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Chapter 9

작가: Soda
Three months later.

"All rise!"

The marshal's voice cut through the federal courthouse.

I sat in the front row of the gallery, watching the two defendants being led into the courtroom.

Dante wore an orange jumpsuit, handcuffs glinting under the harsh lights.

His hair was a mess, his eyes hollow. He looked like a ghost of the Don he once was.

Escobar had broken one of his arms that day. To save his own skin, he'd finally coughed up whatever few secret assets he had left.

With what the Ricci famil
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  • No Turning Back   Chapter 9

    Three months later."All rise!"The marshal's voice cut through the federal courthouse.I sat in the front row of the gallery, watching the two defendants being led into the courtroom.Dante wore an orange jumpsuit, handcuffs glinting under the harsh lights.His hair was a mess, his eyes hollow. He looked like a ghost of the Don he once was.Escobar had broken one of his arms that day. To save his own skin, he'd finally coughed up whatever few secret assets he had left.With what the Ricci family paid back, it was just enough to clear the debt.He'd saved his skin.And Sofia—The metal wheels of her wheelchair let out a shrill screech.Her legs were wrapped in thick bandages, her face ashen.Escobar's men had spared her life, but the price was her legs."Defendant Dante Ricci," the judge rapped his gavel, "you are charged with money laundering, illegal asset transfer, embezzlement..."The list of charges took a solid five minutes to read.Dante kept his head down, silent."Defendant So

  • No Turning Back   Chapter 8

    Dante's eyes were bloodshot.He laughed, a harsh, bitter sound. "Elena, are you satisfied? You've won. This time.""Is that so?" I tilted my head. "This feels like just the beginning."As soon as I spoke, he lunged forward. "Please, save me."I raised an eyebrow. "What are you talking about?""Escobar's people aren't through with me." Dante pressed his lips together. "The Ricci family assets are seized, but that three-hundred-million debt is still on my back. On the run, I'm hiding from the FBI and from them. Elena, I'm losing it.""We were married. You can't just leave me to die!"I looked calmly at the man who was once so powerful. It was the first time I had seen him so broken.Seeing my silence, he said, his eyes red."Do you remember when we first met? You wore a white dress. You looked like an angel.""I thought then: I had to marry this woman.""Elena, I truly loved you.""It was just later—" He gritted his teeth. "You know my childhood. I clawed my way up from the bottom of the

  • No Turning Back   Chapter 7

    "We should be the ones thanking you," the voice on the other end said, a hint of amusement in his tone. "The money laundering evidence against the Ricci family is solid.""It took three years of dealing with scum," I let out a breath. "Was it worth it?""You'll have other rewards, Miss Moretti." The agent paused. "In exchange, the FBI will cease investigation into your Sicilian assets.""Thank you."I hung up.My mind flashed back a few days.The man who’d given me the calling card was now an SAIC at the FBI.If my father hadn't saved his life when he was a junior agent, none of this would have been this easy.After hearing about my difficulties, he took only half a day to finalize the contracts.The cold wind hit my face. I realized I had unconsciously rolled down the car window.In the past, Sofia disliked the smell of smoke, so I always opened a window to air the car out. Not anymore.Marco glanced at me in the rearview mirror. "Donna, where to next?""The airport," I said, crushing

  • No Turning Back   Chapter 6

    I smiled and reached out to Marco beside me.He understood and pulled a document from the file bag, handing it to me."Divorce papers. Filed two weeks ago, approved yesterday." I flipped to the last page. "See? Your signature's right here."Dante snatched the papers.It was his signature, the same hesitant stroke."This is impossible! I never signed—" Then he remembered. "You forged my signature?!""Forged?" I laughed. "Dante, how many documents do you sign every day? Fifty? A hundred?""Are you sure you looked at the contents of each one carefully?"His face went pale.Sofia's face showed a flash of glee, but she screamed at me, "Elena! You're despicable! You deliberately mixed the divorce papers with other documents to trick him into signing!""Trick?" I turned to her. "I'm just doing what you guys did. My stamp, wasn't it also 'accidentally' taken and used by someone?"Dante ripped the papers to shreds in a few quick motions. "I don't admit it! These papers are invalid!""Whether yo

  • No Turning Back   Chapter 5

    "This is impossible!"Dante snatched the contract from Carlos's hand.There, stamped clear as day, was the Ricci family's crest of black thorns."Impossible!" he scowled. "This contract's been tampered with… Elena! It was you, wasn't it?"Hearing this, Sofia looked at me with watery eyes."Elena, I don't know how you managed this, but I'm telling you, just pay. You don't want to know what happens if Escobar finds out."I looked at them innocently."Dante, didn't you say you borrowed the money under the family name? Why are you so surprised now?"As soon as I finished speaking, the clock struck midnight.With a nod from Carlos, the men behind him scattered, beginning to take whatever they could see.Dante's face darkened at the sight."What is this?"Carlos just smiled."If you can't produce the cash, we'll find it ourselves.""Just know I warned you. If it's not enough to cover the debt, don't blame us if things get rough."Dante seemed to realize something and turned to me."You… you

  • No Turning Back   Chapter 4

    I didn't see Dante again after that day.I called him, a warning."That project is dirty. Be ready for the money to disappear."He just brushed it off."How could it be? Sofia's a top finance graduate. How much could she possibly lose?"But five days later, the crypto project collapsed.The market value plummeted. Three hundred million in assets vanished, leaving only thirty million.When he was desperate, Dante called."Do you have the money?""The family's account has only eighty million. Where would I get more?"I opened the latest report Marco had given me."I told you that project had problems," my voice was calm. "Marco sent three risk assessments, and you ignored them all.""Now it's blown up, that's your problem." I hung up.Three seconds later, he called again."You better have the money ready. Your seal is on it!"I said "oh" and hung up.Then he called seventeen more times.I turned off my phone.The next morning, I was dealing with the alliance dissolution.The office door

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