Vivian stood where they had left her—alone before the man she had once given everything up for some years back. Her fingers trembled slightly at her sides, but her gaze did not break.“You know…” she began, her voice softer now, yet steady in a way that carried years of buried pain, “on the day of your birth, I made a vow.”Bruno didn’t move.Didn’t blink.Only watched.“I swore I would make Lorenzo pay for everything he cost me… and you.”The words settled between them like something old and heavy.Vivian took a slow breath, her chest rising unevenly.Her eyes remained fixed on his.Bruno stayed silent, giving her nothing—no reaction, no interruption. But behind that stillness, his mind was already working, already dissecting every word, every tone, every truth and lie hidden beneath them.“The night I handed you to Gennado…” she continued, her voice tightening slightly, “I knew it was the only way.”A flicker passed through her expression.“Because with him… you would grow into a m
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