เข้าสู่ระบบThree days later, creditors seized the Orsini family's residence and warehouses.Bianca took off every piece of jewelry she owned—emeralds, rubies, and diamonds—until half a box was filled.But when the appraisal came back, the total was nowhere near what she'd expected. She counted the numbers three times, but it made no difference. Compared with the family's massive debt, her jewelry was worth almost nothing.The guards she'd once ordered around at my estate were long gone. Some had left without even collecting their final paychecks.The friends from affiliated families who used to follow her everywhere had disappeared too.She called more than twenty people on her contact list. Not one of them answered.Bianca eventually sent me a long letter begging for forgiveness.Marco asked what I wanted to do with it. I told him to return it exactly as it came.Luca's downfall took a little longer.His old creditors, several casinos, and everyone he'd borrowed money from using the estate's nam
The next day, the Five Families held an open assembly at the Council hall.I sat in the central seat at the head table.On both sides of me sat representatives of the Five Families, regional capos, and Council officers.Enzo and six other traitors stood at the front of the hall, their wrists locked in matching black shackles.Their access records, transfer receipts, and confessions were laid out before the Council officer in charge of verifying the evidence. He went through each document, checking every signature and file number.Enzo confessed to taking money from the Albano family, leaking my father's movements, and disabling the estate's security system on the night of his assassination.Seven years later, he had helped Luca take over my estate and tried to force me into giving up my rights to the family trust.The family court sentenced Enzo and the other traitors involved in my father's assassination to death. The Albano bosses who had ordered the hit were brought into the hall as
Enzo's records showed a huge payment from seven years ago. When the payer's name appeared on the screen, the entire room went still.It was one family name, marked in dark red: Albano.The Moretti family's sworn enemy.Everyone understood what it meant at once. My father's assassination seven years ago.Salvatore stared at the screen for three seconds, then turned to the employees. "Pull up the old case. I want the records from the night Vittorio was killed seven years ago."The screen changed immediately.The system pulled up the security records from the night of Vittorio's assassination.The west gate alarm panel showed that at 11:07 that night, the estate's west gate alarm had been manually disabled.The account that issued the shutdown command traced back to the access code of the head of security. Enzo.A chill ran down every spine in the room. Enzo had been the traitor all along.Salvatore turned to me in shock.But I wasn't surprised. I'd already figured it out. I'd spent seven
Carlo reacted fast.The next second, he stormed across the room and slapped Luca hard across the face.Blood immediately appeared at the corner of Luca's mouth."You used a Moretti estate to fool my daughter into marrying you!" Carlo's hand was still shaking. "You nearly got my family investigated by the Council!""I fooled you?"Luca sneered. "The day you moved into the primary bedroom, I told you this estate was registered in Alessia's name."You were the ones who said it didn't matter. You said once we moved in and took control of the place, it would become ours."Bianca shook her head, sobbing quietly. "I didn't know. Luca told me the estate belonged to him. He lied to me."Luca's smile made the cut at the corner of his mouth split wider. "I lied to you? Even after you found out the estate was registered to Alessia, you still had your guards throw her against a table. You even cut her finger open."You only cared about marrying into the Moretti family. You didn't care who actually
Luca hesitated before finally taking off the ring and handing it to Daniel.Daniel scanned the engraving inside the band. Within seconds, the inheritance registry found a match.His serious voice filled the room. "According to the records, Vittorio Moretti wore this ring for 27 years. If it was ever removed from his possession, given away, or passed down to someone, that change had to be recorded in the Five Families' inheritance registry."Without an official record, anyone else in possession of the ring is considered to have stolen it."Daniel looked up. "And according to the inheritance registry, there is only one name connected to this ring: Vittorio Moretti."Luca's name was nowhere in the records.Everyone turned to look at him.Luca still refused to give up. "Not every private family matter has to be reported to the Council. Vittorio gave me the ring himself. He told me there was no need to go through the formal process."Marco let out a laugh, as though he couldn't believe Luca
Everyone turned toward the door.The moment I saw who had arrived, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.It was Marco.Two Council employees came in behind him. One of them was Daniel, the neutral officer who had come to the estate the night before.Marco's face darkened when he saw Luca and Bianca holding me down. "Let her go."They released me almost immediately.Marco remained by the door, his voice cold. "My name is Marco Bellini. I served as Vittorio Moretti's chief attorney, and I am now the executor of the Moretti family trust."He let those words sink in for a moment."I currently handle all legal matters involving the Moretti family trust, including this estate."Carlo looked at Marco's business card, and his attitude changed at once. He hurried forward with a friendly smile and held out his hand. This was probably the highest-ranking Moretti representative he had ever met."I'm Don Orsini. It's an honor to finally meet—"Marco ignored his hand. Instead, he raised two fingers a







