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All Chapters of The Politics of Desire: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1

The very day they made that bet, Elvira followed a lead from her informant and headed to a hidden warehouse at Bayton Harbor. It was a secret base belonging to the Allen family and the place where Vincent Allen handled his business.She had planned to stage a "coincidental encounter," but she never expected to push open the door and see Vincent burning with fever. He was completely disoriented and clearly drugged.The scent of a powerful sedative filled the air. Two bodyguards lay unconscious on the ground, and a Lucero family emblem was left behind in the corner.Obviously, a rival family had planned to abduct Vincent and use him to threaten the Allens.Elvira's pupils constricted. She moved to step back out and call for help, but he suddenly grabbed her wrist. His skin was burning hot, and the calm in his deep eyes had vanished. What remained was pure, primal desire."Help me..." His voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of vulnerability that was hard to ignore.Elvira's

Chapter 2

Elvira didn't remember how she even got out of the club. The chilly wind at night caused the tear tracks on her face to freeze. She flagged down a taxi and rasped to the driver, "Follow that Maybach."She needed to see for herself who that woman was—the one Vincent had been thinking about for three years and the one to whom she had lost so completely.The driver, an Associate of the Corleone family, saw the state Elvira was in and said nothing, hitting the gas to keep up.Vincent drove fast, much faster than usual. Clearly, he couldn't wait to see that person.His car finally stopped at the VIP entrance of Kressida Airport. The Allen family had controlled this place for years. It served as a hub for welcoming international partners and a discreet cover for transferring certain "cargo". Security disguised as travelers was stationed everywhere.Elvira paid, stumbled out, and hid behind a pillar, her heart pounding out of control. She watched Vincent hurry to the exit, his gaze ful

Chapter 3

When Elvira woke up again, she was in a private hospital owned by the Allen family. Sunlight stabbed at her eyes. There was an IV line in her hand, and every wound on her body ached faintly."Ms. Elvira, you're finally awake."A nurse adjusted the IV for her while speaking with concern. "You're badly injured and need to stay for observation. Your medical bills have already been taken care of."Elvira stared blankly at the ceiling, silent. She didn't need to guess who paid.Just then, a deep voice came from the door—one that was achingly familiar. "I came to check on you."Elvira turned sharply and saw Vincent standing in the doorway in his suit, looking tall and composed. There was no expression on his face. He merely glanced at her bandaged wounds. Then, he reached out, as if to touch her forehead."You didn't fall for me, so why bother visiting a stalker?" Elvira turned from him, her tone sharp with mockery.Vincent halted, withdrawing his hand. "If I don't come, who else wi

Chapter 4

After finishing her visa paperwork, Elvira returned to the Corleone residence. The moment she stepped through the door, she ran into her perfectly made-up stepmother, Camilla."Elvira, you're finally home. You've been out all night for days. Do you have any idea how disgraceful that looks?" Camilla lifted her chin in her usual condescending manner, with disgust dripping from her voice.To her, Elvira was nothing more than a useless girl who had lost her mother's protection and would eventually be thrown out of the family.Elvira didn't even spare her a glance. She walked straight to the entryway, raised her hand, and slammed the vase onto the marble floor.A loud crash echoed as shards flew everywhere. Camilla shrieked and stumbled backward in fear."And what exactly are you?" Elvira's voice was cold enough to freeze, her eyes sharp with unmasked hostility. "You're nothing but a mistress who wrecked my parents' marriage. How dare you lecture me? Remember this, Camilla. As long a

Chapter 5

At the dining table, the atmosphere was tense.Elena and Vincent sat together on one side, looking like a picture-perfect couple. Antonio and Camilla hovered around them with flattery written all over their faces, while Elvira sat alone across from them like the outcast.Throughout the entire meal, Elvira had to watch Vincent carefully place food on Elena's plate, slice her steak for her, and even gently wipe the sauce from the corner of her mouth with a napkin.That tenderness was a side of him she had never seen before."Elena, how did you and Don Allen meet?" Camilla's voice carried a smug excitement as she asked.A soft blush spread across Elena's face as she replied shyly, "It was at a family charity dinner. I saw a stray cat stuck in a tree and tried to help it, but I almost fell. Vincent caught me. After that, he asked for my number."She turned to him with a gaze overflowing with affection.Elvira couldn't stop a small laugh from escaping.The room went silent at once,

