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The Pain They Laughed At

Author: Rea melusi
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-02-05 23:00:06

Erika had not slept.

The chair in the police station waiting area was hard and smelled of disinfectant, and every time the door opened her heart jumped—only to fall again when another stranger walked out instead of an officer calling her name.

She rose and approached the desk for the fourth time that morning.

“Any update?” she asked, trying to keep her voice steady. “About the missing girl. Lidia.”

The officer barely looked up from his file. “We’ll call you if we find something.”

“That’s what y
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  • The King’s Broken Oath    A King’s Judgment

    The entire restaurant held its breath.Bruno’s hand closed firmly around Scarlet’s wrist before she could reach Lidia.His grip was steady, unyielding.Scarlet struggled, her perfectly polished nails digging into his sleeve.“Let me go!” she shrieked.“I see you’ve lost your mind”Without warning, Bruno released her wrist and stepped back just enough to put himself completely between Scarlet and Lidia.Smack! Bruno's hand landed on Scarlet's swollen cheek.Scarlet let out a piercing cry of agony, her hand instantly pressing against her throbbing cheek. She stumbled backward, her eyes blazing with pain and humiliation as the sting of the slap echoed through the silent restaurant.“That’s enough.”Bruno’s voice, when it came, was low enough to silence every corner of the restaurant.Scarlet laughed bitterly.“Enough?”“You humiliate me in front of everyone and you call it enough?”Her eyes shimmered with angry tears.“I was your fiancée, Bruno.”She pointed accusingly at Lidia.“Before

  • The King’s Broken Oath   Lines That Could Never Be Crossed “You slut!” Scarlet’s

    Scarlet’s shrill voice ripped through the restaurant, silencing every conversation.Forks froze halfway to mouths.Waiters stopped in their tracks.Even the soft music drifting through the restaurant seemed to disappear beneath the weight of her accusation.“You really think you can steal Bruno away from me?” Scarlet shouted, her perfectly manicured finger stabbing toward Lidia. “Using that bastard child of yours to trap him?”The moment Tony was mentioned…Something inside Lidia snapped.The fear that had once lived in her eyes disappeared.She stepped forward.Smack!The sound echoed sharply across the restaurant.Scarlet’s head whipped to the side, strands of her perfectly styled hair falling across her face.A bright red handprint bloomed on her cheek.The entire restaurant gasped.No one had expected the quiet woman standing beside Bruno Deluca to strike the Mancini heiress.Lidia lowered her hand slowly.Her voice remained frighteningly calm.“You may insult me.”Her eyes harden

  • The King’s Broken Oath   A Voice from the Past

    The following morning arrived with a gentle breeze sweeping through the Deluca mansion.For the first time in years, laughter drifted through the breakfast hall instead of silence.Tony sat proudly in his highchair, banging his tiny spoon against the table while Flaviana tried unsuccessfully to stop him.“My little prince,” she laughed, “the table has done nothing to you.”Tony only giggled louder.Across from him, Lidia couldn’t help smiling.Bruno sat quietly beside her, stealing occasional glances in her direction while pretending to drink his coffee. Every now and then, Tony would point excitedly toward one of them, making the atmosphere feel strangely… normal.It almost felt like a family.After breakfast, Bruno stood and adjusted the sleeves of his dark shirt.“Shall we?”Lidia looked at him for a moment before nodding.Tony immediately stretched both hands toward Bruno.“Daddy!”Bruno’s face softened as he lifted the little boy into his arms.Lidia noticed the smile that spread

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    The black convoy rolled through the city like royalty.Luxury SUVs surrounded Bruno’s car from every direction while bodyguards remained alert through their communication devices.Their first stop…The largest toy store in the city.The moment Tony stepped inside…His tiny eyes widened.Rows upon rows of colorful toys stretched endlessly before him.Cars.Robots.Building blocks.Stuffed animals.Helicopters.Mini motorcycles.Toy kitchens.Everything a child could dream of.Tony gasped loudly.“Wooow!”Bruno smiled.“Everything he touches.”Romano blinked.“…Boss?”“I said buy everything he touches.”Within minutes…Chaos erupted.Tony pointed toward a dinosaur.“That.”Romano nodded.Purchased.“A car!”Purchased.“A bear!”Purchased.“A train!”Purchased.Soon the bodyguards were carrying mountains of shopping bags while confused customers watched the terrifying Mafia King happily following a toddler around the store.One elderly woman whispered,“Is that really Bruno Deluca?”“I t

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    The black Rolls-Royce slipped quietly through the towering iron gates of the Deluca estate.Warm lights illuminated the winding driveway, reflecting against the polished marble fountains that lined the entrance. The mansion stood proudly beneath the moonlight, its towering pillars and grand balconies giving it the appearance of a royal palace rather than the home of the most feared family in the underworld.Inside the car, Tony had already fallen asleep.His tiny head rested against Lidia’s shoulder while one little hand remained wrapped around her finger.Lidia smiled faintly.Children truly healed without knowing it.Bruno glanced at them before looking back through the windshield.“We’re home.”The words escaped him naturally.The moment he realized what he had said, he became quiet.Home…It had been years since that word carried warmth.Tonight…It almost did.The car came to a smooth stop before the mansion.Before the chauffeur could move, Bruno stepped out first.He walked aro

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  • The King’s Broken Oath   When the Past Demands a Meeting

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  • The King’s Broken Oath   No Longer the Victim

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  • The King’s Broken Oath   Steps into the Unknown

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