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Chapter 6

Author: Lianne
Salvatore loved me forever?

I stared up at the drones in the sky, lost in a daze.

Salvatore walked toward me. "Irene, about yesterday… I was wrong."

Under the glow of the city lights, his voice was soft, almost gentle. "But you have to believe me. Even if Sophia was the one who saved me, you’re still the woman I love, so you don't need to lie."

For a moment, I almost felt like crying, not because I was touched, but because of what he said. How could he stand there, hurting me again and again alongside my own family, and still say he loved me?

"What's wrong?" When I did not answer, Salvatore reached out and lightly pinched my cheek. "You're way too thin. Why don't you eat more?"

I finally looked at him. "I spent seven years in prison just trying to stay alive. Do you really think I had the chance to gain weight?"

The moment our eyes met, he flinched.

Maybe only then did he remember that he was the one who had sent me there.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but before he could, the door of the Lamborghini parked nearby opened, and a familiar voice called out.

"Salvatore, Sis, don't stand outside for too long. It's cold."

Sophia.

My heart sank even further.

Salvatore explained, "Sophia insisted on coming with me to see you. She wanted to thank you for being so generous and agreeing to let us have the wedding.

"Come on. I'll take you home." He took my hand and led me into the car.

Inside the car.

As soon as I got in, Sophia glanced at my worn clothes and spoke.

"Sis, don't Mom and Dad have the butler send you money regularly? Why did I hear from Christina that you've been working at a restaurant?

"That's not a good look. If people see you, they'll think our parents favor me and treat you badly."

After saying that, she slipped a bracelet off her wrist and held it out to me.

"Sis, if you're short on money and feel awkward asking Mom and Dad, you can just come to me. This bracelet was a birthday gift from Mom. It cost over €30,000. The money should last you a while."

€30,000.

I looked at the expensive bracelet in her hand and felt a bitter laugh rise in my chest.

Just one of her gifts cost €30,000.

I remembered a time in high school when I needed €300 for tuition fees and went to Natalie for help, only for her to snap, "It’s always money, money, money with you! Do I owe you something? I gave birth to you, and you should be grateful enough for that. Why are you always asking me for money?"

After that, I never asked my family for a single cent again.

As for the ‘money’ Sophia said I was being sent, it never existed.

"They already favor you. Just look at what you're wearing, and then look at me."

I pushed the bracelet she was offering back toward her. "Stop pretending in front of me. I'm not fifteen anymore. I'm not falling for this again."

When I first returned to the Moretti family at fifteen, I had wanted to be Sophia’s sister. However, she framed me again and again, blaming me for everything she did wrong.

By the time I realized what was happening, it was already too late.

Tears instantly rolled down Sophia's face.

Seeing that, Salvatore immediately moved to protect her. "Irene, Sophia is just trying to help. If you don't want the bracelet, fine, but there's no need to say things like that."

This was the man who claimed he loved me most.

Every time Sophia and I clashed, he always chose her.

"Salvatore," I said slowly, choosing each word with care, "just because someone poor is offered charity, does that mean they have to accept it and be grateful?" I asked, my voice steady despite everything.

I had my pride too.

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