Chapter 4

I forced myself to sit up in the hospital bed.

"So you want to give the child to Reina? Dream on, Fabio Lopez! Your child is already dead!"

I laughed hoarsely and brokenly at that.

Fabio frowned, impatience and displeasure surfacing on his face.

"That's enough! You still think it's not enough after breaking Ana's legs, now you're cursing your own unborn child next? How could you! Sirena Cabrera, I really think that you should spend a few days in the asylum by yourself until you finally wake up!"

The last bit of warmth in my heart died, and I didn't show any expression on my face.

"And what right do you have to yell at me for cursing my child? The baby had already completely taken form when it died! All because you abandoned your duties, the baby lost its chance to be brought into this world!

"But its biggest relief is not having to address a scoundrel like you as its father!"

"It's dead?" Fabio exclaimed in shock and disbelief as he stared at my belly. "That's impossible. Your due date is very soon. How could you just say it was dead?"

I laughed coldly and pulled off my covers.

My belly was flat. There was nothing in it.

The baby could not be saved because I'd lost too much blood. When the doctors pulled the fetus out of me, its hands and feet were already fully formed.

Fabio instinctively released Reina and stumbled over to me.

Just as he was about to feel my belly, Reina suddenly screamed, "Don't listen to that crazy woman, Fabio Lopez!

"I didn't want to say it at first, but… But I refuse to see you getting tricked by her again!

"Why did you think I insisted that you come with me to the fashion show? That was because I didn't dare to go out on my own! I found out that Sirena had been sleeping around with random men behind your back! If it weren't for your protection, she would definitely have tried to kill me!

"She only lost her baby now because she was sleeping around! That's why the baby is gone!"

Shock appeared on Fabio's face. Then, his expression darkened in a frightening manner.

"So, that's what it was… No wonder you refused to let me touch you while you were pregnant for the past eight months. It was because you were seeing other men behind my back! That's the truth, isn't it?"

I stared at his smug, know-it-all expression on his face, and felt the last of my hope in my eyes die out.

"Use your brain and think properly. Today was the day Don Romero was attending a banquet. Don got attacked, and I saved his life. Meanwhile, where were you, as the Capo?

"If you never brought your Guardie Del Corpo with you to the fashion show for Reina's sake, my child would not have died—"

However, Fabio refused to believe me.

A split second later, he pulled his gun out and exclaimed, "You're still lying to me!

"What Don are you talking about? You're only referring to the man you cheated on me with, aren't you? You despicable people, how dare you take me for a fool?

"Spit it out! Where is that bastard? If you refuse to tell me, I'm going to sell you at the black market auction. Let's see if you're still going to keep him a secret or not!

"As for that bastard, as long as he's still here in Sicil City, I swear to god that I will find him, and I will chop off every inch of his flesh and feed it to my dogs!"

The cold barrel of the gun was pressed hard against my temple, but it was still a thousand times less cold than the chill of disappointment I felt in my heart.

Just then, a fierce, angry voice sounded at the door.

"You've got quite the nerve, Fabio Lopez. I am that 'bastard' that you speak of.

"So, tell me. How exactly are you planning to chop off my flesh and feed me to your dogs?"