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I’m Done Accepting Your Crumbs
I’m Done Accepting Your Crumbs
Author: Lucky Lucky

Chapter 1

Author: Lucky Lucky
Elena's POV:

“Who are you texting?”

Damian Luccese’s voice suddenly broke the silence. I locked my phone and looked up at him.

“No one.”

He studied me for a moment, as though he wanted to ask something else.

However, Vivian Sorrento called out to him in a gentle voice, and his attention shifted back to her. He lowered his voice and told her to return to her room and get some rest.

I secretly let out a sigh of relief, yet Damian seemed surprised by my unusual composure.

After Vivian left, he rose and came over to me, reaching out to feel my forehead.

“Are you still feeling unwell? Should I call the doctor back? The doctor said that you were showing signs of a threatened miscarriage yesterday. I’m worried about you.”

I drew away from his touch. “Damian, I’m fine.”

A brief silence followed, but his voice remained gentle when he spoke again.

“I know Vivian was careless yesterday. I’ve already warned her that if anything like this happens again, she’ll have no place in the Luccese family.”

He paused for a moment before continuing, “But she said you can distinguish the taste of cinnamon better than anyone, so why did you still eat the pie? Elena, I want to know what really happened.”

I stared at him in disbelief. “You think I deliberately put our baby at risk because I was jealous?”

Damian frowned.

“I just think there’s been a misunderstanding between you and Vivian ever since she took over as family Consigliere. She’s only been here three months, yet she’s already resolved a number of problems for the family. Meanwhile, you’ve had a problem with her from the very beginning…”

I looked at him, suddenly finding the whole thing ridiculous.

“Did you actually see me give her a hard time or deliberately target her? Or is that just what she told you?”

Damian furrowed his brow but said nothing. My gaze drifted to the silver tray beside his desk. Several cinnamon cookies sat on it.

There had once been a strict ban on cinnamon throughout the entire Luccese residence.

One time, a chef had accidentally added cinnamon to a dessert. After that, the entire pastry team had never been allowed back into the house.

Damian had once held my hand and promised me solemnly, “Elena, as long as I’m alive, I’ll never let anything dangerous come near you.”

Yet ever since Vivian became the family Consigliere, cinnamon pastries began appearing in his study with alarming regularity. Once, she even instructed the kitchen to serve cinnamon rolls with my breakfast.

When I reminded her of my allergy, she merely smiled and replied, “Donna, I’ve heard that exposing yourself to small amounts of an allergen can gradually help your body build up a tolerance. I’m only thinking of what’s best for you and the baby.”

At the time, I ordered the kitchen to remove every cinnamon product from the house.

The very next day, Damian came to persuade me to let it go. Vivian was new to the house and unfamiliar with my habits. I should be more understanding.

Following my gaze to the silver tray, Damian spoke again.

“Honey, those are for Vivian. She’s been working herself too hard lately, so she occasionally has a few snacks in the study. I’ve already arranged for your meals to be prepared separately. Nothing like this will happen again.”

In my own home, I had somehow become little more than a guest who needed special accommodations.

I lowered my eyes and chose not to argue. As I turned to leave, he gently caught my arm and drew me back into his embrace.

“Elena, we’ve been married for five years. We can’t let one misunderstanding erase everything we’ve built together. Besides, we’re about to have a baby.”

He rested his hand on my stomach, and at last, his gaze softened.

“Once the baby is born, I promise I’ll personally take you to Socrota to visit your father. Then the three of us can take a proper family vacation.”

I nearly burst into tears at the mention of our baby.

The night before, as I lay trembling in agony, desperate for him to be by my side, he had been at home with another woman, doing things he had no intention of letting me discover.

“I’ll do my best to keep Vivian away from you for the next few days. Focus on your recovery and take care of the baby. Once you’ve calmed down, we’ll talk.”

Nausea rose in my throat. I could barely stomach the sound of his voice, let alone argue with him.

It did not matter anymore. My father had already agreed to send someone to bring me home.

However, if Damian refused to sign the divorce papers, I feared there would be one last battle to fight before I could leave New Borough.

I lowered my gaze and turned away. Just then, the study door swung open again.

Vivian walked in, holding a gold-embossed invitation. “Don Luccese, everything has been arranged for tomorrow night’s family banquet.”

She placed the invitation on the desk, then glanced at me with a hint of hesitation.

“Donna, considering you’ve only just been discharged from the hospital, I had your place at the banquet canceled.”

