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Confronting His Wife For The Death Of Their Baby.
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LEONARDOAfter my outburst, the room was suffocatingly silent as we locked eyes. Since the death of our child, I had spent my time working myself harder than I ever did, and I tried my best to forget about it every time I poured alcohol down my throat. But the guilt and pain were like a tight grip, clutching my heart ruthlessly whenever I regained clarity. I told myself not to grieve for something that was gone before I even knew about it, but my actions failed in the end. And all of this happened because of Alessandra. “I failed our child?” My wife stood up from the vanity table and faced me, her body trembling from anger and pain. She yelled, “How was I supposed to accept your love when it wasn't even my choice to make? From the moment you stormed into my father's house, you took away my freedom and my happiness!”Her words stung more than I had anticipated. My chest suddenly felt heavy, making it difficult for me to breathe. There were a lot of things I wanted to say to her, but
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ALESSANDRA My heart raced wildly as I gripped the knife, wrapping its sharp edge with my other hand. I had no idea if Leonardo was testing me or if he meant it, but I was determined to earn his forgiveness. It was the least I could do after all the detestable things I had done to escape from him until I suddenly realized that I was in love with him. As I applied more pressure on the blade, a searing pain shot through my hand. I gritted my teeth, trying to summon the courage to push myself further. But the moment blood began to drip from my palm, Leonardo pried my hand open and took the knife away. He pulled me into his arms, burying his face in my shoulder. Despite the breath-crushing force of his embrace, I remained still as he sobbed against me. My heart ached to see him so distressed, so I gently stroked his back.“I swear that my love is real, Leo. There will be no one else apart from you in my life. I promise I will never run away or betray you again.” I whispered. Leonardo h
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ALESSANDRA When Marcella called him for an important meeting, I assumed he was going to attend without me. But as soon as Leonardo got up from the bed, he dragged me along with him to shower. At first, I tried to protest against his decision to take me to the meeting, but Leonardo remained very firm in his decision to carry me along. So here I was, sitting on his lap as we faced his high-ranked men in his office. A part of me wanted to bury my face in shame to avoid everyone's judging eyes, but I couldn't do that here. Because I was their boss's wife, and I couldn't afford to make my husband look weak. My eyes strayed to the side, catching Marcella's gaze that roamed all over my body. I was about to say something about it when she suddenly spoke up first. “What is she doing here? From the clothes she is wearing, I'm guessing you taught her a very good lesson.”Rocco snickered. “What did you just say?” Leonardo growled angrily. Marcella instantly retreated a few steps until she hi
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LEONARDO After my men left, I drew Alessandra into my arms and kissed her temple. She melted into my touch with her eyes closed. I knew how affected she was by Marcella's words, but I didn't want her to keep blaming herself for what happened to my child. Although Dante had advised me otherwise, I had no intention of using our child's death as leverage to make her stay with me. From now on, it was going to have to be her decision, and if she chose me, I would do my best to make sure she didn't regret it. “Are you sure it was the right call to demote Marcella?” Her voice was tinged with worry as she spoke, “I don't want you to lose one of your most loyal men because of me.”I hummed lazily and stroked her knee with gentle caresses. Marcella was indeed very loyal to me, but she had been pissing me off too much lately. I had been waiting for the perfect time to deal with her and Rocco, so I didn't hesitate to punish her when she said those offensive words. The more I thought about it,
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ALESSANDRA I stormed out of the room angrily, swearing to myself that I was never going to agree with anything Leonardo said again. All this while, I thought he would be pleased to see me being cooperative with his goals and aspirations for the mafia, but what did I get for it?He yelled at me instead!After marching a few steps down the hallway, I met Rocco standing near the entrance of the building. My body tensed as I braced myself for another confrontation, but I secretly hoped that he would stay quiet instead. Because I wasn't in the mood to talk to him or plead for his life in front of my husband if he said the wrong thing.I brushed past him after he said something to his men. But a few seconds later, he called out. “Hey, Alessandra. Wait up!”I forced my legs to stop moving even though all I wanted to do was run away from him as fast as possible. Rocco and I were probably enemies in our past lives, the kind that killed each other in cold blood and swore to do it again in our
