LOGINBack in El Tricolor, there's a rule: If I don't get married by thirty, I have to go back and marry the woman my father arranged for me. When my girlfriend, Stella Ross, heard this, her face filled with complete disdain. "Arranged marriage? Is your home in some remote tribe? Or are you stuck in the Middle Ages? Alan, quit with these pathetic excuses to force a marriage!" She let out a mocking laugh and pulled out a ring. "I was actually planning to accept your proposal and even bought us a pair of rings. But since you're so desperate, I think we both need some space to cool off." With that, she tossed the ring straight to her assistant, Ethan Parker. The marriage I had waited years for was casually thrown to someone else, just like that ring. Ethan caught it and shot me a triumphant smirk. As I stood there, frozen, Stella brushed right past me and walked out of the office, sneering. The next second, Ethan feigned embarrassment and held the ring out to me, but I didn't glance his way. "Keep it. I know that's your size anyway," I said. His smile froze on his face. I had zero interest in continuing their little game. Before stepping out of the office, I dropped a single line: "Tell your boss we're broken up." What Stella didn't know was that the father forcing me into marriage was the don of the El Tricolor mafia, and I was his sole heir. And the woman arranged for me was the only daughter of the most powerful mafia don in North Usonia.
View More"No! It can't be!"Tears burst from Stella's eyes like a broken dam as she shrieked hysterically. "He can't just abandon me like this! Tell me where the wedding is! I'm going to find him!" She grabbed Joe, refusing to let go no matter what."Have you got a death wish?! Get off me!"Joe frowned impatiently, raising his fist to strike, only to freeze halfway in mid-air."Mr. Alan gave explicit orders not to hit women."His icy gaze shifted toward Ethan, looking at him as if he were already a dead man."Since you can't keep your woman in check, you can take her punishment for her."Several men stepped forward immediately, pinning Ethan to the floor and beating him to a pulp.Covered in blood, Ethan howled in agony. "Help! Stop! Don't hit me! Please spare me! Tell Alan that Stella and I have nothing to do with each other! She was the one who seduced me! This whole thing is her fault!"Please! I was wrong! I didn't know Alan was the heir to the mafia! Please let me go just this o
"Ethan... what are you talking about?" Stella went completely cold, her voice trembling violently.Ethan didn't even dare look at her, desperately begging for mercy."Please spare me!" As he whimpered, the fabric of his trousers suddenly darkened. A foul, pungent liquid streamed down his pants, soaking the floor.Joe, the capo, wrinkled his nose in disgust."What do you take us for? Common thieves?! We are members of the El Tricolor mafia, not street thugs! We don't do dirty, low-class shakedowns!"He pulled out an equity transfer agreement stamped with official legal seals and slapped it onto the desk."Our acquisition is entirely by the book. Mr. Alan King has legally assigned all the equity under his name over to our organization."Joe looked up at her coldly."From a legal standpoint, our organization is the single largest shareholder of this company and holds full authority to take over operations."Stella's brain went completely numb."Impossible! Has Alan gone insane?!
Ethan’s face went ghostly pale. He carefully gathered the bills from the floor, his tone timid."Stella, please don't lose your temper. Let's just focus on finding a way to pay off this debt first.""You're asking me?!" Stella screeched, her voice sharp enough to make his ears ring."You're the one in charge of sales now! Why is it that the moment Alan leaves, you can't sell a single painting?!"Ethan hung his head dejectedly. "Art isn't a basic necessity like food or shelter. Its entire value depends on the painter's reputation and industry connections. The second Alan walked out, the entire marketing system collapsed. There's nothing I can do!"A flash of malice flickered deep in his eyes."This is all his fault! He's narrow-minded and jealous of me, and he'd love nothing more than to see this company go straight under! Those clients and sponsors probably pulled out just to target me because of you. He just wants to destroy your reputation and watch you crumble!""Crumble..."
The plane landed smoothly on the runway of the King family’s private airfield.I stepped out of the cabin. Outside the hangar, a fleet of sleek black luxury cars was lined up in precise formation—the absolute highest level of welcome my family could offer.A man in a dark, tailored suit stepped forward and walked slowly toward me.He was the terrifying don who controlled the entire underworld of El Tricolor: my father."My son, welcome home."He patted my shoulder, a look of long-lost pride gleaming deep in his eyes. "From now on, the mafia and the King family are entirely in your hands."I nodded.The very next day, I met the woman my father had arranged for me to marry: Olivia Garcia, the only daughter of the North Usonia mafia's don.We scheduled our first meeting at a quiet cafe. The moment I walked in, I spotted Olivia sitting by the window.The afternoon sunlight outlined her delicate features, and resting in her lap was an out-of-print art book. The minimalist signature






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