All Chapters of Untouched for Three Years, I Carried His Rival’s Heir: Chapter 21 - Chapter 25

"I actually... I love you, Scarlett. I love you, I just... I was too damn late to realize it... I'm sorry..."He was rambling, his eyes bloodshot, his voice trembling.He took a step forward, grabbing my hands, trying to pull me into his arms.Before I could even resist, Enzo's hand had clamped down on Kieran's wrist, forcing him to let go with an undeniable strength."What's this?" Enzo's lips curved into a dangerous smile, murder glinting in his eyes. "The boy's father hasn't said a word, and you're already trying to claim my woman and my son?""To dare touch my people in Chicago, on my turf... you're the first."His grip tightened. I could hear the sickening crunch of Kieran's wrist bones, and his face instantly turned pale.The two men were at a standoff, neither willing to back down.I frowned in disgust, twisted my wrist, and with a precise movement, pulled my hand free from between them."Kieran, I don't care what you think," my voice was devoid of warmth. "Whether you love me o

Kieran slowly turned and walked step by step until he was in front of Camilla.He lifted her chin, the words he spoke colder than a Sicilian winter."Camilla, the fall of the Russo family was your own doing, not mine.""I was going to let you go, but now, I've changed my mind. Every single thing you took from Scarlett, you will pay back, twofold.""If it weren't for you, Scarlett and I could have... My mistake was being too merciful with you."Hearing this, Camilla panicked, shaking her head frantically. "No... you can't do this to me... Kieran, you can't..."But there was no trace of old affection in Kieran's eyes. He dialed his men."Seize everything she owns. Liquidate everything she got from Scarlett, convert it to market value, and make her pay.""And recreate the shooting at the horse race. Let her feel a bullet whistle past her ear.""Finally, make her walk that gravel path barefoot in the middle of a storm."The man on the other end of the line confirmed the orders.In moments,

Kieran hid in the shadows like a pathetic ghost, watching a joy that would never be his.He saw me smiling radiantly, running into Enzo's arms with the acceptance letter.He saw me take the pink diamond from around my neck, kiss it, then slip it from the cord and onto my ring finger before looking at Enzo with a sweet, radiant smile."Enzo, let's be together!""Yes!"We hugged tightly, and Enzo spun me around several times, like a child who had just been given candy.Kieran watched this scene, silently tucking the gift he had brought back into his pocket. He lowered his head, pulling his hat down, trying to melt into the crowd.The Scarlett of today was so dazzling, exactly the version of her that had first captured his heart.It was the marriage, the prison of the Thompson family, that had trapped her. It had made her insecure and anxious, forcing her to abandon her passions and career to revolve around him alone.It was all his fault.Kieran's eyes welled up with tears.If she hadn't