MasukI showed up to Luciano's birthday in his favorite lingerie—ready to surprise him. Instead, I walked in on him hooking up with my half-sister, Cecilia. Classic. So yeah, I dumped him on the spot and hit the nearest bar to blackout my rage. One thing led to another, and I ended up having a one-night stand with this insanely hot stranger. Plot twist? He turned out to be Luciano's adoptive dad. Yeah—Lysandro Godino. The freaking mafia Don. Since then, my life's been a mess of his dark world, intense nights, and seriously confusing feelings. He's wild. Possessive. Obsessive. The kind of man who doesn't believe in limits. And somewhere in all that chaos, I fell for him—hard. But does he love me back? I still don't know.
Lihat lebih banyak"I came to drop off a small appreciation fee—for the flawless bandaging Ms. Miller gave my boss yesterday," Catello said, strolling in like he ran the place."But the second I stepped off the elevator..." He jerked a thumb over his shoulder. "Boom. Caught not one, but two Oscar-worthy performances."His eyes locked on mine. "Two. Count 'em."Yeah. He saw the whole circus with my dad and sister.Perfect. Just freaking perfect.And now? Pretty sure he'd hand-deliver every detail straight to Lysandro.My stomach tanked.Lilith jumped in, fake smile loaded and shiny. "Mr. Bandini, are you saying... Mr. Godino still remembers this doctor? I mean, she only did something basic. Like a machine. Someone like Mr. Godino—why would he notice a robot?"Her voice cracked.She was scared.Turns out, Lysandro's pull in Montrelle was way deeper than I thought.Just his name? Could save my job on the spot.Catello didn't even bother answering. Just narrowed his eyes.That look alone had Lil
Cecilia and my dad got shoved into the elevator. Finally—chaos over.The whole floor went quiet.I exhaled hard, shoved the panic down. No time for feelings. I had patients to see. People to face.I squared my shoulders. "Sorry for dragging my mess in here."A few coworkers nodded. Some looked like they still didn't know what to believe.Whatever. I had to show up and move on. Let them talk. Gossip dies faster when you stop feeding it.But as I turned to go, someone blocked me.Lilith Kuntz. Dr. Langford's secretary.Her voice was sugarcoated, but sharp underneath. "I'm sorry, Dr. Miller. You're fired."She held out an envelope with those glossy red nails. "This is your pay for the month. Plus two weeks' severance."I just stood there.Made sense, honestly. I was the new resident. Barely even clocked a full shift.Still—no way I could swallow it.I tried—really tried—to explain. "I'm sorry, Ms. Kuntz. I know I messed up, but I handled it fast..." I glanced at my cheap watc
My dad leaned in, voice low and guilty. "I'm sorry, Gaia. I didn't want it to turn out like this..."Cecilia and I talked before we came. If you just came home and signed the papers, she wasn't gonna use this against you."But you saw what happened... it's not her fault. You were hiding. She had no choice."I just stared at him, floored.Cecilia stole my patent, then accused me of being a thief in front of everyone—and he still thought she had no choice?Unreal. I didn't know someone could be this twisted.He kept going, voice all gentle. "Don't worry, Gaia. Cecilia didn't mean it. She's not pressing charges. Let's just go home."I snapped. Shoved him back.So what if I lost my job? Let them fire me.I turned to everyone in the hallway and ripped the truth wide open. "My name's Gaia Miller. I never plagiarized anything. The real thief is my sister, Cecilia. A year ago, she stole my research and filed a patent under HER name. That's why I left."I scanned the crowd, every word
I froze.Plagiarized? When the hell had I ever plagiarized anything?"Don't say that!" I shot back, spinning toward my coworkers. "My thesis is based on my own research. My advisor reviewed it—there's nothing wrong with it!"Why would she say something that nasty, that dangerous? I didn't have time to figure it out.All I knew was, if this stuck, I wouldn't just lose my job. I'd lose my degree.Game over.Cecilia squeezed my hand, all soft eyes and fake sweetness. "Gaia, I'm sorry. I swear, when I realized your thesis copied my patent, I never meant to expose you—not then, not now. I messed up calling you out. I just hoped you'd fix it..."If I hadn't, maybe you wouldn't have stormed out and left. I'm sorry, okay? Stop holding it against us. Dad really misses you. Come home with us?"She tugged me toward the elevator.Then, right against my ear, a whisper like a knife: "If you don't want to lose your job, come home quietly."I went still. Blood cold.Then came the whispers.






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