MasukThe lights shone brightly at the Giovanni Famiglia banquet.Everyone was eagerly waiting for the moment when Nedo led Elara down the stairs. As soon as they appeared, the guests swarmed toward them and surrounded the couple at once.They began praising and flattering the couple until it nearly drowned out everything else in the hall."Is this the Don of the Giovanni Famiglia? He's so handsome!""Who's that woman next to him?""Can't you see that they're both wearing matching outfits? It's obvious that she's the future Donna of the Giovanni Famiglia!""They're the perfect match for each other!"Elara couldn't get used to this and struggled to cope with the endless toasts from the crowd.Nedo immediately stepped up in front of her and said, "Elara is allergic to alcohol. Don't force her to drink."His blatant show of protection was immediately understood by the astute guests, and they immediately looked at Elara with envy.At the end of the banquet, the black sedan drove throug
Vito stared at Ciro in complete disbelief."How could he have found us out? We did everything so discreetly!"As soon as the words were out of his mouth, another one of his men stumbled into the office, his face deathly pale."Terrible news, Don Castaldo! Nedo joined forces with the two other Famiglia controlling the ports and blocked all of our cross-border channels! They also incited the other Famiglia to take out their discontent on us and ambushed both of our territories there!"We've lost the territories now, and most of our Soldatos are horribly injured!""That's impossible… I had everything figured out…"Vito stumbled backward, his eyes filled with despair and utter defeat."Nedo Giovanni! I'm going to kill you!" Vito yelled at the top of his lungs, grabbing everything he could get his hands on on the table and flinging it everywhere.The office was instantly turned into a huge mess."Get out! Get out!"His face was all twisted up in anger. There was no trace of the co
Vito froze. The last of his hope was dashed to pieces.It wasn't until then that he finally realized, with a broken heart, that he had lost his Pia forever."I find your things absolutely disgusting!" Elara yelled at him. "Please never appear before my eyes again!"As soon as the words were out of her mouth, everything around them went so silent that one could hear a pin drop. The tense silence lasted for a few seconds."Don't you think you're going a little too out of line harassing my pretty little bodyguard like that, Mr. Castaldo?"Nedo's voice came out from behind them, tinged with a nonchalant coldness.Vito immediately turned around to look at him, his veins bulging in his forehead. He caught sight of Nedo standing a short distance away while leaning against a sports car in a casual manner, a teasing yet challenging smirk on his lips.Nedo didn't wait for Vito to burst into anger before walking over to Elara. While walking past her, he brushed aside a stray strand of hair
Elara didn't want to get entangled with Vito anymore, so she turned on her heels and left.She continued walking until she reached the lounge and locked the door behind her with a click. Yet, Vito's banging and shouting outside the door was still very jarring to her.She emotionlessly took out her earphones and put them on, slowly closing her eyes and shutting out the noise from around her.A long time later, the lounge door was opened."Are you still doing fine?"Nedo cautiously approached her, still feeling a little guilty when Elara glared at him."You were the one who arranged for this to happen, didn't you?"That was why he insisted on having her accompany him to the negotiation without telling her who he was meeting up with.Elara's eyes were sharp, as if she'd already seen through everything.Nedo didn't reply at once. Yet, a hint of anxiety appeared in his eyes nonetheless."I just wanted you to see things clearly, the sooner the better. Vito would eventually come loo
Vito's face was a mixture of shock and elation as he stammered, "P-Pia? You're still alive! That's wonderful! I've been looking for you everywhere!"Elara hesitated, clearly stunned for a moment. She then struggled to maintain her composure as she smiled politely at him and said, "I'm sorry, sir, but you must be mistaken. My name is Elara Maestri."Vito looked at her in confusion. "That can't be…"A voice suddenly interrupted them, shattering the awkwardness between them. It wasn't until then that Vito realized that he'd lost his composure earlier due to his excessive excitement.He quickly suppressed all of his emotions and sat back down.Nedo then slowly leaned back in his chair as he looked at Elara and Vito with amusement.Vito couldn't concentrate for the rest of the negotiations that day.Everything was a blur to him, and whatever was spoken was simply reduced to background noise. His mind had automatically shut off the sounds of Nedo's voice, the pen scribbling across the
Vito was frantic as he drove as quickly as he could to Pia's place."Pia!"He burst through the door and ran in, but the entire place was empty. Vito was disappointed. He hurriedly brought out his phone to check the location tracker and finally tracked the diamond ring in a drawer of Pia's vanity table.He had had the ring made especially for her, and when he placed it on her finger, she had told him that she was never going to take it off.But now, the growing unease gnawed at him as he immediately called up Ciro to check Pia's whereabouts over the past few days.Ciro discovered that Pia had been to Vito's office just days ago.When Vito recalled the things he'd said to his Soldati in his office, he began feeling even more anxious and uneasy.After that, Ciro also discovered that Pia had been to a private testing center, and the person-in-charge there told him that Pia had brought in some medication to be tested that day, which was then revealed to be memory inhibitors.Vito n







