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All Chapters of The Mafia Don Left Me To Die, But Now Regrets It: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1

There was no anesthesia. Icy instruments plunged into Mia Sanders' body, ripping away the fragile life that had just begun to bloom.Mia remembered how drunk and unconscious she was at a college party six years ago.When she woke up, her world had turned upside down.Her nude photos had spread to every corner of the internet.Her father spat a mouthful of blood onto the table and never woke up again.On the third day after the funeral, her mother dragged her to the rooftop.“I wish I had never given birth to such a shameless thing! Why don't you just die?!”Then, her mother jumped in front of her.They were on the nineteenth floor. Her mother was shattered, broken into pieces.Mia was dragged into the restroom. Urine and feces rained down on her.Her hair was pulled, her face pressed onto the filthy tile, and something disgusting was shoved into her mouth, forcing her to bark like a dog.James Yorick was the only one.It was only James who stood between her and them, coveri

Chapter 2

Mia stared at the thick, dark-red liquid in the bottle. Her stomach churned violently as she stepped back.“No… take it away! I do not want this cursed thing!”Her voice was hoarse as she raised a hand to push it away.“Be good. This is for your own good, for the good of the entire family.”Zinnia’s expression darkened, carrying the authority of an elder.In the struggle, the bottle slipped from her hand and shattered against the marble floor with a loud crash.The dark blood splattered everywhere. The metallic stench filled the room.Zinnia froze for a moment. She stared at the mess and her eyes instantly reddened.She knelt slowly, using a silk handkerchief to painstakingly wipe the blood from her shoes and the floor. Her shoulders trembled as her voice broke with heart-wrenching sobs,“I just… I only wanted what was best for you both… wanted the Yorick family to have a proper heir.“Even if you don’t like it, there's no reason to trample on my feelings and disregard the fa

Chapter 3

James’s pupils contracted sharply. His gaze locked on the bright red before him.His face went pale in an instant, and he nearly fell to his knees.“Why are you bleeding? Did you cut yourself on the glass? I-I didn’t mean to…”His words tumbled out incoherently. His face etched with genuine panic and anguish. It was as though the man who had pinned her down moments ago was not him at all.“I’m sorry, babe, I’m so sorry… I am a bastard, I deserve this! We’ll go to the hospital immediately. Now!”He scooped Mia up in his arms.Her body was cold and limp, utterly powerless, letting him do as he pleased.James ran out of the house, pressing his lips repeatedly to her sweat-dampened forehead.He opened the passenger door and carefully placed her inside.As he bent over to buckle her seatbelt, a folded slip of paper slipped from Mia’s pocket, floating lightly to the floor.“What’s this?” James instinctively bent to pick it up. The moment his fingers touched the paper, a sudden, une

Chapter 4

Mia lay in the hospital bed for three full days.The doctors mentioned she had lost a lot of blood, and her uterus had suffered severe damage. They said it might be really tough for her to conceive again.James appeared once after she woke. His eyes were shadowed with bruises. He tried to hold her hand, but she pulled away.He stayed silent for a long while before finally speaking in a hoarse voice, “Zinnia… Her ankle was seriously injured that day. I had to take her. How are you? That day… Did you cut an artery? How did you bleed so much?”The medical report sat on the bedside table, but he did not even glance at it.Mia said nothing, turning her head to the side. “Get out.”James froze for a moment. There was a hint of offense in his eyes.After that, he did not come again.However, the hospital bills were paid on time.A private suite, the best medication, the most meticulous care.This, apparently, was his version of making up to her and being kind to her.Just then, her

Chapter 5

On the night of the birthday party, the villa was ablaze with light.Mia wore an expensive custom gown, like a porcelain doll without a soul, tightly held by James at her side.He was unusually patient and gentle today. His gestures were intimate, as though they were a perfectly loving couple.Only Mia could feel the iron grip of control in the hand resting on her waist.“Tired?” James noticed her stiffness and leaned down, asking in a low voice, “Just a little longer. Once we cut the cake, it’ll be over. I ordered it specially for you. You’ll love it.”Cake?Mia had long since stopped expecting surprises from James.This so-called birthday celebration felt more like a corporate meeting.The enormous three-tiered cake was rolled out, extravagantly decorated with delicate sugar roses.James grabbed her hand, guiding her over the knife as they cut the cake together.At that moment, the guests barely forced out their congratulations to Mia.Suddenly, a scream echoed from a corn

