Mag-log inOn the day I was trying out my wedding gown, a stranger dashed into the VIP room and pushed me hard onto the ground. "I'm the real Mrs. John Curtis. Someone like you, with no money or a strong family behind you, should serve me instead." She looked down on me before kicking my pregnant belly with her sharp heels. The pain blurred my vision and made me break out in a cold sweat. Jolene Nostra crouched next to me and slapped me with the back of her hand. "You were only a jilted lover without wealth or influence, trying to wed into a rich family by getting pregnant." As blood flowed heavily from between my legs, a realization hit me. My fiancé, the person I'd been with for four years, was seeing another woman. "What's this? How dare you give me that look? I could kill you, and nothing would happen to me because I'm Mrs. John Curtis!" As she lunged towards me, I pulled out my phone with trembling hands to call my brother. "Come get me, Anthony. And tell our guys I want the Curtis family gone from South City."
view moreThree years later, at a grand international business dinner event, renowned personalities gathered in a luxuriously decorated hall. The doors slowly opened, and everyone turned their attention to it.I wore a black, backless gown with a flowing skirt. My hair cascaded down to my shoulders like a waterfall, while my lips shimmered in bright red. Behind me stood Anthony, surrounded by a team of bodyguards. As I moved through the crowd, they respectfully made way, showing the deep respect etched into their bones."Is that the Corleone's newly appointed head of the family, Annie?""Shh! Lower your voice! What makes you think you can call her by her name? You should call her Donna!"Whispers could be heard all around me, but I remained stoic as I walked directly toward the main seat. That was when a brazen new member of high society who had recently made it rich approached me. "How about having a drink with me, pretty lady?" He looked me up and down lecherously. "There is no beautiful w
Six months later, things had completely changed in South City. The Curtis family mansion had been leveled to the ground.It was raining the day I was at the cemetery. I was wearing black and holding a black umbrella while standing in front of a small, nameless tombstone that bore only a single line of inscription: "My beloved son."I crouched to gently caress the ice-cold tombstone as my tears gently fell down my cheeks. "Mommy is here to see you, my baby. All the bad people have been punished. Be good wherever you are, okay?"I heard footsteps approaching from behind. Anthony emerged. He had assumed control of the majority of the family business and had become a feared and respected newly appointed underboss."Annie." He put a huge coat over me. "Don't catch a cold."I stood up and watched the city covered in rain. "Anthony, I used to want a normal life because I felt that leading an ordinary life was the only way to make me feel alive. It's only now that I finally see things cle
Jolene passed out from the pain but was woken up with a splash of cold water on her. She fell limply to the ground, looking like a mess. John watched all of this happen with a scared, pale look on his face. "Don't… Don't hit me… I'm innocent…"That was when my father entered the room. Two bodyguards followed behind him with a tray. There was a dagger on the tray. "It's time to upgrade the game," my father said nonchalantly with a tone that sounded like a judge from hell. "Only one of you is allowed to live. I'll release the person who manages to kill the other." The dagger was thrown between them. The air around them grew heavy and still. John and Jolene looked at each other, and the next second, John lunged at the dagger like a madman. "I want to live! I want to live!" He grabbed the hilt of the dagger and turned to stab Jolene. "Die! You were the one who caused all of this!"Even though Jolene's leg was broken, her desire to survive gave her alarmingly great strength. She bit h
The light was dim in the basement. The only light that shone was from the lamp on the interrogation table. I was playing with a dagger in my hand while seated on a leather sofa. John and Jolene were tied to chairs. They were wet all over and stunk badly. It had been three days since they last drank any water. Their lips were dry, and they could only croak from their throats when trying to speak. "Want some water?" I shook the wine glass in my hand, and the ice water splashed against the side of the glass, making a crisp sound of sloshing from the glass. They nodded vigorously, looking like hungry wolves. "All you need to do is something simple." I pointed at them. "Expose the other person. State a crime the other did, and I'll give whoever confesses a sip of water."The moment I announced this, John immediately shouted. "I'll confess! I'll confess! Jolene is a ruthless woman who wanted to drug you! She bribed a nurse the last time you went for a prenatal checkup to get her to in






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