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Once Upon A Promise
Once Upon A Promise
Auteur: Fish Mince

Chapter 1

Auteur: Fish Mince
A fortune-teller once told me that in the seventh year of my marriage, my husband would abandon me and fall in love with someone else.

Back then, Mario Brasco, still young and hot-headed, kicked the fortune-teller's table over and snapped, "Nonsense! I would never do anything to betray Alessia."

Years later, he became the Don whose name alone made others tremble. Yet to me, he was the man who loved me to the bone, who couldn't bear to see even a frown on my face.

For six years after our marriage, he spoiled me like a child. But the fortune-teller's words lingered in my mind like a curse that refused to fade.

My father's illegitimate daughter, Carmilla Marino, kept clinging to Mario—so persistently that she once confessed her love to him in front of me and tried to kill herself.

Disgust flickered across Mario's face as he forced my father to send her abroad.

After that, I finally allowed myself to relax.

But on the seventh anniversary of our marriage, I received an email from an unknown sender. Inside was a medical report—Carmilla's, showing she was two months pregnant.

Beneath it was a single line of text: [Alessia, Mario gave you his love, but he gave me his child.

Scrolling further, I found a photo—Mario and Carmilla tangled together on a bed, lost in passion.

It felt like plunging into an icy abyss.

I waited for him in the living room all night, but Mario never came home.

I printed the divorce papers and placed them neatly on the table.

By dawn, he finally returned. When he saw the medical report on the computer screen, panic flashed across his face. He slammed the laptop to the floor.

"Alessia, listen to me," he said, voice trembling. "Carmilla faked those photos. Nothing happened between us. You have to believe me. She's still angry that I forced her to go abroad. She's doing this just to break us apart."

His tone was desperate, almost convincing. But I could still see the lipstick stain on his collar.

I stared at him in silence, disappointment sitting heavy in my chest.

"Alessia, I'll call her right now. I'll make her explain everything."

He pulled out his phone, and the moment the call connected, he barked into it, "Carmilla, if you dare send Alessia any more lies to come between us, I'll personally send you to meet God."

He hung up before she could say a word.

"Alessia, now you can rest easy, can't you?"

Then his phone rang. He glanced at the screen and quickly flipped it face down. His voice softened, weary.

"Alessia, I have some business to take care of. Don't worry, I'll fix this. But I won't agree to a divorce."

He left in long, hurried strides. But I had already seen the caller ID. It was Carmilla.

Watching his retreating figure, I stepped into the courtyard. Around me bloomed the roses he'd planted with his own hands—my favorite.

Scenes of his tenderness flashed through my mind, yet the ultrasound image I'd seen burned my eyes like fire.

When Mario returned later that night, exhaustion shadowed his face. Out of habit, he tried to pull me into his arms.

I turned away.

"I just want to be alone," I said, and walked to the guest room, leaving him frozen in the doorway.

Near midnight, Carmilla sent a flood of new photos—hundreds of flight records showing Mario's secret trips to see her, and more of them in bed together, intimately entangled.

The most painful part was one particular date—yesterday. Our wedding anniversary.

Carmilla: [Dear sister, I'm coming home tomorrow. I just can't stop missing Mario.]

I laughed bitterly, saved the photos, blocked her number, and lay awake till dawn.

The fortune-teller had been wrong. Mario hadn't fallen in love with someone else in the seventh year of our marriage. He had loved her long before that.
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  • Once Upon A Promise   Chapter 8

    Mario stood there like a victor, savoring the sight of his defeated opponent.But I met his gaze without fear, my eyes filled not with dread but with a quiet anticipation.I was waiting—waiting for the moment when the truth would come to light, to see whether Mario could still smile the way he did now."Everyone here must have seen the recent reports on illegal experimentation and falsified data," I said. "First of all, I despise such acts. I strongly condemn anyone involved in them. Next, I'll give you an answer you'll find satisfactory."I pressed play.The screen behind me flickered to life, revealing a familiar office and an even more familiar voice."Don Brasco, won't it be too—""Cut the nonsense," Mario's voice interrupted. "It's the fastest way to get results. I don't care how you do it—just make sure the drug is ready by the end of the year. I need a clean business to wash my name.""But if something goes wrong—""There won't be any accidents. And if there are… my wif

