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Chapter 8

作者: Flora Johnson
Luca probably figured that if he cut off the peaceful life I had right now and backed me into a corner, I would face reality and obediently return to the place that belonged to me.

The local farmer who supplied my inn with ingredients tore up our supply agreement without warning.

The convoy that delivered firewood for heating stopped pulling up to the cabin.

A few days later, my landlord came to me holding a check for an astonishing amount, looking awkward.

"A gentleman from Balkn has bought
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  • I Chose Myself Before He Could    Chapter 10

    I watched Luca sway on his feet and tore away the last fig leaf between us."Deep down, you truly believe the family's interests come before everything. You recognize my abilities, and you enjoy having me hold down the home front for you. But the moment a bigger bargaining chip shows up, you instinctively put me on the scales to be weighed."You never look for the cause in yourself. You never dare to admit that it was your lofty arrogance, your own failure, that brought us to this point."Luca was stunned for a moment, and pain flashed in his eyes.He finally understood. What he had seen as redemption was, in my eyes, nothing more than shirking responsibility.I paid no attention to Luca as he fell apart, and I didn't spare Ella a single glance.I simply turned around and quietly shut the door on the whole absurd scene.Later, I heard that Luca had fallen seriously ill and that his bodyguards had carried him onto his private jet overnight.Ella had been taken away too.As for

  • I Chose Myself Before He Could    Chapter 9

    I cut off Luca's excuses and looked him straight in the eye, my gaze clear."Do you remember when I helped you crush the rebellion inside the family? When I got intelligence into your hands through a hail of bullets?"But the moment Ella showed up, you instinctively decided her business skills were worth more than everything I'd given you. You called my seven years of loyalty nothing more than a lover's jealousy."The favor you showed me was real. But that love came with conditions. I had to stay in my place behind you, be your assistant, be the future Donna waiting for your affection. The moment a bigger profit came along, I could be sacrificed for the time being."I'm not making myself suffer. I just want a life where I'm not something to be weighed and traded away."After I finished searing the steak, I picked up the plate to carry it to the table. When I turned around, I saw Luca standing in the loft's wooden doorway.A thin layer of snow from outside had settled on him, and

  • I Chose Myself Before He Could    Chapter 8

    Luca probably figured that if he cut off the peaceful life I had right now and backed me into a corner, I would face reality and obediently return to the place that belonged to me.The local farmer who supplied my inn with ingredients tore up our supply agreement without warning.The convoy that delivered firewood for heating stopped pulling up to the cabin.A few days later, my landlord came to me holding a check for an astonishing amount, looking awkward."A gentleman from Balkn has bought this cabin. He's asked me to inform you that you need to move out within three days."None of this surprised me.That was because Luca showed up every day. He didn't do anything. He just sat by the fireplace, watching me bustle around with a heavy gaze.So I simply closed the inn for the time being. I borrowed an ax from the friendly local who lived next door and went up the mountain myself to gather firewood and stock up on fuel to stay warm.Back with the Vito family, I had carried out co

  • I Chose Myself Before He Could    Chapter 7

    Lia's POVTowering snowy mountains stretched across the horizon. The water of the fjord glimmered a deep blue, and a crisp, clean sea breeze drifted in through the cabin's windows.I sat at a log desk, going over my income in the ledger.After leaving the Vito family, I had sold all the jewelry and luxury cars Luca had given me. That was my pay for seven years of blood, sweat, and tears. With that money, I bought a small cabin on the fjord and turned it into a little inn.I no longer had to keep my nerves on edge every day, analyzing bloody gang intelligence, constantly reading Luca's moods, or staying ready for open attacks and hidden knives from within the family.Here, I didn't have to wear restrictive couture gowns or keep up the proper bearing of a future Donna.In the six months since I came to Serevast, I had let go of the guard I'd held for so long.Before, my nerves and my body had always been strained to the limit.Now, after all the wind and sun, faint sunspots had a

  • I Chose Myself Before He Could    Chapter 6

    Emilio's voice was unusually grave."The final round of negotiations for the international deal with the Serevein consortium starts this afternoon. This deal will decide the Vito Borgata's territory for decades to come, and Ms. Larsen is the only one who can handle all of their terms. If you leave now, everything we've spent so long setting up will collapse. The family elders will never let it go."The words on the other end of the line hit Luca like a bucket of ice water and jolted him awake.On one side was the family empire, hanging by a thread. On the other was Lia, who had walked away without looking back.A cruel choice lay before him.It seemed everyone already knew what his answer would be.On the third day after Lia left, the international deal was officially signed.The Vito Borgata's power soared, and the entire Palmyrean mafia world celebrated the victory.A lavish victory party was held at the family estate, with glasses clinking and guests packing the halls.Luca

  • I Chose Myself Before He Could    Chapter 5

    Third-Person POVElla claimed she felt dizzy and unwell and needed to stay under observation, so Luca spent the entire night at the hospital.All night long, his mind was filled with the look in Lia's eyes as she apologized in that hospital room and unbuttoned her coat without a moment's hesitation.That calm stabbed into his heart like a needle.When Ella finally fell asleep, he rushed home as fast as he could.On the way back, he made a detour to buy Lia's favorite berry pie and the tactical watch she had been talking about for ages. It was a piece of gear she had always wanted for her intelligence work.In Luca's mind, Lia was just upset for the moment.Once she saw these gifts and saw him make the first move to patch things up, she would surely throw herself into his arms like before, return to his side, and go on assisting him as his future Donna."Lia, I'm home."Luca took off his suit jacket and tossed it in the entryway. The house was quiet. The figure who always came

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