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Three months later, I got a call from my father, of all people.He danced around it for ages, until I'd had enough and was about to hang up. Only then did he stammer out what he wanted."Effie, can you help your father out? Lend me some working capital?"He sighed and laid it all out.It turned out that over the past year and more, the Hales and the Bennetts had been hammered relentlessly by the other families.The mafia world respects only strength.The two men who'd been played by Romina had no business being Dons, no business holding the territory their men had bled for.Orlando was like an old dog that had been gelded, drained of all fight, doing nothing but drinking in front of my photo all day.Hale territory had mostly been carved up already.The Bennetts weren't faring any better.The family was in disarray now, and my father badly needed capital to keep things afloat and hold the last of his ground.I answered calmly. "A loan? Sure. What's the collateral? And the interest rate
The Don’s Regret After Insisting on Marrying the Fake Heiress Chapter 11
Orlando stood stiffly in the crowd.A year apart, and he'd thinned out a great deal.He wore a suit I'd given him once. It hung off him now.His hair was still combed neatly, but half of it had gone gray.When I came down off the stage, he sidled up to me."Effie, congratulations."I smiled and nodded. "Thank you."Seeing him again, there wasn't a single ripple left in me.If Orlando was a mountain, then I was the wind, free.I'd long since crossed over him."Effie, this whole year... I've been waiting for you... I said I'd wait forever..."He hung his head, voice hoarse, his feet shifting like they couldn't find solid ground.Then something occurred to him, and he pulled a special box from inside his coat.It was made of crystal. The lower compartment held an old photo of me.The upper one held a ring.I raised an eyebrow.It was the seven-carat pink diamond, the one he'd bought and once promised me."Now that your company's gone public, you must be happy. The anger's probably mostly
The Don’s Regret After Insisting on Marrying the Fake Heiress Chapter 10
Damian had been under a lot of pressure lately.Once the project officially launched, he ran nonstop, like a machine.A startup was a bottomless pit. The forty million I put in burned through fast.The company was performing well, and the user numbers were climbing quickly.But we needed more capital.Damian decided to bring in another round of investment. For it, he dressed himself up with great care."How do I look?" he asked nervously, knotting his tie.I looked him over with a smile.He had on a well-cut suit that showed off his lean, athletic build, broad at the shoulders and narrow at the waist.His blond hair was combed back without a strand out of place, his fair skin glowing like a diamond.It was true. Clean him up a little, and he was better looking than anyone.[is this even the side guy? I almost didn't recognize him!][tech nerd? this is a full-on finance heartthrob!]He turned a circle in front of me. "Well? Give me your honest take, the investors are coming any minute!"
The Don’s Regret After Insisting on Marrying the Fake Heiress Chapter 9
[Orlando's Perspective]Orlando pulled the wedding ring off his finger and slid it across the table to Romina."Romina, the engagement's off."Romina went white, asking in disbelief, "Orlando, do you know what you're saying?""I do." Orlando raised his voice. "The engagement is off.""Have you lost your mind? Ophelia's gone! And she's never coming back!"Romina shot to her feet and screamed, hysterical, "You're calling it off for her?"Orlando dragged a hand down his face, his voice heavy with exhaustion."Romina, you know exactly what you've done.""All that evidence in your hands, you dug it up yourself, didn't you?"Romina's expression flickered.Of course she knew.The engagement she'd "reluctantly" accepted. The coffee she'd "accidentally" spilled. The ring she'd "hidden." The bracelet she'd "broken."Too many. Far too many to count.Romina's eyes darted, and she dug in stubbornly."I have no idea what you're talking about! Orlando, our engagement isn't a game! This is about two g
The Don’s Regret After Insisting on Marrying the Fake Heiress Chapter 8
Late at night, my phone suddenly rang.An unknown number.I hesitated, then picked up."Hello?""Effie?" It was my mother's voice, thick with tears. "Effie, it's Mom..."I was silent for a few seconds. "Mrs. Bennett. Is there something you need? Otherwise I'd like to rest.""Effie, Mom is so sorry... Mom knows everything now... you lost the baby, all alone..."I frowned and asked calmly, "How do you know that?""Orlando told us. He confessed everything. We only just learned the truth..."She was sobbing, struggling to breathe."We wronged you. Please come home, won't you? I'll make it up to you..."I looked at the moon outside the window, then at Damian, fast asleep.I chose to forgive.Not to forgive my mother. To forgive myself.I stopped blaming the girl I used to be for the mistakes she made.I was just a girl back then, standing lost in the fog like anyone else."Mrs. Bennett, I don't need anything made up to me. And I'm not coming back.""Effie...""That's all. I'm hanging up now
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The next day, Orlando went on standing downstairs, playing the loyal knight.Too bad I wasn't his princess.I ignored him.He could stand down there until he turned into a museum exhibit for all I cared.Before long Damian showed up. He looked at Orlando down below and asked, frowning:"Who's that guy?"Damian had left New York five years ago. He didn't know Orlando, and I'd never mentioned him.I thought it over, then made Damian a cup of hot tea."Want to hear a story?"Damian looked at me and nodded, a little tense.I told him everything about me and Orlando.He listened quietly, sipping his tea now and then."There. Story's over. Anything you want to ask?"I asked it lightly, but my eyes were fixed nervously on the tea in the cup.I was a little afraid of the answer I might hear next."Just one question."I lifted my eyes to him.He swallowed, blinking nervously, his words coming out in a stammer:"You... you're not... you're not going back with him, are you?"Then he looked away a
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