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Chapter 11

Dominique celebrated the fact that Antonella had agreed to work with Benjamin, but she still had little reason to smile. Still feverish and in pain, she had no choice but to work with the man she hated just to ensure a decent future for Adam.“It’s a shame that Benjamin is going to marry that shrew of a sister of yours,” she said, sipping a glass of wine sitting in front of the fireplace, but the alcohol was starting to take its toll. “Today is their engagement party, and I wasn’t even invited.”“Engagement party?” Antonella stood up, annoyed. “It’s only been two days since my mother died, and they’re throwing a party?”“Don’t get carried away, Antonella,” Dominique sneered at her pain, although that wasn’t his actual intention; “this engagement was scheduled before your mother died.”“They should have called it off then,” she hurried ac

Chapter 12

Benjamim ran after Antonella, and although she heard his call, she ignored him for the tenth time, getting into the Chevette and speeding away.Benjamim stood in the middle of the street, watching the car as it became more distant, while trying to catch his breath. It had been a long time since he had chased after a woman. It had been a long time since a woman had run away from him, like Antonella had been doing.Frustrated at not catching up to her, he got into his Mercedes and drove to try to catch up with her. There was no sign of Antonella’s or Dominique’s old car on the city streets. He changed course, driving toward the address Dominique had given the company as her residence.When he parked the car, he found the place strange, as it appeared to be abandoned. Tall weeds surrounded the entire residence, and there were no lights on. Benjamin punched the air when he realized someone had deceived him.His phone vibrated in his pants po

Chapter 13

Benjamin spun on his heels and entered the office without waiting for the women to follow him. When Antonella found herself alone with Dominique, she wanted to grab her by the neck and strangle her to death.“I asked you to keep your mouth shut,” she whispered, yet her words conveyed all her displeasure with Dominique.“I’m sorry, how could I have known he was behind us, listening to everything?”Dominique felt palpitations, as if her heart were failing. She closed her eyes as if intending to forget what had just happened, beginning to regret having accepted that job.“Pray he didn’t hear anything,” she said, looking into Dominique’s eyes again, “because I’ll have to flee this city once more.”Dominique felt the guilt consume her entirely until she heard Benjamin’s voice for the second time. He was not a man who needed to issue the same command twice. But there he was aga

Chapter 14

“Calm down, Alessia.” His piercing voice brought Antonella back to reality. She was lying near the couch, her head spinning so fast it felt like she was on a massive roller coaster. She felt a liquid trickling down her forehead, and only when she touched the wound with her fingers did she realize it was blood.“Damn it! Her head was throbbing, and she couldn’t get up.”She felt Benjamim’s hands lifting her, holding her face, while she couldn’t even open her eyes properly.“Antonella,” his voice seemed distant; she could not respond to anything he was saying, “I’m taking you to a hospital.”“You’re not doing anything,” he drawled as he sat Antonella down on the couch and, turning to Alessia, began to speak in a threatening tone.“Remember that you’re only my fiancée and that you don’t give me orders.” His tone was arrogant and col

Chapter 15

An unbearable pain invaded Antonella’s head. Blood stained her forehead as Dominique pressed a napkin against the wound to stop the bleeding. “We’re going to the hospital,” she said, holding Antonella’s arm, intending to take her for medical care, but Antonella was resolute. “You’re asking to lose this job, Dominique,” she said, forcing her to stop and look into her eyes. “You need to focus on convincing your boss to drop this crazy idea of finding out where we live.” Dominique rolled her eyes and felt she was about to lose her patience with Antonella’s stubbornness. “Do you really think anyone can convince Benjamim of anything?” She let out a smile that left Antonella confused. “That man is authoritarian and gets whatever he wants. What I can do is go back to my old house and convince him that the two of us are livin

