ログインThe Don of the Falcieri family was assassinated by a rival family, leaving behind his widowed wife, Livia. His younger brother, my husband Caius, took his place as Don. With the title came a duty: to secure the Falcieri bloodline by putting a child in his brother's widow. "Alessia's been barren for years. It falls to Livia to do what she couldn't. The Falcieri family cannot be without an heir." The Madre's voice dripped with scorn. Caius held me close, whispering promises. "As soon as Livia is pregnant, I swear I'll never touch her again." "Alessia, you're the only one I love." Three months, and he hasn't set foot in our bedroom. After he ignored me in front of everyone, choosing Livia time and time again, I finally left. I took what was mine and left one thing behind: a DNA test. It was my final gift to Caius.
もっと見るI walked through the corridor and the loud moans from Gabriel's room made me stop on my track.
“Ahh… baby, make me feel you… harder… harder!”
I froze.
My fingers tightened around the strap of my bag as my heart began to beat wildly inside my chest. The sound was coming from Gabriel’s bedroom.I knew I wasn't supposed to go there , I just wanted to know who he is cheating on me with this time around.
I knew that voice.
I knew the way it moaned his name.
But my mind refused to accept it.
Maybe I was mistaken.
Maybe it was the television.
Maybe I was just imagining things.
But then the voice came again.
“Gab… please… harder, baby…”
My breath caught in my throat. My legs suddenly felt heavy, like someone had tied stones to them. I wanted to move And I just couldn't move my legs one bit.
My heart was screaming and I was already boiling inside and burning in hate .
No… this can’t be real.
Not Gabriel.
Not him.
Still, something inside me pushed me forward.
I had to see it with my own eyes.
I slowly walked down the corridor, each step feeling like torture. The closer I got to the bedroom, the louder the sounds became. The bed creaked against the wall, and soft giggles mixed with breathless moans.
My hands began to shake.
Who is in there with him?
Anger slowly replaced my fear. My chest burned, and my vision blurred with hot tears.
But the moment I focused on the voice again, my blood seemed to turn cold.
It sounded… familiar.
Too familiar.
“No,” I whispered to myself. “It can’t be her.”
I didn’t want to think about it.
I didn’t want my thoughts to be right.
With trembling legs, I climbed the last few steps to his room.
Then I saw it.
Gabriel’s black sneakers were lying by the door. And right beside them was a pair of elegant, gold high-heeled sandals.
I knew those sandals.
I had seen them many times.
They belonged to only one person.
Tessa.
My best friend.
My heart skipped a beat.
But that’s impossible.
Tessa told me she was traveling to Toronto to meet someone. She even hugged me goodbye this morning.
So why were her shoes here?
In my fiancé’s house?
Right in front of his bedroom?
My breathing became uneven.
“No… no, this isn’t real.”
Before I could stop myself, I pushed the door open.
And the scene in front of me almost made me lose my mind.
Gabriel was on the bed, his back facing me. His body moved in fast, desperate thrusts. Beneath him was a woman, her hands wrapped around his shoulders.
Her long brown hair spread across the pillow.
Her face tilted back in pleasure.
It was Tessa.
My best friend.
My fiancé of four years was sleeping with the girl I called my sister and busy thrusting in and out of her like his life depended on it.
For a moment, everything around me went silent.
I couldn’t hear the bed.
I couldn’t hear their moans.
I couldn’t even hear my own heartbeat.
All I could feel was pain.
“What exactly is going on here?” My voice shook as I spoke. “Gabriel… what nonsense is this?”
They didn’t even stop.
They didn’t even look at me.
Gabriel only glanced over his shoulder for a second, his eyes meeting mine. Then he turned back to Tessa and continued moving like I wasn’t even there.
Like I was invisible.
Like I didn’t exist.
That was when the tears finally fell.
Hot, painful tears streamed down my face as my chest tightened. I felt like my heart was being ripped apart.
