand around my wrist and brought his lips to my ears. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” He whispered. “Just sit down while you stil
Did it even matter still? I wasn’t part of their life anyway. Dario slowly turned his head and met my gaze. Those eyes, which had always been warm and kind, seemed dark and dull. “No.” Did my actions make him hate me that much? “That’s clearly a lie.” Berto chuckled. “If you didn’t, you would’ve
Spot on. He wasn’t wrong. I was a fool. “Yes, I am,” Vince spoke. “I know I shouldn’t be, but I guess I can’t help it.” He had always been someone who had no issues talking about his feelings, so I wasn’t even surprised. Vince was Vince. “Well, that was easy.” Berto sounded flustered as he remove
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“Oh, right.” Stella clapped her hands when the girl finally released a loud cough. “I would like to introduce you to Oscar Morales’ daughter, Aria.” The Morales’ They were new in the city and led by Oscar Morales with the help of his mysterious only daughter, who I had never seen before. Today was
“Out and about.” I sighed, exhausted. “Drunk.” “Where’s your ex-fiancee?” Vince chortled, nudging Beau’s shoulder, and a sigh escaped from my brother’s lips. Not surprisingly, the relationship and engagement between my brother and Isobel didn’t last. All it took for him to break her heart was one
The children ran to their grandma and grabbed her hand. Besides Christian, the kids also listened to their grandma. Who wouldn’t? Cesca could be really scary if she wanted to. “The two of you should hurry as well. We’re all waiting!” “We’ll be there soon. Don’t worry.” Christian nagged his mom, kin
Three Years Later I squeezed the ball gown dress around my body, desperate to see my little bump. Promising to get married within three years while not being pregnant was a stupid thing to do. Especially when I had a husband who was a bit too obsessed with expanding our family as if a three-year-o
“What do you have to say?” I leaned against the railing. Christian reached for something behind his back and showed me a small red box while I was still confused about what was happening. Was he going to propose to me…again? He opened the box, revealing a rose gold diamond ring that suited my tast
“Right!” The woman agreed. “He can’t even take a compliment without doing that weird thing with his—“ “Eyes!” I finished her sentence, laughing. “The blinking thing?” “Yes!” “Wait—how do you know Dario?” The thought had suddenly occurred to me. By the looks of it, she knew him very well. A bit to
Hours had passed, but Christian had yet to move a muscle. Many had either left the graveside in tears or had stepped out to take a breather, but not Christian. “It’s okay to cry, Christian.” I wrapped my arm around him, leaning into his chest. “If you want to yell, bawl—punch someone…I’m here.” I s
“Thank you.” Cesca’s lips trembled in fear at the new nickname I had made up for her. “I appreciate that.” “Now that I know your mother will be in good hands, I can finally be at peace.” Lucio let out a heavy breath. “This is the happiest I’ve been in a while.” Those were the exact words he had sp