All Chapters of She Made Way for His Lover, but He Wants a Do-Over: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Today was the quarterly roundtable meeting. It was a critical forum for dividing territory and allocating profits from arms trafficking routes.By long-standing unwritten custom, the heads of each family attended with a partner to signal that their households were stable and their back lines secure.In previous years, the person standing beside Dante was always Silvia. She never wore elaborate evening dresses. She favored a black suit with a plain shirt, her long hair pulled up tight, and her expression cool and severe.She didn't need to speak. Simply standing there, her presence alone was enough to deter anyone with reckless ideas.That year, the woman on Dante's arm was Lucia.To prop up appearances, he had spent heavily. He commissioned a custom Pavrielle haute couture gown straight from the latest fashion week collection and had multiple pieces of jewelry made to match.Lucia was genuinely attractive. She wore a sweet smile she had rehearsed countless times, convinced in her

The night the locate order was issued, Dante wandered back to Silvia's bedroom and opened the door again. He couldn't accept that she'd left for good.This was the home they'd shared for years, and everything still carried her mark. Her clothes. Her books. The cold, woody scent of the perfume she always wore.As long as those things remained, she was still his wife, and no one else could replace her.When the lights came on, Dante stood frozen, hardly believing what he saw. The bedroom that had once been full of Silvia's things now looked like a brand-new model unit.The closet was empty. Her dark coats, tactical vests, and shirts were gone, leaving only bare hangers that swayed as the door opened.The dresser was wiped clean. The bottles were gone, and there wasn't even a strand of her hair left behind.Her medical books were gone, along with the weapons manuals she'd studied for him. She hadn't just left. She'd erased herself from this place.That was when Dante finally realiz

Augusto and Silvia had just reached the apartment entrance. They hadn't even taken out the key card when several burly men emerged from the shadows. They blocked every exit and surrounded them.The muscle memory carved into Silvia's body snapped awake. She tensed, lowered her center of gravity, and her right hand went to her waist on reflex. Her fingers touched only the soft cashmere of her coat.She paused for a moment, bitterness welling up. She wasn't Assassin 001 anymore. She was just a regular student at Sanctvale Medical University.Augusto didn't move back. He stepped in front of Silvia and spoke gently, "Don't be scared."The men in front of them had that bloody edge to them, but the doctor, who was used to holding a scalpel, only cared about keeping her safe.The door of the black Maybach opened. Dante stepped down into the soft snow and walked toward them at an unhurried pace.As the Don of the Valenti family, he ignored Augusto completely and fixed his gaze on Silvia,

In the days that followed, Dante caused a stir at Sanctvale Medical University. Every day, luxury cars pulled up beneath the research building, unloading gifts of every kind, each one worth a fortune.He gave Silvia a collector's edition Bugatti, one of only three ever released worldwide, and the key came with a no-limit black card attached.He also bought out an entire production batch of top-tier medical equipment, all cutting-edge models, and donated them to the university in Silvia's name.Even the deed to an estate in the heart of Pavrielle had already been transferred, with Silvia's name officially listed as the owner.Dante fell back on what he did best and tried to buy his way across the crack between them.He told himself that Silvia walked away because she'd been hurt, because she'd been left lacking. After all, he'd taken the Heart of the Sea and given it to Lucia.Unfortunately, the gifts he prepared with care were all returned to him.After half a month, Dante could

The freezing rain left Dante wrecked with a brutal fever that raged for three days. It nearly tipped into pneumonia.Even then, he wouldn't go back to his home country for treatment. He stayed put in Sanctvale, stubborn to the core.Then, Enrico showed up with news that sent a jolt straight through him.Silvia had actually asked to see him!Dante took it as a turning point. He believed he'd finally reignited her old feelings.He made a point of booking the best stylist he could get. The stubble was shaved clean. Then, he slipped into a quiet luxury suit.Before he left, Dante opened the safe and took out the Valenti family signet, handed down through generations.With it in hand, he could mobilize hundreds of billions of dollars in Valenti family assets and command over armed forces spread across the world. He planned to give it to Silvia. He meant it as proof of his sincerity.Inside the cafe, slow jazz drifted through the room. The dark, roasted scent of coffee beans hung thi