LOGINChapter 311Chiara tried to sleep.She really did.But no matter how much she closed her eyes, no matter how much she turned from one side of the bed to the other, sleep refused to come.Her mind wouldn’t rest.Her body wouldn’t calm down.Her heart still felt like it was racing.The sound of the gunshot kept replaying in her head.The way James had fallen.The screams.The chaos.The blood.Clara’s dead body.Everything.Chiara stared at the ceiling, her eyes wide open in the dark room.Her chest rose and fell slowly.She was still shaken.She was still scared.And even though the mansion was quiet now, she couldn’t stop feeling like something bad was still lurking around.Her mind kept going back to Massimo.The way he had appeared.The way he had been calm.The way he had shot Clara without hesitation.The way he had spoken so coldly.And yet…The way he had held her the night before.The way he had wiped her tears.Chiara’s heart tightened.She didn’t understand him.She didn’t un
Chapter 310Leone arrived the moment he got the news.He didn’t even waste time.The second his men informed him about what had happened at the Pietro wedding, he left everything behind and flew straight to Russia like a man possessed.He had been unable to attend the wedding earlier, but now…Now he was here.And the moment he stepped into the Pietro Empire mansion, the entire place was filled with chaos.Guards were rushing around.Doctors were moving quickly.Servants whispered in fear.The air smelled like blood and panic.Leone’s eyes were sharp and cold as he walked in, his steps heavy and controlled, yet anyone could tell he was burning inside.“Where is Anna?” he demanded.One of the guards quickly pointed.Leone didn’t wait.He stormed forward, his gaze landing instantly on his wife.Anna was standing close to the hallway, her hands trembling, her face pale, her eyes filled with fear.The moment she saw Leone, she broke.She rushed into his arms like she had been holding hers
Chapter 309Massimo stood still in the patio, staring at the empty hallway Chiara had disappeared into.The sound of her heels had faded.Her scent had faded too.But her tears…Her tears were still fresh in his mind.His jaw hardened.His fingers curled into fists.He felt like ripping something apart.Like punching a wall until his knuckles split open.Because the look on Chiara’s face had been too painful to watch.The way her eyes glistened.The way her lips trembled.The way she tried to act strong but still broke anyway.It made something dark stir inside him.Something violent.Something dangerous.Massimo clenched his jaw tighter.Whoever made her cry…He wanted them dead.No.He wanted them to suffer first.And the worst part was…He knew he was part of the reason too.He had pushed her away.He had told her to stay away.He had broken her heart, even though he had done it to protect her.Yet seeing her like that…It felt like punishment.He stared at the hallway again.A par
Chapter 308Her silver heels clicked against the marble floors as she walked down the dimly lit hallways, away from the cheers, away from the loud chatterings, and now all she could hear was the ghost of it as she stood in the patio.Her brown eyes glistened with tears as she looked at the full moon that stood in its full glory, and now it appeared like it was moving her.Her hand clenched the railing tightly. She had no right to cry, she had no reason to be sad, she had moved on, right? She had even entangled herself with Josh and then Massimo. There’s definitely no way she still liked James, right?So why?Why the hell did this hurt so much? Why the hell did it feel like her heart was being ripped right through her chest? Perhaps she was just grieving what could not work between her and Massimo.Was that why she was suddenly feeling this way?She clamped hard on her bottom lips to stop the tears. She couldn’t stay here forever. Sooner or later, she would have to return back to the p
Chapter 307Chiara’s tears didn’t stop even when she got into her room.The moment she shut the door behind her, she leaned against it and slid down slowly until she sank to the floor. Her chest rose and fell rapidly as she struggled to breathe.Her eyes burned.Her throat hurt.Her heart felt like it had been torn apart and stomped on.She didn’t even know why she expected anything different.Clara hated her.And Clara had made sure she felt it.Chiara wiped her face, but the tears kept falling like they had no end.She stood up shakily and stumbled toward the bed.She didn’t even want to be here anymore.She wanted to pack her things and leave.The wedding hadn’t even happened yet, yet she had already been subjected to pain and humiliation.She didn’t deserve this.She didn’t deserve to be mocked like she was nothing.She didn’t deserve to feel this small.Chiara stared at her suitcase in the corner of the room.She really wanted to leave.She wanted to run away like she always did.
Chapter 306The call ended.And a deafening silence followed.Chiara sat on the bed, her phone still in her hand, staring blankly ahead like she had forgotten how to move.Her heart was still racing.Her chest felt tight.And the words Anna had said kept repeating in her head like a curse.James’s wedding is next week.She swallowed hard.It took her a moment to gather her thoughts, but even when she tried, her mind felt too heavy.Too tired.She slowly dropped the phone beside her on the bed.Then she stood up, her legs shaky.She didn’t even know what she was doing, she just moved.Like her body was acting on its own.She walked into the bathroom, turned on the tap, and watched cold water pour into the bathtub.The sound of the water was calm.But her mind wasn’t.When the tub was full, she stepped in without hesitation.The cold water wrapped around her body instantly, sending a sharp chill through her bones.But she didn’t flinch.She didn’t care.She slowly sank down until the wa