  • Once Upon A Promise   Chapter 7

    Carmilla had left a note on the bedside table. "Mario, we've reached the point where we can only despise one another. Instead of dragging it out, it's best to part ways. Consider what I've taken as compensation for our dead child."When Mario read it, his face went white with fury. He tore the letter into tiny pieces and swore until his voice was raw. He wanted to kill Carmilla then and there. Using every contact he had, he found her and dragged her to the basement, where he made her pay in a way that left him exhausted and shaking when it was over.He sank to the floor afterward, hands slack, and looked at the wedding photo on the wall—us smiling, impossible and bright. The image hurt him like a physical thing. He stopped reflecting on how he had wronged me. Instead, he decided he would pull me into the same ruin."Alessia," he muttered, "we are husband and wife. We share bread and hardship. Look at me now—how could you live well while I suffer?"He pinned every scandal on me.

  • Once Upon A Promise   Chapter 6

    Mario stepped forward and kicked Carmilla hard. They tangled quickly in a messy, animal scuffle.Then Carmilla's legs gave way, and a bright, shocking pool of blood spread across the floor. For a moment, the world narrowed to that bright red. Rationality crept back into Mario's face like returning daylight; he snatched her up and rushed her to the hospital.In the waiting room outside the operating theatre, he sat slumped on the bench, all fury draining from him until only a hard, cold logic remained. Arguing now would accomplish nothing. The Brasco family's entire network—every base, every shipment—was known to Alessia. If she opened her mouth and named names, everything would collapse. Lorenzo's loss alone would already ripple through the underworld; no one would dare do business with them. In a world that ate the weak, the Brasco empire could be picked clean.All Mario could do was beg Alessia's forgiveness and hope she wouldn't destroy them completely. He told himself the

  • Once Upon A Promise   Chapter 5

    A second after I sent the message, my phone rang.By then, I had already landed in Claeyron.I answered."Alessia," Gio said, calm but edged with suspicion. "These coordinates you sent—are they real? We'll need to verify. You're Mario's wife. Why would you do this? This isn't a setup between you and your husband, is it?"I forwarded him the photos Carmilla had sent me."He's with my sister," I said flatly. "They have a child. Do you think I wouldn't hate him for that? And besides, he had me tortured because of her. Tell me, do I sound like someone who'd send you false information?"Gio let out a short, cold laugh. "If all that's true," he said after a pause, his voice turning hard, "then you're a very unfortunate woman, Alessia. But don't worry. I'll make sure the Brasco family collapses. You'll get your revenge."That was all I needed to hear. I hung up.Ahead, I saw Jessie rushing toward me at the airport, smiling. I didn't hesitate—I ran straight into her arms.That same

  • Once Upon A Promise   Chapter 4

    I said nothing, just slid an agreement across the table."If you truly feel indebted to me," I told Mario, "then give me the Lyndette continent medical-equipment company—this is the share-transfer document."He took it and, without hesitating, signed his name."Alessia, I can give you anything. I just want to make it right." He sounded earnest. I took the papers and, when I saw the signature on the last page, something inside me unclenched. If Mario had bothered to flip one more page, he would have seen what he had really signed: a divorce agreement.His guilt made him reach for more words, but his phone rang and cut him off. It was Carmilla. He glanced at me, suddenly guilty. "Alessia, there's an emergency at the company. I have to go. I'll be back later." He answered the call before I could reply and hurried away.He never came to see me before I was discharged. Instead, I watched a new photo on Facebook: Carmilla, smiling, Mario's back in the frame. The caption read: [Boo

  • Once Upon A Promise   Chapter 3

    After that day, our relationship cooled, little by little, like a radio losing signal.One day, at a company mixer where they were planning a move into medical services, Mario and I sat side by side at the head table. The room hummed with polite conversation until a young man suddenly lunged at Mario, raising a gun."You fuckin' asshole," he shouted. "You don't deserve Carmilla's love. How dare you hurt her?"People froze. No one moved. I looked at the man and, without thinking, remembered: he had obsessed over Carmilla back in college."You remember when you and Enzo Romano fought? Carmilla took a bullet for you. Her wound still aches whenever it rains." The man's voice shook with fury. Carmilla wore a look of pain; she clutched at her shoulder like it hurt.A flash of guilt crossed Mario's face."You think you stand where you stand as Don by yourself?" the man continued. "It's Carmilla—she drank and drank until her stomach bled to win you support. She pleaded and begged to ke

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