تسجيل الدخولThe Lombardos' long-lost son turned out to be some "scam-busting" influencer. He stormed into the company with my fiancée, cut me off mid–quarterly report, pointed straight at me, and went live. "Drop a comment if you're watching. Blow this up. I'm exposing a fake heir who stole someone else's life!" His crew dragged me offstage, ripped my suit, and shoved me into a neon vest stamped with "FAKE." "A fake's always fake. Never real. I'm ripping off your mask. If you're smart, get on your knees, hand over the CEO seat, and get lost!" I glanced at his parents—faces drained—and gave him one warning. "You don't get to call me a fraud. For their sake, apologize now, and I'll let it go." The room buzzed. Everyone thought I'd snapped, waiting for the "fake heir" to crash and burn. They had no clue. I wasn't the fake. I was the one the whole family answered to.
عرض المزيد"Enough!" Philip snapped. "Dad, stop wasting time. Finish him before anything goes wrong!"I looked at Nicolo and Martina. "So this is it? You're really gonna kill me?"Martina dropped her gaze, avoiding me.Nicolo's voice went cold. "You died in an ACCIDENT."He stressed 'accident.'"It has nothing to do with us."No hesitation. No regret.I exhaled, shaking my head. "I gave you a chance."The next second, the basement door flew open.Several figures rushed in, slamming Nicolo, Martina, and Philip to the ground.Philip didn't even react—one hit, and he was out.Nicolo and Martina thrashed, panic setting in, but they were pinned tight.In my position, enemies are everywhere.So someone's always watching my back. I don't call them unless I have to.A private team my family trained in secret. They stay off the radar.My ace in the hole."Sorry we're late, sir." The team lead stepped forward, voice low.I gave a small nod, rolling my wrist. "Take them in. Then run a full
I opened my eyes. A dull throb pulsed in the back of my head.My vision swam, then slowly snapped into focus.Then it hit me.I was in the basement of Nicolo's estate.I tried to sit up—nope. Tied down.Voices cut through the air nearby, sharp and heated."You idiot! Why'd you attack him?" Nicolo snapped. "We could've fixed this. Now it's done. You just dragged the whole family down with you!""Dad! You're still hesitating?" Philip's voice stayed calm—too calm, almost unhinged. "If he walks out alive, we're done. Dead men don't talk. You get that, right?""No!" Martina fired back, her voice shaking. "He's the heir to the entire Lombardo empire! If this gets out, we're finished.""Gets out?" Philip scoffed. "If we let him go, we're finished anyway. Might as well bet no one traces the real cause. We stage it—an accident. No one finds out. I've got people who handle this stuff..."Nicolo hesitated.Philip didn't let up. "Dad, you built all this. You really gonna let some spoile
Everyone froze. They stared at me, horrified."You were pretty good just now," I said. "All that flattery. I enjoyed it."I looked up, eyes cold. "So... everyone here is fired. No exceptions."The room blew up."Boss, we were wrong. Give us one more chance.""I'll take a pay cut. Any punishment—just don't fire me.""My family depends on me. If I lose this job, we're done..."They cried and begged. When I didn't budge, they turned to Nicolo like he could save them."Please, say something for us. We're the backbone of this company.""Yeah. We're not perfect, but we've put in years here."Nicolo clearly didn't want to lose them. He hesitated. "Sir... maybe we dock their bonuses? Make an example out of them. Or demote them, cut their pay?"I shot him a cold look. "People like that rot a company from the inside. Or have you been letting this slide the whole time?"Nicolo's face went pale. He clenched his jaw, then nodded. "Fine... we'll do it your way."Security rushed in and d
Everyone let out a breath.They'd thought I'd make an example out of them. No one expected this.A second ago, they were shaking. Now? Relief—and I could practically hear it. 'So what if he's the richest man? He's that easy?'The next second, they rushed me, crowding in.They talked over each other, tripping over their own flattery, scared to fall behind."Boss, I knew you were generous. No way you'd hold this against us.""Boss, the company's been killing it under you these past two years. We knew you weren't ordinary.""Right? You looked untouchable back there. And that idiot Philip still ran his mouth? He had it coming.""We were forced, okay? We've always been on your side."I smiled and nodded at them, one by one.Clara forced out tears and edged closer, voice soft. "Luca, I've always loved you..."Her voice shook, like she was the victim. "Philip forced me. He threatened me. I had to pretend... Can you forgive me?"I looked down at her. "Oh? Really?"She nodded fast,












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