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Love on Loan Chapter 9
I never saw Bruno again. I heard he'd lost the trust of the Marino Don and was stripped of all his power.After the incident in the parking garage, Lorenzo launched an all-out war against the Marino family.One by one, the Marino family's businesses were swallowed by the Vitale family.Casinos, ports, shipping routes, even their legitimate enterprises crumbled under Lorenzo's iron fist."We have control of the Marinos' eastern port, Boss."Lorenzo's most trusted right-hand man, Tommy, was reporting the latest developments."Good," Lorenzo nodded coldly. "Keep up the pressure. Leave them no room to breathe."After every bloody acquisition, Lorenzo would push the property deeds in front of me."For you, my queen."He always said it as if he were presenting precious jewels, not a dark empire worth billions.I would laugh and tell him he was spoiling me rotten, but he would just kiss the back of my hand earnestly."I need the entire underworld to know that you can have anything you want."
Love on Loan Chapter 8
A month later, at a charity gala where the city's underworld and elite rubbed shoulders.I walked in on Lorenzo's arm, wearing a custom champagne-colored evening gown, the pigeon's blood ruby on my finger glittering under the crystal chandeliers.The surrounding politicians, business magnates, and other family heads all greeted us with deference."Did you hear? For Lady Liliana, Don Lorenzo bankrupted those minor families who humiliated her at that Marino family party.""When the Vitale family makes a move, who would dare object? Lady Liliana is a Rossi by blood, and now she's the Vitale's Donna. Those people were blind."Bruno stood in a corner, staring intently at me and Lorenzo, the new center of power.The whispers reached his ears, and he violently threw back a glass of strong liquor.In the weeks since, Lorenzo had ruthlessly eliminated the minor players who had once mocked me, washing away my past humiliations in blood.Within his power, Lorenzo had given me the highest possible
Love on Loan Chapter 7
Not long after, Lorenzo and I were married at city hall, formally cementing the alliance between the Vitale and Rossi families.I worried such a low-key affair was beneath the Don of the Vitale family, but he insisted he was the one in the wrong for not first throwing a grand wedding for all the families to attend and pay their respects.I was truly grateful for how Lorenzo loved and respected me, but my past with Bruno made it impossible for me to recover quickly.Even though Lorenzo had sincerely professed his love for me countless times, because of the hundred-million-dollar buyout, I couldn't shake the feeling our relationship was a transaction.But then he placed a pigeon's blood ruby ring on my finger. The gem glittered in the sunlight, shining with a light as red as blood."This is the symbol of the Vitale matriarch," Lorenzo said gently. "From now on, you hold the same power I do.""Half of my legitimate businesses, the ports, the casinos, the hotels, have all been transferred
Love on Loan Chapter 6
Bruno returned to the estate, his expression a dark mask, my tear-streaked face burned into his mind.All these years, no matter how he had trampled on me, I had never cried with such despair.He couldn't understand it. The child she had longed for... why would she get rid of it after finally conceiving?He thought of Lorenzo's possessive claim as he led her away, and a snarl twisted his lips. He kicked a Venetian vase by the door, shattering it.A maid was clearing out Liliana's art studio, packing away oil paintings and sketchbooks into boxes."What are you doing?" Bruno stormed down the stairs, his face grim. "Put everything back!""But Miss Ava said... since the madam moved out, we were to clear out all this... this junk.""I said put it back." Bruno's voice was dangerously low, each word a shard of ice.The maid's hand trembled, and a picture frame slipped from her grasp, crashing to the floor. "Boss, I'm sorry, I... I just thought..."Bruno grabbed her by the throat, his eyes fil
Love on Loan Chapter 5
A week later, Lorenzo checked me out of the clinic.Everyone knew the Don of the Vitale family as a cold and dangerous man, but with me, he was unfailingly gentle.I was deeply grateful.To think he would be the one to pull me from the depths not once, but twice.Just outside the clinic, Lorenzo was pulled away to handle some urgent family business.As I waited, I saw Bruno and Ava walking out of the obstetrics department.I had seen them together countless times before, always holding hands, a picture of intimacy and affection, like a real husband and wife.Every time, it had been like a knife to the heart.But today, I realized, I felt nothing at all.Ava was pregnant with their second child. It seemed Bruno truly did have feelings for her, producing one heir after another.But none of that had anything to do with me anymore.I tried to avoid them, heading straight for the parking lot, but Ava had already spotted me."Liliana, wait!" Ava's voice, dripping with false warmth, cut throu
Love on Loan Chapter 4
The man before me had features as handsome as a sculpture. I saw a familiar silver cross necklace peeking out from the collar of his shirt.I had given that necklace to a boy I had hidden with during a turf war when I was fifteen.I stared at his collar for a long moment before he suddenly smiled."So you finally recognize me. Fifteen years of watching over you weren't for nothing, then."Lorenzo leaned in closer, his voice low and magnetic.The memories came flooding back.When I was fifteen, during a turf war between the families, I hid in a wine cellar and met a boy.We were both terrified, but he kept encouraging me, telling me stories.To thank him, I had pressed that necklace into his hand. It was just a cheap trinket, but I never thought he would wear it all this time."It's you..."My voice trembled. I instinctively tried to sit up."Bruno should be receiving the notification any minute now.""As for the divorce papers, signing them is no longer his choice to make."At that mo
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