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The Don’s Heiress Vanished on Her Birthday Chapter 9
He stayed outside for two days and two nights. He didn’t eat. He didn’t sleep. He just stood there, staring at the door.On the third morning, I opened it. He was still there, pale and shaking, covered in frost. I handed him a mug of hot coffee.“Come inside,” I said.He followed me into the kitchen and sat down at the table. He didn’t drink the coffee. He just stared at me, as if he was afraid I’d disappear if he blinked.“I know I don’t deserve your forgiveness,” he said finally. “I know I hurt you more than anyone ever has. But I’m begging you, Bella. Give me a second chance. I’ll give up the mafia. I’ll move here. I’ll spend the rest of my life making it up to you. Whatever you want, I’ll do it.”He pulled a small velvet box from his pocket and opened it. Inside was a new engagement ring, simpler than the first one.“Marry me,” he said, kneeling on the floor in front of me. “Please.”I looked at him, and I felt nothing. No anger. No sadness. No love. The girl who’d loved him h
The Don’s Heiress Vanished on Her Birthday Chapter 8
I’d bought a small cottage on the shore of a quiet lake, surrounded by pine trees. I spent my days gardening, painting, and hiking in the mountains. Here at the cottage, I had no phone, no television, no internet. I was completely alone, and I was happy.It was a crisp October afternoon when I heard the car pull up the driveway. I was in the garden, pruning my white rose bushes, and I didn’t look up. I thought it was the mailman.Then I heard his voice.“Bella.”My hand froze on the pruning shears. I’d know that voice anywhere. It had haunted my dreams for years, but now it just sounded tired. Old.I slowly turned around.He was standing at the edge of the garden, leaning against a black car. He looked nothing like the man I’d left. His hair was streaked with gray, his face was lined with exhaustion, and his eyes were red and bloodshot. He’d lost weight, and his suit hung loosely on his frame.For a long moment, we just stared at each other.“You found me,” I said finally. My vo
The Don’s Heiress Vanished on Her Birthday Chapter 7
Nine years after I left New York and everything that had broken me, I lived alone and in perfect peace. The chaos of the mafia world, the endless compromises, the quiet agony of waiting to be chosen, all of it felt like a distant dream, something that had happened to a stranger. I woke up every morning to the sound of birds outside my institute dorm window, made myself a cup of strong black coffee, and walked to the lab before the sun was fully up. No one demanded anything from me. No one expected me to be strong for anyone but myself.My project, which had consumed every waking moment of these nine years, finally reached its final phase. I stood in the empty lab one evening, watching the soft glow of the monitors as the first successful test run completed, and a slow, genuine smile spread across my face. This was not something I’d built for a man, or for a family, or for anyone’s approval. It was mine. Every late night, every failed experiment, every moment of doubt and frustrati
The Don’s Heiress Vanished on Her Birthday Chapter 6
The three men who’d shot me at the warehouse were captured in Mexico a week later after I left. They’d been running a small drug ring, and they’d made the mistake of crossing a Corleone affiliate. Vincent flew to Mexico personally. He didn’t care about the drugs. He only wanted to know who’d sent them.At first, they refused to talk. But after two days, the leader broke. “It was the girl,” he gasped. “The blonde one. Lilian White. She paid us 50 grand to graze Miss Rossi’s arm. Said we couldn’t kill her. Just make it look real, so it could warn her to leave as soon as possible.”Vincent’s world shattered. The cigar he’d been holding dropped to the floor, burning a hole through his tailored trousers, but he didn’t feel a thing. He flew back to New York that night and launched a full investigation into Lilian’s past. What he found destroyed him.Her parents hadn’t died saving his life. They’d been executed for selling family secrets to the FBI. Lilian had known the truth, but she’d
The Don’s Heiress Vanished on Her Birthday Chapter 5
Twelve hours later, Vincent finally left Lilian at the hospital after the doctors confirmed that her heart was fine and that the attack had only been caused by panic.She had spent the entire night crying in his arms, saying she should never have touched the necklace, that Isabella must hate her now, and that she was terrified I would never forgive her.Vincent stayed with her until morning.When he finally drove back to the Rossi estate, the house was already silent.The staff had been dismissed with three months’ pay, and every trace of me had disappeared.My clothes, my books, even the hairbrush I had kept since I was sixteen were all gone.The only thing left was the cold fireplace, where a thin layer of ash covered the hearth.Mixed in with the ash was a small, twisted lump of gold, the remains of the engagement ring he had once pressed into my hand.Then he called me, over and over, until his phone died. He mobilized the entire Corleone intelligence network by dawn, but it was t
The Don’s Heiress Vanished on Her Birthday Chapter 4
The next evening, the family quarterly dinner was held at our private club in Brooklyn.But Vincent had been badgering me to go, insisting it would be perfectly safe and that I needed to get some fresh air.So I finally caved. The room was loud with laughter and conversation, but I sat quietly, sipping a glass of wine. Lilian clapped her hands to get everyone’s attention. “Let’s play Truth or Dare! It’ll be fun!”Everyone cheered and agreed.She won the first round, grinning triumphantly. “I won! And I dare… number two and number five to dance the tango!”I looked down at my card. Two.Vincent looked at his. Five.The room erupted in cheers and whistles.Vincent stood up immediately, a hopeful smile spreading across his face. He walked over to me and held out his hand, his blue eyes shining. “Bella?” he said softly.I looked at his hand. I remembered all the times we’d danced together. At our engagement party. At every family event for the past ten years. I remembered how safe I’
The Don’s Heiress Vanished on Her Birthday Chapter 2
Four days later, I was back at the Rossi estate, packing away the last of my mother’s research files.The Hartmann Institute had already sent over my admission documents. My assets were being moved quietly, and my new passport was waiting in a safehouse across the city.Everything was almost ready.
The Don’s Heiress Vanished on Her Birthday Chapter 1
When I opened my eyes again, I knew I had been reborn.I was back after the crash.Back to the hospital room where everyone thought I was lucky to be alive.I heard every word the guards whispered outside my door.“Mr. Corleone just glanced in here and went straight to Miss White's room again, huh?
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