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Three days later, Aido came to see me one more time. This time, he didn't try to force me to go back, and he didn't use a commanding tone for a single word.He simply set an envelope on the table and said quietly, "I've already cleared things up with Isabella. From now on, the Derocchi and Bellucci families will discuss only business, not marriage alliances."The east building has been restored to how it was before. No one will be living there anymore."I looked at him calmly, saying nothing.Aido pushed the envelope closer. "Inside is an education trust for Leo, the compensation you've earned over the years, and authorization for long-term living expenses."He paused, his voice rough. "This isn't to make you forgive me. It's just that these things should have been yours all along."I flipped it open and glanced through the contents, then pushed back the portion meant for me."I don't want my share," I said. "I'll have my lawyer manage Leo's portion. That's what he deserves—not
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Aido didn't leave Melbir right away. Like a stubborn shadow, he appeared around Leo and me for several days in a row.He brought us a key to a new apartment, but I didn't take it. He had someone deliver documents for an education fund that would support Leo until he turned 18, and I had my lawyer return them untouched.He even personally bought a nut-free strawberry cake, trying to make up for the mistake on Christmas Eve, but Leo only glanced at it before shaking his head gently."I don't like waiting for someone to eat cake with me anymore," the little guy said. "Because Mamma will be with me."Aido's grip on the cake box tightened, and for a long moment, he couldn't say a word.On the third afternoon, Leo went to the community beach camp. Aido showed up early, hoping to pick him up after the session ended.But the teacher stopped him, polite yet firm. "Sir, are you a legal guardian? If you're not on the emergency contact list, the child can't leave with you."For the first ti
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Viola's POVDecember in Melbir was nothing like winter in Pecily. The sunlight here was bright, the sky stretched high and wide, and the wind carried the scent of seawater and sun-warmed grass.There were no guards patrolling the streets, no guns pressing cold outlines against suit jackets, and no one suddenly received a blood-soaked phone call during dinner before standing up to handle another shady deal.For the first time, I realized life could actually be this quiet.Leo and I lived in a small apartment not far from the beach. Two pots of mint sat on the windowsill, an old wooden table filled the living room, and a shell wind chime Leo had made himself hung by the door.Every morning, sunlight streamed through the pale curtains and filled the whole place with warmth. During the day, I worked at a law firm organizing files and scheduling appointments. In the evenings, I took Leo for walks by the ocean, watching him wade barefoot into the shallow waves, laughing like a bird fi
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Aido stared at that single gray tick, his expression darkening by the second. Unwilling to believe it, he dialed Viola's number, but the mechanical voice kept repeating that the number was temporarily unavailable.A rush of inexplicable panic surged through his chest. He turned and strode toward his study.Passing through the corridor, he knocked over a vase. Porcelain shattered at his feet, but he didn't even glance down as he dialed his attorney's number."Where is Viola?"The moment the call connected, his voice was frighteningly cold.Antonio Romano paused on the other end before speaking slowly. "Don Derocchi, Signorina Conti has resigned. You signed the resignation letter yourself."Aido's jaw tightened. He crossed to his desk in a few quick strides and yanked the resignation letter back open. On the last page, his sharp, familiar signature sat there plainly, identical to the letters he'd scrawled carelessly last night in the east building.His throat worked. His voice g
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Third Person's POVAido stared at the resignation letter for a long time. Viola wanted to resign?The idea was absurd, almost laughable. He had paid for everything—the salary the Derocchi family gave her, the building on the east side of the estate, Leo's schools, and doctors from birth until now.For Leo's future, Viola would never actually leave with the child.Aido tossed the document back onto his desk, his expression hardening. He concluded almost immediately that Viola was simply throwing a tantrum.He hadn't come home on Christmas Eve yesterday, and today he'd made her move out. She'd finally learned to use tactics like this to force him to back down. But she'd forgotten that the Derocchi family never fell for manipulation.He didn't go looking for her or ask any questions. He simply slipped the resignation letter into the pile of documents, treating it like an inconsequential memo.At noon, Isabella suggested replacing the curtains and carpets in the east building. She s
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Before I could answer, Aido cut in."My former private secretary," he said flatly. "She stayed here for a while to handle business more efficiently."My fingers tightened around the suitcase handle until the metal dug painfully into my palm. It wasn't the first time I'd heard something like that, but every time felt like someone was twisting a dull blade into an old wound until I couldn't breathe.Before I could say anything, Leo stepped out from behind me. He looked up at Aido, his voice soft but unnaturally clear."Good evening, Don Derocchi."Aido went completely still. He stared at Leo as if he couldn't believe what he'd just heard."What did you call me?"I felt a bitter smile tug at my lips. Wasn't this what he'd always wanted? From the moment Leo learned to speak, Aido had corrected him over and over.Never Papa, never Father, always "Don Derocchi"—Aido had drilled that into him from the start. Now Leo was using it by choice.Something complicated flickered across Aido'
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