Chapter 2

Angelica's POV

Massimo's words finally broke my heart.

I put away the pregnancy test report and turned to take out the divorce agreement that I'd kept around for a year.

I had already prepared this divorce agreement when Massimo told me I could leave or stay as I pleased last year. It wasn't because I didn't love him but rather because I loved him too much.

I knew how much losing an heir would affect him, so I was already prepared to leave at any time to make space for a new Donna who could bear him an heir.

After learning I was pregnant today, I truly thought fate was finally having mercy on me because it couldn't bear to separate a couple like us who loved each other very much.

But it turned out to be just wishful thinking on my part.

"Sign this. It's only right to give the child's mamma a title."

I calmly handed over the divorce agreement, and a series of gasps rose in the hall.

Massimo suddenly looked up, his gaze sharp as he stared at me, trying to see through my pretense.

Meanwhile, a look of wild joy and greed flashed in Catia's eyes, and the smile on her lips couldn't be suppressed at all. However, her hopes were quickly shattered seconds later.

"Nonsense!" Massimo exclaimed. "I already told you that the child will be registered as yours. No one will be taking your place!"

Catia suddenly stepped forward and lowered her head, speaking in a humble voice, "I'm sorry, Donna, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have slept with Don to save him when he was under the influence of aphrodisiacs, and I shouldn't have accidentally gotten pregnant with his child…

"Please don't just make this decision so stubbornly just to spite him. Everyone knows that Don loves you the most. I'll just leave with the baby right now. I don't want you to get divorced from him…"

Catia's words successfully made Massimo's face darken. He looked at Catia, trying to make his voice sound gentle.

"You don't need to apologize, Catia. Without you, I might have died from the potent aphrodisiac back then. You are my savior and the mamma of my future heir. No one can ever surpass you here in Napango!"

Massimo said this while staring at me unblinkingly. It was clear that he was speaking to me.

My expression remained unchanged, and my gaze fixed stubbornly on the divorce agreement in his hand. And, he finally snapped. He scribbled his name on the document with a flourish.

As soon as I took the divorce agreement back from him, I heard him warning me angrily, "You'd better think this through, Angelica. If you leave with this document, you're no longer Donna of the Cortese Famiglia. You won't even be able to leave Napango alive without me!"

I didn't say a word, took the divorce agreement, and left the hall without even glancing at him.

I heard one of his friends ask, "Don, are you just going to let Donna go like this? You went through so much trouble for her back then and even risked your life to go against your own parents, just to gain the right to choose your own marriage partner. Are you sure that you're really going to divorce Donna?"

I heard Massimo's answer as I stepped out of the door.

"Don't worry. She won't leave me. She has no one left. Who else can she turn to besides me? She's too proud and stubborn—she's far too short-tempered and just needs to be taught a lesson. She'll come crawling back to me once she realizes her mistake."

Massimo's words pierced my heart like an arrow. Still, I suppressed my grief and dialed Papa's number.

"I'm sorry, Papa, I regret everything in the past. Can I still come back now?"

Papa's voice was choked with emotion and relief. He said, "I've been waiting for you, Angelica. You'll still be the heiress to the Rocchi Famiglia as long as you come back to us."

His words and unconditional love finally made me burst into tears.

"Aren't you angry with me, Papa? I abandoned my Famiglia for a man, and now, I'm bringing his child back to you instead."

I expected a scolding from Papa, but instead, he exclaimed with delight. "Wait, you're pregnant? That's just wonderful!"

Papa was overjoyed. He couldn't believe his ears when he heard that he also had a younger heir on the way.

"I'll send a convoy to pick you up right away! It's been three years, Angelica. I can't wait for you to come back to me!"