Without another word, I turned and ran out of the room.
I rushed down the stairs, my vision blurred by tears. I didn’t care where I was going. I just needed to get away.
Away from that house.
Away from that bed.
Away from the betrayal.
I had almost reached the gate when I heard heavy footsteps behind me.
“Emily! Emily, wait!”
I didn’t need to turn around to know who it was.
“Emily, please stop! It’s not what you think!” Gabriel shouted.
I stopped.
Slowly, I turned to face him.
The boy I had loved all my life stood in front of me, breathing hard. The same boy I chose over many handsome and successful men.
The boy I trusted with my whole heart.
I thought he was different.
I thought he would never hurt me.
But I was wrong.
“How could you?” My voice trembled. “How could you make me look like a fool in front of my best friend?”
“Baby, please listen to me,” he begged. “It wasn’t intentional. It was just a mistake. I regret it. Please don’t leave me. Don’t break up with me.”
His voice sounded pitiful, almost desperate.
But I felt nothing.
No sympathy.
No love.
No softness.
Only anger.
If this were the past, I might have forgiven him again. I might have believed his sweet words and empty promises.
But not this time.
I had had enough.
“This is what you always say,” I snapped. “Every time I catch you cheating, you say it was a mistake.”
His face turned pale.
“The last time, it was your housemaid. You said you were drunk. You begged me to forgive you.”
Tears rolled down my cheeks again.
“You could have just told me you never loved me. But instead, you chose to sleep with my best friend. Why her? Why not some random girl? You just showed me that I mean nothing to you.”
“Emily, please—”
“No!” I shouted. “For my own mental health, I’m leaving. It’s over between us, Gabriel. Nothing you say will ever make me stay.”
Just then, I heard soft footsteps behind him.
Tessa walked out of the house like she was on a runway. She was only wearing Gabriel’s shirt, and a satisfied smirk rested on her lips.
She looked… happy.
Happy to destroy my life.
“I guess I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time,” she said casually. “I don’t even know why you were so foolish, Emily.”
My heart tightened.
“How could you believe I actually loved you?” she continued. “I only acted like your sister because I pitied you. You had no one else in this cruel world.”
Her words felt like knives stabbing my chest.
“I was tired of pretending,” she went on. “Every time I saw your face, I felt disgusted. You’re nothing but a poor, unwanted girl. So go find someone else to pity you, because I’m done, you are just someone my mother and I helped and picked up from the street.”
My ears rang.
I couldn’t process what she was saying.
It felt like a nightmare.
Like I was dreaming.
Like none of this was real.
But it was.
“Looking at you makes my skin crawl,” she added coldly.
I glanced at Gabriel, expecting him to defend me. To say something. Anything.
But he only lowered his head in silence.
That silence hurt more than any insult.
In that moment, I understood everything.
I had trusted the wrong people.
Loved the wrong people.
Believed the wrong people.
I was the fool.
Tears streamed down my face as I took a step back.
“I hope both of you rot in hell,” I said weakly. “Gabriel, you will pay for this.”
Then I turned around and walked out of the gate.
This time, I didn’t look back.
Because the moment I did… I knew my heart would shatter into pieces.
And I wasn’t sure it could ever be fixed again.
