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Too Late, Don Amato Chapter 11
There was a time when it was Nico and me chasing after him.When would he come home? Could he spare even an hour for his son? Did we hold any place in his heart at all?Now it was reversed.He was the one chasing after us.But we didn't look back anymore.On holidays, I took Nico traveling.In winter, we went to see the snow in the Alps.In summer, we surfed the Mediterranean.On breaks, we toured old castles across Europe.Somehow Dante always got hold of our itinerary and quietly followed along.When we waited at the airport, he'd be sitting not far off.When we ate breakfast at the hotel, he'd be watching from two tables away.When Nico went skiing, he trailed behind at a distance, terrified the boy would fall.One time, Nico really did fall.Dante practically sprinted across the snow to reach him.But Nico had already scrambled up on his own, brushing the snow off his coat."I don't need help, Don Amato."Dante's outstretched hand froze in midair.In the end, he could only speak qu
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In all our years of marriage, he had always been the untouchable Don—proud, unbending, towering above everyone.It was the first time I had ever seen him like this: shattered, desperate, stripped down to nothing.But the second Nico's name slipped past his lips, every trace of pity inside me died, and my gaze turned to ice."You're only thinking of Nico now?"Dante opened his mouth. Nothing came out.Soft footsteps sounded behind me.Nico had followed me out.He looked at Dante begging so desperately, his face very quiet.Dante seized on him like a drowning man grasping at straws, waving frantically through the gate."Nico.""Dad's here.""Talk to your mom for me, please?""Dad doesn't want to be apart from her."He thought Nico would relent.After all, Nico used to cling to him more than anyone.The moment he came home, Nico would run and wrap himself around his leg, calling "Dad" over and over.But this time, Nico only stepped half a step back, closer to me.Then he spoke calmly."Do
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The words drove into Dante's chest like a blade.He stared at the screen, motionless, for a long moment.Bianca was still laughing."So you really didn't know.""Dante, you're pathetic.""Your wife and son don't want you anymore, and here you are, playing daddy to someone else's kid like a fool."Dante turned abruptly and started for the door.Bianca called after him."Where are you going?"Dante didn't look back.Bianca's voice went sharp."You think if you go running after her now, she'll just forgive you?""She stopped wanting you a long time ago!"Dante's footsteps faltered.Only for a second.Then he strode toward the exit even faster.Bianca snatched the water glass from the bedside table in a blind rage and hurled it after him.It shattered violently against the doorframe.In that same instant, Gabe began convulsing on the bed.His face turned from pale to blue, and the heart monitor shrieked into alarm.A nurse rushed to his side."Severe drug toxicity! He's gone into arrhythmi
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Dante shot to his feet.Even hating Bianca as much as he did in that moment, the thought of a child in danger dragged him out the door on pure reflex.In the hospital room, Bianca sat keeping vigil at the bedside.Gabe's small body was sunken into the mattress, his face bloodless, ghost-white.The oxygen mask fogged with every weak, ragged breath.An IV line was taped to the back of his hand.The heart monitor emitted a sharp, urgent rhythm of beeps.The doctor had just given him an emergency injection, but he was still trembling, limp and frail.Dante had his hand on the door when Gabe's voice drifted through from inside."Mommy, I did what you said. I swallowed it...""Will Uncle Dante come sit with me now?"Dante's hand froze on the cold metal handle.Bianca lowered her voice, a trace of twisted satisfaction in her tone."He will.""Dante can never say no to us.""As long as you're suffering like this, as long as you cry, he'll come running."Gabe gasped for air, his voice thick wit
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Around nine that night, Dante arrived home.As he unlocked the door, he was still clinging to one last shred of hope.Maybe Elena had just taken Nico to a friend's house.Maybe she was only giving him the silent treatment.Maybe...But the instant the door swung open, that final illusion shattered.The entryway was empty.The shoe cabinet, once crowded with Elena's and Nico's shoes, now held only his own.The living room was stripped bare.The oversized wedding portrait on the wall was gone.The photo of the three of them at the beach was gone.The three matching mugs on the coffee table were gone.Dante walked into the master bedroom and yanked open the wardrobe.Every single hanger of Elena's clothes had vanished.The vanity was wiped bare—she hadn't left behind a single bottle of anything.He rushed into Nico's room next.Nico's small bed was made, neat and immaculate.His backpack was gone.His toys were gone.Even the crayon drawing Nico had taped up himself—"Our Family Trip to th
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Dante drove toward the amusement park.If he could just drive fast enough and get there on time, maybe he could make up for everything he'd cost them.But the road was jammed solid, traffic stretching as far as he could see.He called Elena again and again.No one picked up.Assuming she was still angry, he started texting instead.[Elena, Gabe's fine. I'm on my way to the park right now.][Don't leave. I'll be there soon.][I'm not breaking my promise. I'm really coming.]He sent message after message. None of them got a reply.He called Nico too. Nico's phone was off.Elena had never once left his texts unanswered before.Nico's phone had never once been turned off.This was the first time.Dante's pulse quickened, a bad feeling spreading through him.He suddenly thought of what Elena had said yesterday."We're going somewhere far."At the time, he'd assumed she only meant a trip with Nico.Thinking back on it now, her voice had been too calm.Too calm for anger.It sounded more like
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