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This time, no one—not Chiara, nor Vittoria—dared to speak a single syllable. They were too utterly terrified to fight back, frozen by the sudden, chilling realization that Rosa wasn't bluffing about Luciano. They knew his name wasn't just a hollow threat. If Luciano Mancini actually intervened, the punishment waiting for them would be infinitely more painful than any police custody. They were drowning in immediate regret for ever thinking they could scare Rosa by threatening her. What they had planned as a calculated intimidation tactic had backfired on them spectacularly. Chiara, trembling from head to toe, clutched her mother’s hand. She looked at Rosa, her voice dropping to a desperate, pathetic whimper. “Rosa… I know you're angry, but please… don’t make us leave our house. Where would we even go to live?” Lucy watched from the side, once again trapped in a state of shock at how quickly these two shameless women could flip from vicious bullies to begging victims. But Rosa wasn'
“Chiara!” Vittoria screamed in horror. Seeing her daughter slapped by a woman they had deemed a piece of trash for years—a girl they had terrorized and treated like dirt—was a shock that turned Vittoria's world upside down. “You… you will pay for this!” Vittoria gritted through her teeth, her eyes shooting lethal daggers at Rosa. She tightly held Chiara, whose eyes were stinging with tears of shock and pain as she desperately covered her throbbing cheek with her palm. “Shut the fuck up, both of you!” Rosa warned, completely discarding any semblance of respect or manners. Hell, these monsters didn't deserve an ounce of it from her. “Just because I have been silent all these years doesn't mean I forgot what you did to me. I can yell just as loud as you. I can tell everyone in this room about the cruelty, the betrayal, and the financial fraud your family inflicted on mine.” She stepped closer, her posture radiating absolute dominance. “The eviction notice was issued by the court becau
“Calm down, Lina, and tell me what's wrong,” Rosa requested, keeping her tone deliberately steady to counter the panic in the room. But Lina was trembling, completely unable to find her footing.“Ma’am, Mrs. Vittoria and Miss Chiara have just arrived,” Lina stammered, her voice low and terrified. “They are causing a massive scene downstairs. They are demanding to see you right now.”Lucy’s expression darkened instantly, her brow furrowing. “What the fuck are they doing here?” she hissed, her jaw tight with rage as she immediately turned toward the door to storm out.But Rosa stepped into her path. “Wait, Lucy. Let me handle it.”“No, Rosa, that's exactly what they want!” Lucy protested, refusing to budge. “They want you to walk out there so they can stress you out. I know how to deal with garbage like them.” Lucy’s eyes drifted instinctively down to Rosa’s stomach, a flicker of protectiveness crossing her face. She didn't want Rosa to endure a single ounce of stress right now. Rosa no
Rosa snapped her head up, staring at him in utter shock.Wasn't he being unnecessarily sweet? It was so completely out of character for him. Why was he suddenly trying to act like a doting husband who didn't make a single move without asking his wife first? They weren’t even a married couple anymore.But then Renzo looked up at her, showcasing the exact same dark blue eyes as his father, filled with that identical, hopeful plea.God, they both knew exactly how to manipulate her.She let out a defeated sigh and looked at her son. “Yes, sweetie, Daddy is coming.”“Yay!” Renzo squealed, bouncing in his seat, while Luciano bit back a victorious grin.
He understood from her sharp taunts that she was still deeply upset."Baby, are you still angry?" he whispered, falling into step right behind her. "It’s not good for our baby."Rosa took a deep breath, his reminder hitting home. He was right. The constant worry and stress weren't good for her pregnancy. She needed this baby to be perfectly healthy—not just for the pregnancy itself, but because this child was meant to be the savior cell match, a literal cure for Renzo. She needed both of her children to live long, healthy lives."Then stop annoying me," she snapped, not turning around."Okay. I am sorry, amore mio," he said softly.
Rosa was taken aback by his words. For a fleeting second, it felt as if time had stopped entirely, pulling her back to a past where she had desperately starved to hear these exact admissions from him.She remembered the agonizing days when his mother and girlfriend were forcing her to sign the divorce papers. Back then, she had secretly prayed he would break through the door, pull her into his arms, and tell her it was all a terrible misunderstanding—that she didn't have to leave. But he never showed up.Even at the airport, standing in the boarding line with her heart in her throat, she had looked back, wishing against hope that he would sprint through the terminal, stop her, and tell her he never wanted her to go. She had fantasized about him promising they would build a life together and grow old side by side. But he never came.And later, when she discovered she was pregnant, a fragile hope had flared up again. She had imagined him finding out, telling her he wanted her back, and
Panic surged instantly, flickering across Lucy’s features.“Who is he?” she whispered, her breath hitching as her eyes darted across the lobby. She quickly zeroed in on three men who had entered the hospital in Rosa’s wake.“I don’t know,” Rosa murmured. Her voice remained steady, yet an underlying
The hum of the jewelry store lights was the only sound in the shop as Lucy’s shift came to an end. She had already cleared an early exit with her manager, as Renzo was with her today. A younger girl was already stepping in to take over her station at the counter.Lucy walked into the back office—th
After finishing the paperwork at the hospital, Rosa left in a taxi to meet her lawyer, but her mind was still reeling from Laura’s words. So, the wedding hadn't been canceled after all. Luciano’s earlier declaration must have been a product of pure impulse and rage.Luciano Mancini was famous for f
Luciano was at the mall, inspecting one of his vacant retail spaces. A complication with the previous tenants had escalated into a disturbance, requiring the police to be called to the scene. Normally, a situation this minor would be handled by Reid, but he was tied up elsewhere and wouldn't arrive