Caius pushed through the crowd and walked toward the steps.All the reporters' cameras swiveled to him."Don Falcieri! How do you respond to these allegations?""Are you really abandoning your own child?""Is the Falcieri family facing a succession crisis?"Caius ignored all of them.He walked straight up to Livia and looked down at her."Enough."His voice wasn't loud, but it silenced the entire crowd."Are you done with this performance?"Livia clutched the baby tighter, fear flashing in her eyes."Caius, I'm just trying to get our son what he deserves…""What he deserves?" Caius sneered. "A child you sired with Silas Romano. Tell me, what claim does his bastard have on my name?"The crowd erupted in a wave of gasps and murmurs.Reporters frantically snapped photos.The Madre's face went pale."Caius! What are you saying?""I'm telling the truth, Madre," Caius turned to her. "This woman fooled us all.""The baby's father is Silas Romano, our former CFO.""I have the DNA report. I hav
Caius's hand moved slowly to the gun at his waist.The metal was cold and unforgiving."Caius!" The Madre cried out in terror. "What are you doing?""What I should have done a long time ago."His voice was terrifyingly calm.Livia saw the movement, and her face went chalk-white."You wouldn't dare! I have evidence on the entire Falcieri family!""You think I care about evidence?" Caius laughed, a dead, hollow sound. "Alessia is gone. There's nothing left to lose."Just then, Tony burst into the room."Don! A convoy of FBI vehicles is approaching the estate!"Caius's hand froze.He looked at Livia's triumphant smirk and slowly withdrew his hand."You've won," he said. "But it won't last.""Take her away," he ordered the guards. "Give her some money and get her the hell out of New York.""And make sure I never see her again."Livia, clutching the child, was escorted out of the estate.Before she left, she looked back at Caius."You'll regret this.""I'm already living with regret," Caius
Meanwhile, I had already bailed out moments before the plane went down, landing safely in a whole new world.Night was falling over Antwerp's diamond district.I sat in my new studio, holding a flawless blue diamond."Lady Ares," my assistant, Henri, came in. "Your first piece is complete."He set down an exquisite jewelry box.Inside lay a platinum necklace with a pendant in the shape of a phoenix with its wings spread wide.It was crafted from the very rubies I had taken from the Falcieri estate."Excellent," I said, stroking the necklace. "Reborn from the ashes.""Also," Henri handed me a check, "a collector in London is very interested in your designs. This is the deposit."One million euros.My new identity, my new career—they were thriving. I fused the ancient techniques of my grandmother with modern precision, creating pieces the world had never seen.In my hands, every diamond was given new life; every piece told a story of freedom regained.Henri hesitated for a moment."Ma'am
Caius shot out of his chair, the sound he made less a word than a roar. "What the hell did you say?"He lunged at Tony, grabbing him by the collar."You're lying!"The bodyguard trembled. "We just got the call from ATC. Alessia's plane went down over the mountains. Hit severe turbulence... they said the fuselage just disintegrated. Search and rescue is heading out, but the crash site is in rugged terrain. Sir... the plane fell from three thousand feet. There's almost no chance of survival."Caius's grip went slack, and he collapsed back into his chair.The world spun, his vision tunneling to black. "No… Alessia!"It was his fault.He had let her go alone.On her birthday.He scrambled to his feet and bolted for the door."Caius!" The Madre rushed in, Livia trailing behind her. "You can't leave! This is obviously a plot by a rival family!""Don't you dare go! This is her own damn fault. Running off alone. What do you expect from a soldier's daughter? All steel, no sense. A woman running
Livia slowly took Caius's hand and pressed it gently against her swollen abdomen."Feel that.""Our little one just gave me a kick. I wonder if he's unhappy about something."Caius's eyes widened, his whole body tensing with excitement. "He's moving! My son, he's responding to me!""Our future Don h
The next morning, before the sun had fully bathed the estate in light, I heard a sharp knock on my door."The Madre requests your presence in the living room. Immediately," a guard said, his tone leaving no room for refusal.I had just stepped out of the shower, my hair still dripping.But the matri
The silence of the night shattered—a frantic pounding on the door, a guard's deep shout."Don! It's an emergency!"Livia's name cut through the commotion.Caius shot up from the bed."What is it?" He threw on a shirt and yanked open the heavy oak door."It's Livia, Don!" The guard's voice was tight
At the grand Falcieri Derby, my husband Caius held his brother’s widow, Livia, nestled against him. Her swollen belly carried the heir he was commanded to give her—the product of nights spent in her bed, not mine.The air was thick with the scent of leather and whiskey. A few of Caius's men stood a












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