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Chapter 7

Author: Thursday
After a month of rest, my health gradually improved, and the baby in my belly stabilized.

One afternoon, I was admiring the roses Papa had recently planted in the courtyard when he walked over, his expression serious. "Isabella, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."

My heart sank. I had a vague sense of what he was about to say.

"Papa, go ahead."

Papa sighed and guided me to sit on a nearby stone bench. "As you know, Enrico won't give up searching for you easily. He's the Don of a
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