Chapter 6

Elvira's shoulders stiffened. She didn't turn around."To be honest, I was a little worried at first," Elena continued as she circled Elvira like a vulture, openly examining her."You're so beautiful. Any man would be tempted, but what a waste of a pretty face. Your mother couldn't beat my mother, and you'll never beat me. These past three years were nothing more than charity on my part. Now that the real deal is back, it's time for you to get off the stage."Elvira slowly turned to face her. Under the moonlight, her eyes gleamed with a chilling sharpness. There was no anger, only ice-cold mockery. "Charity? Elena, did you forget what you are?"You're a bastard who only got into this family because your mother was a homewrecker, a sad little schemer who can only hold onto a man through manipulation. You think you get to talk to me about charity?She stepped closer, her presence overwhelming. "Your mother picked up what my mother didn't want, and you're following in her footsteps.

Chapter 7

"Do as Don Allen says!" Antonio barked.Two bodyguards immediately stepped forward, pinning Elvira despite how violently she struggled. They dragged her into the study.Camilla entered holding a thick riding whip, satisfaction and cruelty flickering across her face. She had been waiting far too long to teach Elvira a lesson."You brat. Just like your dead mother, you never seem to know your place. Today, I'll discipline you on your father's behalf." She swung the whip, the strike landing hard across Elvira's back.A sharp burst of pain shot through her, the severity of it making her vision go dark for a moment. She clenched her jaw and bit down on her lip, refusing to let a single sound escape.Even if she was going to die, she wouldn't give them the pleasure of seeing her break.Camilla struck her again, then again. Years of resentment fueled every blow. Each lash felt like Elvira's flesh was being torn apart, the pain driving tremors through her entire body as cold sweat soak

Chapter 8

Elvira left her seat at intermission to touch up her makeup. When she stepped out of the restroom, she saw Vincent leaning against the wall in the hallway, smoking.She tried to walk past without looking at him, but he grabbed her wrist. "Why did you sell the gifts I gave you?" His voice was quiet, with a hint of roughness.Elvira lifted her eyes, her tone edged with sarcasm. "Why did you step in earlier? Are you going to say it's because I'm Lilian's friend, or maybe because I'm Elena's sister?"Vincent pressed his fingers against his brow, a hint of fatigue flickering across his face. "You're always like a hedgehog, prickles out all the time. How does that help you?"How did that help her? If she didn't protect herself like that, this family and Elena would have devoured her long ago."My matters have nothing to do with you," Elvira answered, jerking her hand free. "And as for men, I can have as many as I want. You don't get a say on it either."His voice dropped lower. "

Chapter 9

Elvira had barely settled into her ward when Vincent walked in with a dark expression on his face. "Elvira, I checked the security footage. You bribed the club staff and loosened the lighting rig on purpose because you wanted to kill Elena, didn't you?" His voice was cold enough to cut.She found it ridiculous and looked at him coolly. "No, I didn't.""Who else would harbor this much hatred toward Elena if not you?" Vincent stepped closer. "I truly underestimated you, Elvira. You're reckless and capable of doing anything!""I said I didn't do it. You have no right to accuse me." Elvira's entire body shook with anger, and the pain in her wrist nearly made her collapse."I'm accusing you?" Vincent took out his phone and dialed a number, speaking into it with a cold command. "Elvira Corleone, the daughter of the Corleone family, is suspected of assault. Send people over and lock her up for a few days until she learns.""Vincent!" Elvira stared at him in fear, unable to believe

Chapter 10

Lilian's tearful accusation pierced right through Vincent's chilly façade. His fingers tightened around the phone."Elvira said she's never coming back. Are you happy now?" Lilian practically screamed the words, then hung up hard.As the busy tone played, Vincent stood frozen in his office. There was no visible emotion on his sharply defined face.Elvira left. She wasn't coming back.Before he could process it, those words together drove a knife into the softest part of his heart and brought a sharp, tearing pain.However, the coldness and self-control he had cultivated over the years as the head of the Allen family, along with his sense of responsibility toward Elena, made him suppress emotions he shouldn't have.He frowned, tossed the phone back onto the desk, and tried to keep reading the document in front of him about fighting for control of the new dock. However, the words on the paper looked like a bunch of ants crawling around. He couldn't take in a single line.What ke

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