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  • I’m Done Accepting Your Crumbs   Chapter 11

    A month later, news arrived from New Borough.Damian’s uncle had been stripped of all his power for betraying the family.Vivian was also turned over to the authorities for investigation on charges of intentional assault and involvement in the illegal transfer of funds.Before she was taken away, she tried to contact me. I did not answer. Later, Marco told me that she had confessed to everything during the investigation.At first, all she had wanted was to become the Luccese family’s true Donna. She thought that if she kept driving wedges between Damian and me, he would eventually grow tired of me.Eventually, she realized that even though Damian indulged her, he had never intended to divorce me.Therefore, she began following Damian’s uncle’s orders, using her position as an Consigliere to gain access to the family’s secrets.After hearing all this, I simply gave a quiet, indifferent reply, “I see.”After I hung up, my father knocked on the study door. “Elena, are you ready?”

  • I’m Done Accepting Your Crumbs   Chapter 10

    Damian never left Socotra. He checked into a hotel in town. Every day, he had flowers, maternity supplies, and handwritten letters delivered to me.I refused to accept any of them. Eventually, he stopped sending gifts and simply had Marco check in with my lawyer periodically to ask about the baby.Then, half a month later, a Moretti family cargo ship was attacked.The news broke while I was attending a family council meeting. My father’s face darkened. “It was the Luccese family.”The room fell silent. Every eye turned toward me.Someone murmured under their breath, “Looks like Damian still hasn’t accepted it.”“Ms. Moretti only just asked for a divorce, and now the Luccese family is retaliating.”I said nothing.It was not until Marco’s call came through. “Donna, something’s happened to Don Luccese.”My heart tightened. “What happened?”“He discovered that his uncle had been secretly working with a rival family, planning to use the attack on the Moretti cargo ship to provoke

  • I’m Done Accepting Your Crumbs   Chapter 9

    Elena's POV:Three days later, I was reviewing the family’s accounts in my study when my father suddenly handed me an invitation. “The Don of the Luccese family has requested permission to attend next week’s Socotran Mafia Summit.”My hand paused slightly as I turned a page. “What does he want?”“He says he has something important to discuss with you in person.”My father snorted, “If you don’t want to see him, I’ll have them turn him away right now.”I pondered for a moment. “Let him come.”My father looked a little surprised as I closed the file in front of me.“Dad, I’m no longer the woman who hides away in the estate, waiting for her husband to come home. If he has business to discuss, then we’ll handle it according to family protocol.”…On the day of the summit, Damian arrived right on time. He had lost a considerable amount of weight in just a few days. His usually well-kept hair fell out of place, while the shadows beneath his eyes made him look utterly worn down.

  • I’m Done Accepting Your Crumbs   Chapter 8

    Five years ago, when Damian had first taken over as the Don, the Luccese family had been beset by enemies both within and without.It was Elena who had persuaded her father to let Damian use the Moretti family’s shipping routes.That support had been instrumental in helping him secure his position as don of the Luccese family in New Borough.Over the years, he had grown so accustomed to the convenience those routes provided that he had forgotten one crucial fact—They had never belonged to the Luccese family in the first place.“She’s willing to put the interests of an entire family at stake just to spite me?”The moment the words left his mouth, Marco lowered his head. “Don Luccese, the Moretti family’s announcement stated that the partnership was ending because the marriage alliance between our families had been dissolved. And…”“And what?”“For the past five years, the Donna personally maintained every business relationship we had with partners in Socrota. The families we wo

  • I’m Done Accepting Your Crumbs   Chapter 7

    Elena's POV:Meanwhile, dawn was just breaking as the plane touched down in Socrota.My father was waiting for me on the tarmac himself. The moment he saw me, he hurried over.“Elena.” That one word was all it took for my tears to spill over.My father pulled me into his arms. “You’re home now. That’s all that matters.”He lowered his gaze to my stomach, his eyes reddening slightly. “How’s the baby?”“The doctor says the baby is stable for now.” I forced a faint smile. “Dad, you’re going to be a grandfather.”My father remained silent for a long time, then he gently patted my back. “From this day forward, no one will ever make you or your baby suffer again.”By the time we arrived at the Moretti residence, the family doctor was already waiting. He said the baby was stable, but I had shown signs of a threatened miscarriage. For the time being, I needed to avoid strenuous activity and emotional distress.My father’s expression darkened terribly as he listened. “Does Damian know

  • I’m Done Accepting Your Crumbs   Chapter 6

    Damian did not sleep a wink that night. He remained seated in his study until dawn, with his wife’s travel records from the past five years spread out before him.Since the day they married, Elena had barely ever left New Borough. The only time she had returned to Socrota was three years ago, when her father had fallen seriously ill. She had stayed for just two days before rushing back.It was all because his enemies had ambushed him, leaving her so worried that she could barely eat or sleep.Now…A soft knock came at the study door. “Don Luccese.”Lorenzo Rossi entered, carrying a kraft paper document envelope. “The Donna left this last night. She instructed me to give it to you this morning.”Damian immediately reached for it. He expected a letter, perhaps containing Elena’s final words to him.However, when he opened the envelope, what he found was a divorce agreement. His signature was clearly visible at the bottom.Damian’s pupils contracted sharply. He shot to his feet. “

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