Chapter 16

“Stop the car immediately,” Antonella demanded, but was entirely ignored. Realizing that he wouldn’t, she pulled the handbrake. The wheels of the rear axle locked, and the car spun in the middle of the busy road, following the direction of the steering wheel, almost causing a tragedy. When the vehicle finally came to a stop, it hit the back of the car, injuring Benjamin. “Are you crazy, Antonella?” He put his hand on his forehead when he saw the blood flowing. With blurred vision and shaken senses, he had barely noticed the driver of the other vehicle approaching, and when Benjamin got out to talk, he was punched in the face several times. The police had to be called. Antonella rushed to Benjamin’s aid, who was now bleeding and lying in the middle of the asphalt. His eyes turned icy when he saw her. “Now we’re both going to a hospit

Chapter 17

Benjamin shook his head as he looked at the handcuffs squeezing his wrists. It was freezing and gave him a feeling of vulnerability. Benjamin hated feeling this way.“Is all this really necessary?” he asked, raising his fists and showing the shiny object to the deputy. “I don’t remember hurting anyone today. I’m injured and in need of medical attention. I demand that you release me immediately.”He stood up to face Benjamin and seemed to have a grudge against the city’s most famous billionaire. He looked at him with disdain, and a debauched smile appeared on his lips.“It’s not because you’re the richest man in this city that I’m going to follow your orders, Mr. Dylon,” Benjamin expected. “You’re the boss of your employees, and I’m not one of them.Benjamin regretted having to find Vladir in that situation. The deputy was just waiting for an opportunity to make him p

Chapter 18

Benjamin stopped in the middle of the street, with the sun already setting between the mountains, and could hardly believe that Antonella had so much power to leave him so stunned. Surrounded by the tumult of journalists who had unbelievably waited for him to come out, they surrounded him with questions. He was neither willing nor patient enough to answer any of them, and, after a lot of thought and finally managing to get rid of the journalistic pressure, he decided to go home.To hell with what they would say afterward.Although it wasn’t a wise decision, all Benjamin wanted was to take a long bath and rest. As soon as he entered the house and found Carlota crying, his plans were thwarted.“The newspapers said you’d been arrested.” She grabbed him tightly. “ What’s happening to you, Benjamin? First, you cancel the engagement party, and then you’re arrested.”“Nothing’s happening, Mom,” he

Chapter 19

Enrico seemed petrified. His face expressed no reaction, which at first worried Benjamin greatly. He shouldn’t feel this way. After all, he despised Antonella, and no longer considered her his daughter, but Enrico’s legs were losing strength, and he only didn’t fall over because Benjamin himself stopped him.“We didn’t need to have this conversation now.” Alessia was hysterical, and there was no concern for her father’s condition. “I was going to tell him, but you didn’t trust me.”“We have a lot to talk about.” Benjamin looked at her with contempt. It was unbelievable that she wasn't concerned about Enrico’s condition, “but now I need to help your father.”The maid hastily summoned Carlota and suggested they call a doctor, but Enrico soon recovered, and his face took on a colorful hue that wiped away all the pallor.His gaze fell on Alessia. She cringed, knowing how furious he was. The last thing Alessia wanted was to make Enrico frustrated with her.“Why did you lie?” His voice was

Chapter 20

When she arrived at the farm on foot, it was blustery, indicating that a storm would soon hit.Antonella wiped the last tear from her face, promising herself that she would never cry again because of Benjamin.Still unhappy, she remembered Vladir’s words when he told her that Benjamin had abandoned her at the altar because she was defective and unable to give him heirs. If he had known that Antonella was not only capable but had also given him a son, he would have died of regret.Who would invent such a lie about her as to make Benjamin give up on marriage? And why, even though he knew she was perfectly capable, didn’t he back out? They had one night together. Benjamin could see that she had no fault whatsoever. How could he be so arrogant at that point?She entered the house, feeling her feet burning with pain. She had walked more than eight kilometers. Adam ran towards her, hugging her, and it was as if that hug relieved all the tension that was on her.“What happened to you, miss?”

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