LOGINMy older sister, Jovina Valenti, catches the eye of the cold and ruthless mafia Don, Carlo Laguardia. However, she fears the danger that arises out of his identity and wants to go abroad to pursue a passionate romance. On the day Carlo sends his men to retrieve her, she drugs my drink and sends me to Carlo. After that, she leaves the country and disappears completely. I, Nerissa Valenti, am forced to become Carlo's wife. He treats me as nothing more than a pet. Despite being married, I ignore Carlo's existence and treat him as if he were invisible. He, on the other hand, continues to make me his pet. When he's pleased with me, he shows me affection. But when I upset him, what awaits me is either cold neglect or harsh reproach. After eight years of this, one day, Carlo suddenly orders that I be locked inside the freezing ice house. I tremble from the cold. When I see Jovina at his side, I realize belatedly that she has, for some reason, decided to return to the country. The first thing she does upon her return is seek Carlo out and lie to him that I drugged myself back then to take her place. Consequently, she was heartbroken and decided to go overseas. Jovina stresses that because of my interference, they spent eight long years being apart from each other. From that moment on, there isn't a trace of emotion left in Carlo's eyes when he looks at me. Under the excuse of visiting me, Jovina comes to the ice house and tampers with the settings. She puts the cold air on full blast at the lowest temperature. "Don't blame me for this, Nerissa. As long as you're alive, my lie will be exposed sooner or later," she says ruthlessly. I don't even last half a day before freezing to death miserably. When I open my eyes again, I return to the day Jovina first catches Carlo's attention. This time, I take the initiative to say, "Jovina, go abroad and look for your true love. I'll marry Carlo in your place." This time, the one Carlo loves will be me.
View MoreI truly wanted to have a child with Carlo. I wanted a child that belonged to the two of us. It was not to secure my position or to please him. I simply wanted to build a complete family with him and protect our happiness together.Carlo froze for a moment and held me tightly in his arms. "Alright. Let's have children. Preferably a son and a daughter. The girl will be gentle like you, and the boy will be protective like me."Half a year later, I had a rounded belly.One afternoon, my best friend accompanied me to a high-end maternity store to pick out baby supplies. Just as we reached the entrance, we heard fierce arguing in the distance. There was also the sound of a woman crying.A burly man was beating a woman mercilessly and cursing, "You bitch! You were secretly stashing money so that you could run away, huh? I'll break your legs today! Don't think you can run away with my money! No way I'll let that happen!"The woman was covered in wounds, and her clothes were torn and tatte
The wooden club came down on Papa's body, and his wails instantly echoed through the living room. Tears and snot covered his face as he shielded himself from the blows. Before long, he was beaten until he lay flat against the floor, unable to get back up. All he could do was let out weak groans.Carlo's gaze slowly shifted to Mama and Jovina. "You two, slap each other until I'm satisfied."They trembled all over and slowly raised their hands. However, they merely touched each other lightly and didn't dare to use any force at all.Carlo shot his subordinates a look, and both women panicked at once. Clenching their teeth, they slapped each other's faces without holding back. Smacks rang out one after another in the room. Before long, both Mama's and Jovina's cheeks were swollen and red, yet neither of them dared to stop.After quite some time, Carlo said evenly, "That's enough. After all, you're Rissa's parents. You gave her life, so I'll spare your lives."Mama immediately crawled
Mama hurriedly put on a fawning smile. "Don Laguardia, we're all family. What accounts are there to settle? Jovina is young and ignorant. We've realized our mistake too. Please be merciful and forgive us this once!"Carlo raised a brow as his gaze landed on the wounds all over my body. "Family? You injured my wife badly and even joined hands to scheme against her. You tried to let Jovina replace her. Do you think I'll let this go and write it all off?"Papa hastily argued in a flustered tone, "No, Don Laguardia. We never wanted to kill her! She misunderstood us. We only wanted to persuade her to behave herself. We never intended to harm her!"I sneered, "Oh, so you're denying it now? Back at the villa, Jovina held a knife and tried to kill me. You were right there helping her. Why didn't you remember that I was also your daughter at that time?"Carlo's gaze darkened instantly, and his voice turned icy. "You wanted to kill her?""No! Don't listen to her nonsense, Don Laguardia. She
Jovina collapsed onto the floor heavily. She was on the brink of losing her mind.She pointed at me and screamed hysterically, "You bitch! What kind of spell did you put on him to make him so devoted to you? You said you'd marry him in my place back then. You did it on purpose! You wanted to steal my wealth, my status, and my man!"I looked up and wiped away my tears.Then, I looked at her calmly and said, "Who was it who cried and said she would rather die than marry the Don back then? Who said that even if she were to die, she would choose to die with her true love than to step into this mire?""Shut up!" Jovina shouted loudly, her face pale. She attempted to drown my words that hit her sore spot."The one who should shut up is you," Carlo hissed.His gaze turned sharp. His subordinates restrained Jovina instantly. Their merciless and rough movements made her cry out in pain. Instantly, her eyes reddened and brimmed with tears as she tried to gain sympathy by acting weak.Ther
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