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2025-02-26 02:00:04Before the sun had even risen on the horizon, Ciro had risen from the bed he shared with his fiancée and left the house without her noticing. He headed south of Florence where he was guarded for three hours, without being allowed to make any stops.
His destination was one of his companies, the one with the lowest production that functioned more like a loading and unloading warehouse. His brother was waiting there, and he had been waiting for hours. They greeted each other and entered a small, ragged and unused parking lot. There was a truck stopped and about ten guards protecting it. After the Tonali brothers arrived, they opened the rear doors of the vehicle, revealing more than fifty well-sealed cardboard boxes.
In one swift movement, Ciro climbed onto the platform and walked the long distance to the boxes. He bent down and tore off the packing tape that sealed it, and before his eyes fell a large quantity of bundles of banknotes. The rest of the boxes would h
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The midnight in Washington DC was more refreshing than in Italy, even whipped by a cold breeze. Bethany was lying in her bed, completely lucid . On the verge of tears. So far, her trip had been fruitless, with only American food making her most homesick. At home she felt no different than at Ciro's house. There, too, she was a guest. The academy, instead of recovering details from her memory, confused those she had already had.He got up from his bed and went to one of his suitcases where he took out his personal diary. He looked for the first blank page and, pen in hand, began to write new compilations."I'm Bethany Carter, a stranger in my own life. I'm not passionate about my job, and I don't know the people who claim to love me. My future husband is an Italian lawyer and businessman. He's extremely sweet, but I find his brother rather unpleasant, despite having been my lover.My fiancé knew my brother long before he met me, but no one notices that fac
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For hours, Bethany cried, curled up in the arms of her future husband, who regretted not having firmly opposed her idea of wanting to go to the United States. A trip that turned out to be counterproductive, since she had arrived broken in melancholy, unable to remember her home. Not even Miss Halston came back to life in her memories.When night fell, the woman shared the bed with her fiancé again. Wrapped in the same sheets as him. Ciro had hugged her and comforted her as much as she needed, refraining from reproaches. He was the most, if not the only real thing she had in her life, and he would be perfect if he were not a man of mysteries who hid hundreds of secrets from her. With her eyes red and swollen from so much crying, she looked at the ring on her finger, without finding any other meaning than that of an accessory. It was not a symbol of love or anything like that. Maybe her mother was right and the decision to get married was hasty.Ciro's cell phone
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Ciro's sleep had been so pleasant that at no time during the night did he notice the absence of his fiancée, nor did he notice the visit of his brother. He was informed of everything at breakfast time with his beloved eating at his side. She reserved the harshest details for herself.-You didn't have to do that. My brother is a problem that I should be dealing with, not you. - He said embarrassed. Meanwhile, one of the employees was serving them breakfast. Ciro wanted to be perfect; he tried hard to be, but details like that cost him points.- Please, it wouldn't cost me anything. And I couldn't sleep. - Ciro felt sorry for her. The trip to the United States continued to take its toll on her: insomnia, poor appetite... They were symptoms of depression. She had to fix it before she really fell into a severe state of mind.They were interrupted by the untimely, and for Bethany, despicable appearance of Brahim who did not wait for an invitation to join them
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Bethany sat on the closed toilet seat, holding a pregnancy test while she looked at the marked negative with disappointment in her eyes. She sighed and stood up, then left the bathroom. Ciro waited outside, sitting on the edge of the bed, feeling like the most miserable person in the world for giving a wonderful woman the chance to become a mother.-It came out negative. – Bethany said as if she were going to surprise Ciro. The Italian, lacking courage, pretended to be as sad as she was. – Was it that difficult the first time?-Not that I remember. - Ciro said, standing up and taking his fiancée by the shoulders, comforting her. - We didn't look for him, maybe that's why. They kissed. Bethany, in her man's strong arms, rested her head on his shoulder, encircling him in a hug. Ciro caressed her back, making small circles. Cursing inwardly the day they met. She was an incredible
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The Tonali mansion was covered in elegance and formality in every corner. Even the service staff was dressed in a flirtatious black uniform with green details that they did not usually wear on a daily basis. Everything had to look good for the big evening.Bethany was in the bathroom, finishing up her hair. She was wearing a fiery red dress that fell to her ankles and high-heeled black and red slippers. From a case she pulled out a pearl necklace and was intrigued when she didn't see any matching earrings. After putting on the accessory, she left the room and went into the master bedroom.-Darling, have you seen my pearl earrings? - Bethany asked, kneeling down to look in the drawers of the side table without finding them there either. She turned her head to see her fiancé, who was sitting on the bottom edge of the bed, looking distracted. And so he was. This evening could turn out badly in a thousand ways, especially for her beloved.The body of his wife
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