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My Last Shot After Seven Canceled Weddings

My Last Shot After Seven Canceled Weddings

Histoires courtes · Mafia
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Synopsis

Winning Back the Wife

Regret

Bias

Awakening

Independence

Tragic Love

My fiance, Marcus Benton, has canceled our wedding seven times now because of his childhood friend's depression. The first time, she cut her finger and needed him to comfort her. The second time, her depression flared up, and she threatened to kill herself. Every single time something happens to her, he drops everything and abandons me. This time, he is finally supposed to keep his promise and fly me to Solaviera for our wedding. Yet on the day of our flight, he shows up with his childhood friend, Bianca Warner, in tow. "Bianca's biggest dream in life is to see the ocean in Solaviera. Let's put the wedding on hold. I'll take her to see the sea first, and I'll take you there for our wedding next time." Marcus assumes I'll just wait for him like I always do. What he doesn't know is that to be with him, I made a bet with Papa. If we fail to get married this time, I have to return to my mafia family and accept an arranged marriage. So this time, I am leaving him for good.

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Chapter 1
Cecilia's POVI looked up toward the airport entrance, where two figures were chatting and laughing.My fiance, Marcus Benton, was casually helping his childhood friend, Bianca Warner, with her luggage.Bianca put on a frail expression. "I only said I wanted to visit Solaviera, and you left Cecilia behind like that. Won't she be mad?"Marcus glanced back at me and dropped his voice. "Don't say that, Bianca. Cecilia understands your situation.""Still, she looks upset. I feel terrible seeing her like that," Bianca said, her eyes welling up."What does she have to be upset about?" Marcus paused, then offered a soft word of comfort. "You haven't been well these past two years, so it's only natural I look after you. She's never made a fuss. I'll just say a few sweet words to reassure her. Don't worry about any of that. Just focus on enjoying the trip."It was true.In Marcus' eyes, I was always reasonable and easygoing. Even if I got upset, a little effort on his part was all it to
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Chapter 2
Cecilia's POVSolaviera had always been my favorite island. I used to dream about marrying the person I loved right there on its shores.That was why I had chosen Solaviera for our wedding destination in the first place.But just as the date was approaching, Bianca was diagnosed with depression. She would cling to Marcus day in and day out with idle threats of taking her own life.And time after time, he postponed our wedding for her sake."Can't you show a little compassion? Bianca is sick. Shouldn't I be there to help her through it?"You're the only one I'm going to marry. A wedding is just a formality anyway. We have a whole lifetime ahead of us. It doesn't matter when we go to Solaviera."We fought over and over again because of Bianca.And today happened to be our five-year anniversary.I thought five years together would finally lead to a happy ending, never expecting he would choose Bianca yet again.This time, I was done waiting.As I unlocked my phone, a video mess
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Chapter 3
Cecilia's POVBianca flashed a swift, faint smile—one completely devoid of any trace of depression.Then, she pinched my arm with all her strength. Wincing in pain, I reflexively yanked my hand back. Bianca let out a sharp cry and immediately collapsed to the ground."Ah!" Bianca curled up on the floor, clutching her knee, her face twisted in pain."Cecilia!" Marcus rushed over and shoved me aside.Unsteady on my feet, I stumbled backward into a nearby beach umbrella. A glass on the table underneath toppled over, drenching me in ice-cold water.My elbow took the brunt of the fall, and a dull, agonizing pain burst straight from the bone, drawing a soft groan from my lips.Seeing me hit the ground, Marcus froze for a second and instinctively took a step toward me.But the next second, Bianca grabbed his sleeve. "Marcus, it hurts so bad…"Taking in Bianca's pathetic state, he forgot all about me and quickly helped her up.When he looked back at me, his eyes were filled with ange
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Chapter 4
Third-Person POVMarcus stared at the cold gray tick beside his message, frozen for a long moment.Bianca was still sleeping in the hospital bed, her breathing steady. There was even a faint smile playing on her lips. Marcus sat on the chair beside the bed, his back rigid and straight.He tried calling again, but the same busy tone greeted him.He sent a message on WhatsApp, only for it to remain stuck on a single tick.After exiting the chat, he scrolled through his contacts for Cecilia's name, tapped it, and called again.It was still the same busy tone.The phone burned in his grip. Marcus suddenly stood up, the chair legs scraping against the floor with a harsh, grating screech.Bianca frowned and rolled over but didn't wake.As he hurried out of the ward, a scene from this afternoon suddenly flashed through his mind.Cecilia had fallen to the ground, her elbow taking the force of the blow. He had been in such a rush to carry Bianca away that he hadn't even spared her a b
