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I Was Never More Than His Secret Chapter 10
As their figures disappeared around the corner, I simply smiled indifferently. They knew better than anyone else why my heart had turned to stone when it came to them. They just had to make themselves seem like the victim to feel better about themselves.After they left, only Antonio remained frozen where he was. He'd brought the marriage license application with him, and he was clutching it now until his knuckles turned white.A bodyguard stood silently beside him, watching the normally ruthless and decisive Don of the Leone family lose all composure.Antonio's piercing gaze remained locked on me. His voice was steeped in his obsessive and stubborn unwillingness to accept this situation. "You'd truly rather be alone for the rest of your life than give me another chance to make things right by you?"You're only acting out of spite right now. You've chosen the wrong person to lean on. Come back to me. All of the past restrictions won't apply anymore. I'll make our relationship publi
I Was Never More Than His Secret Chapter 9
Out of nowhere, Carlotta fell to her knees. She grabbed my legs and cried out tearfully, "I'm so sorry, Val! I let my greedy desire for Don Antonio's resources come between us. I betrayed you, my best friend."Now that my business has collapsed and no one else in the circle is willing to help me, I finally realize that you're the only one who has ever genuinely cared about me."My parents rushed forward as well, reaching out to grab me. In just six months, their hair had already turned gray, and their faces were haggard."We've been thinking about you this whole time. We always favored Carlo over you and treated you unfairly… But he took all of our money and gambled it all away. His creditors took the house to pay off his debts. We've had to move into a shabby rental and rely on odd jobs to survive!"Can you please forgive us?"All three of them looked at me with desperation in their eyes.After eyeing them in silence for a moment, I said evenly, "I stopped hating you guys a long
I Was Never More Than His Secret Chapter 8
Valentina's POVThe six months of closed-door preparations finally ended. We'd finalized the entire plan for the auction house's inaugural international antique auction.After reading through the whole thing, Enzo looked at me with anticipation in his eyes. "Since we've completed the preliminary work, I'll give you two days to rest and recharge. Once the auction house is officially up and running, I'll leave the entire operation to you. Can you handle it?"As the salty sea breeze rushed against my face, I declared with a faint smile, "Of course."The moment I stepped out of the quiet seaside clubhouse, the noise of the outside world came rushing toward me. For a moment, it felt as if I'd stepped out of another life.For the past six months, I'd deliberately pushed aside every other thought and thrown myself headfirst into work, tackling one task after another. We kept running into all kinds of problems. Scrapping and rewriting the proposals became routine work for me.If a projec
I Was Never More Than His Secret Chapter 7
Antonio's expression was cold as ice as he raised his voice and shouted, "Guards!"In an instant, the bodyguards waiting by the walls of the compound rushed over, seizing Federico, Giulia, and Carlotta by the arms to restrain them.Eyeing the trio who started pleading with him, Antonio declared authoritatively, "From this moment on, I'm freezing all the approvals I gave for the Santoro family's trade business. I'm also cutting off all of the exclusive supply chains I provided to Carlotta Moretti's business. I'm terminating all of my business dealings with the three of you!"Their faces darkened, but they were too intimidated by his immense power and influence to confront him openly.Federico gritted his teeth and muttered, "When it comes down to it, you're the one who never even thought about making your relationship with Valentina official. You've been keeping her in hiding for five years, so what gives you the right to expect her to obey you in everything?"Carlotta's eyes redde
I Was Never More Than His Secret Chapter 6
Third-Person POVAntonio stood frozen in the empty living room. It took him some time to snap out of his daze. For the past five years, whenever he came back late at night, he would return to a home filled with traces of Valentina. Over time, he'd grown accustomed to it.And whenever they got into a fight, he never took any of it seriously. They were all nothing but minor spats to him. She would always calm down and come back to her senses on her own.Even if the fights got serious, Federico, Giulia, and Carlotta would all step in to convince her to back down. After all, he had indeed funneled them the resources they wanted for that very purpose anyway. By having the trio step in on his behalf every time he fought with her, he saved himself a ton of trouble in the relationship.Somewhere in his subconscious, Antonio had always been certain that no matter how badly he and Valentina argued, in the end, she would still choose to stay with him. He had long since taken her companionsh
I Was Never More Than His Secret Chapter 5
Third-Person POVInside a lavish private room in an exclusive clubhouse, Antonio stared at the messages he had sent Valentina. He could tell from the blue ticks that she'd read them, but even though hours had passed, she never sent a response.For some reason, he felt restless and uneasy.Since Isabella had just returned to the country, a small group of friends had gathered to welcome her home.Valentina's parents, Federico Santoro and Giulia Conti, edged closer to Antonio, their faces plastered with ingratiating smiles."Stop worrying about that ungrateful girl. She was the one who behaved disgracefully at the airport, making a scene in public. She completely humiliated herself!"By the way, when do you think you'll be able to start providing your support for the overseas trade network that Carlo needs?"The sheer greed behind their question only intensified Antonio's disgust for them. "We'll revisit that later. Valentina fell pretty hard at the airport just now. Have you guys
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