Chapter 6

Mia curled up in the cold corner, trembling all over.The sting on her face was still fresh, but what terrified her more was the endless darkness and the suffocating confinement.Childhood shadows and the nightmare from six years ago crashed over her in waves.Her breathing grew shallow. It was like her heart was clenched by an invisible hand, nearly jumping out of her chest.“Let me out… please… let me out…”She pounded helplessly on the heavy iron door. Her nails scraped bloody scratches into the wall. Her throat was so hoarse she could barely make a sound.She had no sense of how long time had passed until a soft click of the lock sounded and a beam of light cut through the darkness.Her eyes brightened. She scrambled toward it. “James, let me out! I-I know I was wrong! Please…”Her voice died as she saw who had come.Zinnia stood at the doorway, elegant and composed, looking down at her in utter disarray.She leaned slightly forward. Her delicate fingers flicked over the

Chapter 7

He made an explosive gesture with his hand with a cruel smile on his face.Tears streamed down Zinnia’s cheeks as she looked at James. “James, no matter what choice you make, I won’t blame you.“Maybe… I should go to heaven too, to meet your brother…”Mia lifted her head as well, staring at James through swollen, reddened eyes. Her gaze was filled with despair.Her lips parted as though she wanted to say something, but no sound came out.Would he choose her?Even once?James’s eyes darted rapidly between the two women.Zinnia’s sobbing, his brother’s last wish, and the interests of the family…Mia’s hollow, despairing eyes made his heart clench for reasons he could not explain.However, the emotions were quickly smothered by a stronger thought.She was always like this, bringing trouble, causing chaos. She was a burden, through and through. He had already done more than enough for her.Besides, Shawn was probably just bluffing.He would not dare…That was right. He would

Chapter 8

James had no idea how he had managed to get Zinnia back to her place, or how he had driven himself back to the villa. The villa was so vast now it felt terrifyingly empty.When he pushed the door open, there were no familiar footsteps rushing toward him. There were no fuzzy slippers she always kicked into the corner on purpose and no faint trace of her scent, the one that both soothed him and inexplicably irritated him.There was only silence and the stale, heavy smell of furniture left untouched for far too long.He walked around like a ghost.The painting by the entryway was chosen by Mia. She said the shade of blue reminded her of the sky back home after a rainstorm.He scoffed at the time, finding it both tacky and overly sentimental.In the corner of the living room sofa lay the throw pillow she always used. It still seemed to hold the shape of where she had curled up.It was as though an invisible hand tightened around his heart, squeezing harder and harder. A dull, aching

Chapter 9

Three months later in Sicily.“Don Yorick, this invitation came from the Gray family.”Carl placed a black, gold‑embossed envelope on the desk and spoke with a low voice, “Shawn specifically asked that you attend in person. He says there’s a big gift waiting for you.”James leaned back in his chair. Deep shadows etched beneath his eyes.Since the night of the sea incident, he had not slept a full night.The search teams had dragged the waters for an entire month. All they recovered were a few scraps of fabric from Mia’s evening dress.The authorities had declared her dead. He refused to believe it.Or rather, he could not bring himself to.“I’m not going,” replied James with a hoarse voice as he tossed the invitation back onto the desk.Carl hesitated for a moment before speaking again. “Shawn also said that… this gift has something to do with… Mia.”James’s head snapped up. For a brief instant, a terrifying light flared in his deadened eyes, then was swallowed whole by fear.

Chapter 10

Meanwhile, on a private island in the Mediterranean.Mia stood before the floor-to-ceiling windows, gazing out at the endless blue sea.Sunlight spilled over her, yet it could not warm the icy chill in her eyes.Three months ago, she had lost consciousness in the icy sea, certain she was going to die.A pair of hands had roughly pulled her out of the water.Shawn stood at the edge of the boat, casually flicking the ashes from his cigar. “You have two choices. Come with me, or I'll let go right now.”Her lashes, drenched with seawater, lifted.“Conditions?”“Be my blade.” Shawn leaned in. The red glow of his cigar illuminated the smile in his eyes. “Pierce James’s heart for me.”Mia coughed up the salty seawater. Before losing consciousness again, she let out a low laugh.“Fine.”When she woke up, she was on this isolated island.Only then did she realize the kidnapping had been for her all along. The ransom plot had been nothing but a smokescreen.She had been gravely inju

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