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ALESSANDRA I listened to my younger sister's words and gaped, trying to understand her reasons for returning back to California. I knew that her desire to get over Dante played a large role in her decision, but I couldn't understand why she had to go so far away to do that. “Please tell me you are joking,” My voice went stiff as I pulled back my hands from hers. “Do you have any idea what our father would do if you return?”Fear flashed her eyes when she heard my words, causing me to feel slightly bad for scaring her like that. But she needed to know the truth. After witnessing everything that happened to me, Mia was no longer the silly, young girl who believed in the notion of love in our world. “I know,” she admitted with a shaky breath. “But I can't keep doing this, Alessandra. I don't want to be a burden for you and Leo. And I can't stand the thought of staying here for Dante's upcoming wedding, so the best thing for me is to leave.”Anger and resentment surged through me, but
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ALESSANDRA Once it was evening, we gathered at the table for dinner. I invited everyone I could think of—people I knew would be happy to attend. Isabella was happy to come, and she even brought Rocco along while Dante and his fiancee also attended the dinner. Hmph, his fiancee. From the moment Valentina entered my house, she kept staring at me eye-to-eye. Her challenge danced silently in her eyes, adding to the smirk on her face. It took every ounce of me not to stab her with my fork. The first course of dinner was filled with a lot of tension. Despite the fancy silverware and delicious food served, no one was able to come up with a decent conversation that would lighten the mood. Isabella kept sending me awkward glances every now and then, while Rocco seemed oblivious to his surroundings and buried his head in his food. Mia was trying her best to avoid looking at the couple opposite her, but Dante's eyes didn't seem to leave her. Meanwhile, Valentina boldly eyed my husband, and
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ALESSANDRA I woke up with a loud gasp, in a dimly-lit room, bound and tied on a cold, metal table. The single light hanging on the ceiling shone directly over me, nearly blinding my eyes so I shut them immediately. Fear coursed through me as I struggled against my restraints but this one's were much more tighter than the ones Bianca used when she kidnapped me. Handcuffs. This time, I knew it was pointless to try and free myself but that didn't stop me from feeling so scared. I had no idea what Giovanni planned to do with me. Well, except luring Leonardo here so he could finish him. “Shit,” I muttered. There was no way I could let Leonardo come here because of me. I turned my head to the side, squinting my eyes to see if I could recognize any familiar signs about the place. But my attempts were cut off by a single cough at my other side. My head instantly whipped towards the direction of the sound to see someone sitting on a chair in the shadows. “You're finally awake, Mrs. De Ca
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ALESSANDRA I gently drank the warm soup Isabella brought for me, intentionally ignoring my husband's gaze as we sat down in silence. The hot, soothing liquid slid down my throat, spreading warmth throughout my cold body. Leonardo waited until I placed the bowl down before he slowly closed the distance between us on the bed. Seeing the anxiety and concern on his face hurt a lot because the last thing I wanted was for him to be so worried about me. “Why are you here?” My voice felt a bit stronger this time, but I still refused to meet his gaze. Leonardo reached for me, but then his hand froze midway when he saw my expression. He dropped his hands quietly and stood up from the bed. “I just wanted to explain what really happened back then, Alessandra,” he replied. He started pacing back and forth as he spoke, his hands buried in his pocket. “Look, I know you won't believe anything I tell you now, but I really didn't marry you because I thought you were Stefano's daughter. The truth i
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UNDER LEO'S COMMAND (The De Castello Family #1) The Reason He Married Her.
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UNDER LEO'S COMMAND (The De Castello Family #1) Leonardo's Finally Awake!
ALESSANDRA A week later...I ate breakfast and was reading a novel when I suddenly received a phone call from Rocco. Anxiety gripped my heart as I picked up the call and said. “Hello, Rocco.”“Leo has woken up, and he's been asking for you.” He announced. “I'll text you the address so you can come visit him immediately.”I shot up from my seat. “Really? I'm coming!”My heart pounded in my chest as I changed my clothes and rushed into the waiting car. When we finally arrived at the location Rocco sent us, I was already a bit dizzy from anticipation as I entered the house, ignoring the guards’ greetings. I just wanted to confirm it myself. I needed to see him with my two eyes and touch him with my fingers to convince myself that he was truly awake. After taking several turns in the large house, I finally found Isabella in the hallway. As I closed the distance between us with hurried steps, I called out to her. “Isabella, where's he?”Isabella pointed at the door near her with a smile
