Lahat ng Kabanata ng Dumping My Childhood Sweetheart Fiancés: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 8

It was already late when I sent that email. As I gazed at the photo of myself and the two Battaglia brothers on my bedside table, memories came flooding back to me.After my mom died, Dad brought Anna Constanza and her mother to our home immediately, while I was left to live with my grandmother.The Battaglia brothers lived next door. Their father, Daniele Battaglia, was a notorious Ivernian Don. As the Battaglias' heirs, Dante and Dario were groomed from a young age to take over the family in the future.Dante, being a little older, showed leadership potential from a young age. He constantly behaved like a tiny adult, patting me on the shoulder and saying, "I'll protect you from now on, Julia."Dario, on the other hand, was gentle and kind. He stayed by my side quietly, offering me the most thoughtful care.We were all young then, and they had both said they'd marry me. They'd leave it up to me to choose who it was.On my tenth birthday, they gave me a puppy whom I named Spot. W

That evening, after getting my passport sorted, I returned home to find that I couldn't unlock the villa's main door. My fingerprint had been deleted, and the passcode had changed.I called Dario and Dante dozens of times, but no one answered. Suddenly, it began to rain heavily. I was soaked to the bone as I huddled by the door, shivering from the cold. I hugged myself tightly, trying to ward off the cold with my body heat. Yet, the chill in my heart refused to dissipate.It wasn't until daylight that the villa's front door opened slowly.Dario saw me, and there was a flicker of guilt in his eyes. "Annie was worried about safety, so she changed the passcode. Don't stay out late anymore. It's not safe."Dante came out as well, exuding the intimidating air of a Don. "Couldn't you have found shelter from the rain? Don't try to use such tactics for sympathy. It won't work."He then took a towel and dried me off, watching as I took some cold medication. "Take your medicine and get some

What I did not know was that after I left, Dante and Dario tore the entire city apart looking for me. They used all their connections but could not find a single trace of me.Dante acted swiftly and mercilessly. His anger and disgust toward Anna culminated in a crushing blow. Whatever backing Anna initially had was taken away in just a month. She was confined to a secluded property, stripped of all her freedom."Dante, I know I messed up. Please, let me go!" She cried, only to be met by Dante's cold gaze in response."This is the price you have to pay," he replied icily. Then, he turned around and left without another glance at her.As for me, it was as if I'd vanished into thin air. Dante set aside the mafia's affairs and personally led a team to track me down. He used his international connections to check all immigration records, but still, he couldn't find any trace of me.Finally, one of his subordinates gave him a vague report about me joining a national research laborat

Despite my clear stance toward Dante and Dario, they didn't give up. Instead, they began to infiltrate my life in another way, like attempting to win me over by helping with my research projects. They used their mafia connections to secure supply channels for me to gain access to scarce raw materials.When my assistant informed me of this, I frowned. "Tell them I appreciate their kindness, but I don't need it," I said coldly.My assistant hesitated. "But Dr. Costanza, these materials have always been difficult to obtain. They mean well."I shook my head and firmly replied, "I've always kept my personal and professional lives separate. They shouldn't interfere in my research work." Dario did not give up, however. He remembered me saying I loved white lilies. As such, he held a large bouquet of them and waited outside the lab from dawn till dusk.I finally finished my day's work and stepped out of the building, only to see his haggard figure.His eyes lit up when he saw me, and