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Spring Rain Can't Bring Back an Old Love Chapter 10
Spring came early in Seattle.The cherry blossoms along the dock had just opened when Gabriel and I held our wedding at a small chapel by the sea.There were no crime-family bosses, no rows of bodyguards, and no ring representing power. Only a few tables of friends and family, the clinic staff, and veteran sailors from Rossi Shipping.Gabriel lifted my veil, his eyes filled with quiet, steady tenderness. "Elena, you have me now. But you never have to depend on me. Wherever you want to go, I'll go with you."I looked at him and smiled softly. "Deal."The reception in the front hall was lively. I sat in the lounge, listening to the laughter outside, and felt a peace I hadn't known in years.Mara pushed the door open, her expression complicated. "Ma'am, there's someone outside who wants to see you one last time."I paused for just a moment and said only, "No."Mara nodded and stepped back out.I knew who it was.Matteo hadn't returned to Chicago. The toxin had invaded his marrow and nerve
Spring Rain Can't Bring Back an Old Love Chapter 9
Matteo's hand hung in the air. He stared into my indifferent eyes, and the wild joy on his face crumbled piece by piece."Elena, stop being angry. I know now that you were the one who saved me three years ago, and that every dose of medicine came from you. I was wrong." He forced a smile that looked worse than tears. "Lydia deceived me. The Family has stripped her of the ring and its protection and sent her to the northern freight yard. She will never appear in front of you again."He pulled a black document folder from inside his overcoat and pushed it toward me. "This is a declaration signed by the Family council. Come back, and every legitimate business and the estate's finances will be yours. From now on, only you may wear the Black Rose Ring, and every boss must answer to you."The proud, unflappable head of the Moretti Family now sounded almost abject as he pleaded.I looked at the declaration and almost laughed. "Matteo, do you really think that just because you turned around, I
Spring Rain Can't Bring Back an Old Love Chapter 8
Spring in Seattle always came with rain.It had been three months since I left Chicago. I sat on the second floor of a waterfront restaurant, watching a cargo ship glide into the harbor in the distance. Gabriel sat across from me and poured me a cup of hot tea. "You look well today."After three months of treatment, the toxin in my body couldn't be fully cleared, but it no longer tormented my heart around the clock. The scar on my left cheek had faded to a faint, thin line."All thanks to you, Dr. Ferraro." I lifted the teacup and took a small sip.Without Matteo, without the bottomless pit of the Moretti estate, my life felt so light it was like being given a second chance.I had used the reclaimed funds to restore the old dock my mother left behind, recalled my crew, and taken on several clean transoceanic routes. Rossi Shipping no longer hid cargo for any Family. We only handled business that could go on the books and survive a customs inspection. The days were busy, but solid."Ele
Spring Rain Can't Bring Back an Old Love Chapter 7
The pain kept Matteo bedridden in the Family's hospital for three full days. Toxicology specialists summoned from different cities all examined his results and shook their heads."This is a compound heavy-metal poison. It wasn't fully cleared in the early stages, and now it has invaded the nervous system and heart. We can only suppress the symptoms temporarily. Who formulated the stabilizer you were using before?"Before?Every month, Elena would appear with an insulated medicine case and watch him take the injection. Matteo had never asked about the formula. He had assumed Lydia arranged it, because after his poisoning, Lydia had stood outside his hospital room and tearfully sworn she would save him."Bring Lydia."Lydia's steps faltered as she entered the room. Since the Family's finances had collapsed, loyalty at the estate had unraveled. Even her personal driver had begun brushing her off, Black Rose Ring or not.Matteo leaned against the headboard, pale as paper. "I'll ask this on
Spring Rain Can't Bring Back an Old Love Chapter 6
Chicago. The Moretti estate.Matteo had been busy these past few days. The scandal at the Protection Ceremony had already reached other crime families. Even the senior advisors who had been working with him were openly critical of the way he publicly humiliated his lawful wife.He had his lawyers lean on the press while placating several restless territory bosses. Only then did things quiet down, at least for the moment.That evening, he sat in his study, head pounding. In the past, Elena would have brought him a cup of warm water, pressed her fingers to his temples, and set the day's most urgent ledger entries by his side. Tonight, the study held nothing but cold air."Go check on my wife." He pressed two fingers to the bridge of his nose and addressed the bodyguard outside. "Tell her that if she's come to her senses, she may come down for dinner tonight."The bodyguard left. Moments later, he rushed back, his face drained of color. "Sir, the lady is gone. The North Wing is empty. Mar
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When I woke, it was already late on the third night. The room reeked of disinfectant and bitter medicine.Matteo sat in the shadows beside the hospital bed. The moment I opened my eyes, he stood. His voice was hoarse, barely containing his fury. "You're awake. Elena, you pulled a stunt like this just to stop Lydia's Protection Ceremony?"A stunt.I looked at his exhausted, cold expression and didn't even have the strength to argue.He took my silence as admission and grew sterner. "The doctor on duty found only acute hemorrhaging brought on by emotional distress. Do you have any idea that every boss in that room saw what happened? The press is already calling me the man who drove his lawful wife to death for the other woman. It took me two days to get them to kill the story. Lydia's been having nightmares for three straight nights because of you."He paused, as if waiting for me to apologize. When I still said nothing, he announced coldly, "You will stay in the North Wing and reflect o
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