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Chapter 5
Third-Person POVMarcus' hand froze on the phone. "What was their reason?"Dante replied, "They didn't give a clear one, just cited strategic adjustments. But our funding pool for next quarter heavily relies on their injection. If that money gets cut off, all three product lines in development will have to stop, let alone our plans to expand the chain in the second half of the year."Marcus frowned. "Who's the person in charge over there? I'll reach out directly.""I already tried." Dante's voice sank even lower. "They said they're only acting as custodians. The real investor is someone else, and they don't have the authority to make the calls.""Who's the investor?"Dante hesitated before saying, "We ran a check. Ceciora Capital is just a shell. When I trace back three layers of ownership, I found that the ultimate controlling entity points back to… someone with the surname Caruso."Marcus was stunned. "Caruso?""Yes, the Caruso family. But the records are extremely limited. T
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Chapter 6
Third-Person POVEverything Cecilia wore and used had been bought with her own money, spent straight out of the savings she had accumulated before ever entering Benton Corp.And Marcus hadn't even noticed that she wasn't earning a single cent.Bianca suddenly pushed open the conference room door and walked in. "Marcus, aren't you done yet? I brought you—"When she noticed the tense expressions in the room, her footsteps faltered. "What's going on?"Marcus stared at her.Bianca blinked, returning his gaze with an innocent look."Bianca." Marcus spoke up. "Did you tell HR back then that Cecilia didn't need to be paid?"Bianca froze for a brief second before quickly breaking into a smile. "Oh, you mean that? I was just making a casual comment back then. Besides, Cecilia never brought it up with you either, did she? If she doesn't even care, why are you making such a big deal out of it?""She never mentioned being out of money to me," Marcus said."That's because you provided mor
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Chapter 7
Third-Person POVIt was Bianca who had instructed the PR department to issue that statement in Marcus' name.When Marcus saw it, he was in a company meeting. His phone buzzed with a notification. As he tapped to open it, his brow furrowed. "Who published this?""…Ms. Warner said you gave your approval," Dante answered cautiously.Marcus picked up his phone, intending to retract it. As his finger hovered over the screen, a WhatsApp message from Bianca popped up."Marcus, it's better to end the pain quickly. Give her a sign. If she truly cares about you, she'll come running back. If she doesn't, it just means she never loved you that much anyway, so you lose nothing."Marcus stared at the line of text. After a long silence, he placed his phone face down on the table.In the end, he didn't retract the announcement.That afternoon, he sent another message to Cecilia. He knew she had blocked his number, so he had switched to a new one."The engagement is off. If you don't come back
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Chapter 8
Cecilia's POVIt wasn't a heavy blow, but it was loud enough.Marcus didn't cup his face. He didn't even flinch away. He just stood there with his head turned to the side, a muscle in his jaw twitching.The sunlight caught his face, illuminating every bit of the turbulence surging in his eyes.Looking at his expression, I suddenly felt a wave of unfamiliarity.In five years, I had never hit him or raised a hand against anyone. In his mind, I was probably always the gentle, yielding woman who would forever wait for him to turn around. So when that slap landed, the shock on his face far outweighed the pain.All those fragmented pieces in his mind were likely finally coming together right now.Why Ceciora Capital withdrew its funding, why the ultimate owner turned out to be a Caruso, why I had worked for five years without a salary, and what I said at Solaviera Airport—"If we don't get married this time, there won't be another chance."The moment I uttered those words, I had alrea
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Chapter 9
Cecilia's POVSix months later, by Lake Bellavere in Meravino, my fiance, Gabriele Venturi, walked up from behind me."There's news about Marcus," he said casually while placing his phone on the table in front of me. "Care to hear it?"Without even looking up, I said, "Go ahead.""He got to the bottom of everything. Bianca was never sick. She forged every single diagnostic report with the help of a cousin. The one working at that community clinic, remember?"That file you gave him had everything, including internal clinic logs, cross-checked timestamps from the social security system, and even a recorded confession from the cousin."All those threats of taking her own life, depression episodes, and emotional meltdowns Bianca pulled over the years were complete theater. Her sole goal was to make sure he'd never marry you."I turned a page of the book in my hand, the paper rustling beneath my fingertips. "And then?""Marcus kicked Bianca out. Her family cut ties with her too, and
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