Chapter 72: Baleful intents._-_-_-_LAST TIME ON WRECKING MY HUSAND"She's my father's cousin," she replied reluctantly. That statement soon turned into an argument."She isn't.""She is.""She isn't!""Stop this!""She isn't, and I'll prove it to you," I assured her as I watched every muscle tense the more. I see how her nails dig into her skin, and how her lips quiver. I also don't miss how her eyes soften. What do I do with this woman?_-_-_-_She had a picture, in fact, pictures of my grandmother and grandfather before their passing, and other photos I never saw in the house. My father's only sibling, Roberto, was dead with no family left behind. His wife left for the states after, and I don't think she knows that I'm alive.If she's not who she is, then who is she? Who killed my family then?What if he's lying?"Stop." He separated my lips with his thumb. "You're bleeding."I smacked his hand away, replacing his thumb with mine. It stung, but it was nothing in comparison to how

Chapter 74: Vile Fink.Nowhere ever felt exactly like the home I lost years back, but I haven't felt so alone until now.I was drugged for the second time in less than 24 hours and I got moved to a warehouse, an unfamiliar one. I knew all of Rafael's warehouses unless I was lied to anyway.And what's worse is that Maria didn't die. I don't think she got grazed by the bullet at all. My aim wasn't focused, my mind was disturbed. It's logical that I'd miss.Or you just keep failing at everything.No.Yes. You keep failing. At everything.Gia's horrid image appeared in my head. "Horrible," it whispered.I needed my pills again. I couldn't survive without them. They were the only thing that could help me survive.Since when did you want to live? A voice in my head spoke.I did want to die hours back. But if I'm not going to make it alive, I have so many questions that need answering.If Maria won't kill me, Adriano will. When my answers are gotten and Maria dies, I'll die in peace. Until t

Chapter 76: The Derelict.ADRIANO'S POV."We're not complete," Maria cooed.My other uncle and Luca dashed in."Oh, now we are!" She giggled, maniacally."Elizabeth," Federic breathed out. "Your plastic surgery looks hideous. You should take your money back and get your old face back.""Federic," she responded. "Good to see you too. You should get some work too if you're bitter about my face. It's a shame I got rid of Dante before this; it would've been a family reunion."My uncle pulled his trigger. "Die.""I guess you haven't looked up yet."Federic did and saw Serena. His eyes widened more than mine did, I suppose."Don't bring her into this.""Don't tell me what to do," she gnarled. "How could I not bring her into this? Her father tried to mess with me for people who lack loyalty like you do. Who sends an ally's daughter back into danger? If you shoot even once, I'll fasten the bomb's timer, and we'll all die in here.""Just kill yourself then!" Luca snapped!"Look at you," she sm

Chapter 78: Moving on.•TWO MONTHS LATER•The following day two months ago, the warehouse became one of the major headlines on the news. Different broadcasting stations were there with their own point of view. Some fabricated their own stories while some were honest.The police who claimed to be on the search for those who caused the fire have not raised anything since, and the best part was that Maria was dead. Skulls of bodies were found in and out of the warehouse, and a particular ring was attached to a skeleton's finger. Maria's ring, her most expensive one. I knew it so well, all too well that I'd be able to tell it apart from a fake because there was only one of it in existence.Days, weeks and times had gone by and so much had happened. There was a lot of explaining to do to everyone about who I actually was, both within and outside the Di Salvo mansion. People were curious to meet me.I met some of my father's old friends, many of whom I had actually forgotten over the years.