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Chapter 1

A hunting knife slammed deep into the mahogany tabletop, its blade piercing straight through the thin agreement. The Conti family crest carved into the hilt looked vicious under the flickering light.Luigi Conti slowly slipped on his leather gloves."Isabella Serra, looks like you need a refresher on the family rules." His voice was as gentle as usual. "You can only become a widower in the Conti family, never a divorcee."After saying that, he didn't bother sparing me a glance and turned to leave, slamming the door behind him.The butler, Marco Vitale, who had been waiting nervously at the side, stepped forward. He held a silver tray bearing an urgent letter."Donna Conti, this just arrived from the hunting grounds."When I opened the envelope, several photos slipped out and fell to the floor. They showed the family's private shooting range in the background.Irina Venti stood in the center, clad in an ivory white dress, looking out of place. She held Luigi's custom handgun, the

Chapter 2

I used the family's hidden connections to uncover Irina's true background.How could a young woman from the slums end up in the Don's bed in just three months? Even an assassin had to receive training before becoming one.Yet, the reports came back empty. All intelligence on Irina had been wiped clean.No one but Luigi could have done that.I slammed the tablet onto the coffee table.Without warning, Luigi emerged from the shadows. Clearly, he had been watching my every move."Don't go overboard, Isabella," he warned, pouring himself a glass of wine. "I'm doing this to protect you. I don't want you to be dragged deeper into the mafia wars."Protect me?The man who once carved his way through half of Sandalay for me was now spinning lies instead.…The study was thick with smoke.I watched as Luigi picked up the new divorce agreement and burned holes in it with his cigar."I said, I won't agree to a divorce." He stared at the flames with a manic intensity. "Since you're upse

Chapter 3

That night, the manor was weighed down by a suffocating tension.Luigi mobilized half of the family forces, ordering dozens of armed men in black to surround the main building.For the first time, these guns were aimed at the Donna's bedroom.Luigi sat at the end of the long table in the living room, his face dark and unreadable."Apologize." His knuckles rapped against the table. "Apologize to Irina. I need to appease my men. She got hurt for the family, and I don't want to shake their loyalty."He was willing to undermine the foundation of the family and turn the guns on his wife, all for a pathetic stand-in?I pulled out a bullet from my pocket.Luigi had gifted it to me seven years ago when he first taught me how to fire a gun. Our initials were engraved on the casing. It signified the days we faced dangerous moments together.I tossed the bullet onto the table in front of him with a clang."You want an explanation?" I gave him a mocking look. "Here you go."This single b

Chapter 4

Before I could react, Irina suddenly moved. She shoved Luigi aside and picked up the bloodied knife on the ground, then lunged at me by the door."Die!"Years of survival instincts honed within the family made my body react faster than my mind.I sidestepped the blade, yanked her hair, and slammed my knee into her lower back with all my strength. I forced her down, pinning her to her knees with her face smashed against the cold tile.The next second, a wave of pain hit me. Luigi had reacted with startling speed, smashing the butt of his gun against my wrist with force. There was a sickening crack as bones shifted. I cried out in pain and was forced to release my grip on Irina.Holding my wrist, I stared at Luigi in disbelief.Did he just attack me for Irina's sake?I was already in a foul mood to begin with, and this merely served to stoke my anger.Biting back the pain, I spun around and slapped Irina hard just as she struggled back to her feet. I put everything I had into

Chapter 5

That very old document was like a saw, cutting open the last scar on my heart.There was no hero saving the damsel in distress in the auction seven years ago, nor was there any salvation.Luigi Conti, the man I loved and admired for seven whole years, was the buyer behind that auction.My hands trembled as I flipped the pages containing the transaction records. It turned out that he had single-handedly planned the painful experience I had been through.I was just his trophy. The so-called salvation was Luigi keeping a helpless pawn for his amusement.Tears welled up in my eyes as rage filled my chest.I walked over to the safe and locked the document inside. The Isabella who had once been weak and hungry for love was locked away with it.Walking over to the mirror, I stared at the pale woman in the reflection.I lifted the corners of my mouth, adjusting the angle a few times until the smile was perfect but devoid of warmth.Since he said one could only be a widow in the Conti

Chapter 6

Soon, Irina moved into the main building of the manor.Flaunting her pregnancy test, she started acting like the Don's wife.The first thing she did was to order the household staff to raze the garden to the ground, which so happened to be my favorite lily garden.As the massive bulldozer roared, the pristine white flowers were crushed beneath the tracks and ground into the filthy mud."Lilies are too plain," Irina said. "They remind me of funerals."Clad in a silk nightgown, she ordered the gardener, "Fill the garden with red roses. The reddest species you can find." Luigi stood on the second-floor balcony with a cigarette dangling between his fingers.He didn't stop her. To keep the balance among competing factions, and more importantly, to test my limits, he said nothing and allowed that woman to run wild on my territory.I stood before the window, my expression blank. Then I turned and looked at Luigi, who had been watching me the whole time."Red roses look great," I sai

Chapter 7

Luigi's eyes widened in shock."You—"He coughed out a mouthful of blood and couldn't finish his words. Severely wounded, he fell unconscious.The ambulance arrived in a rush and sent him to the ICU.Chaos had descended upon the manor. I wiped the blood off my face and stood up straight, taking full control of the place as the Don's wife."My first order."I pointed at Irina, trembling in fear as she crouched in a corner."Send our esteemed guest to the manor's dungeon and keep her protected there. Without my permission, nothing can enter, not even a mouse."…Outside the ICU, the doctor was urging me to sign the surgery consent form."Donna Conti, you'll have to sign this before it's too late!"I held the pen, my hands trembling profusely. "I'm sorry. I'm too scared to write…"Tears streamed down my face as the pen I held streaked across the paper, leaving meaningless marks. I deliberately delayed for ten minutes past the critical time for rescue.However, Luigi got luc

Chapter 8

I didn't kill Irina. That would be letting her off too easily.I had my men ruin the face she once took such pride in, then banished her to the filthiest slums in Sandalay.That was the last shred of mercy I had for her.After disposing of her, I started taking full control of the family business.Luigi was now nothing more than a puppet. He trailed behind me like a shadow and signed off on every decision that I made without hesitation. In fact, to please me, he even sold out his longtime subordinates.At the family's quarterly meeting, I deliberately put on a daring, low-cut dress and took the seat that belonged to the Don.The capos stared at me, their eyes brimming with disdain and barely concealed contempt."Luigi, how could you let a woman walk all over you?" One of the senior capos slammed the table and got to his feet. "This goes against every rule!"Luigi sat beside me, a flash of menace appearing on his pale face.A gunshot rang out.The capo was shot in the forehead

Chapter 9

Like a madman, he jumped to his feet and pulled out his gun, pointing it at everyone present."Who? Who is it? I'm going to kill him! I'm going to kill everyone!" he screamed maniacally, waving his gun about.Yet, he couldn't bring himself to point the gun at me.As everyone watched, I walked straight to the muzzle of his gun."Luigi, look at you now," I mocked coldly. "A lunatic who's losing his mind. Are you really fit to be the Don of the Conti family?"Luigi's hands trembled violently. "I'm not a lunatic. I love you, Isabella! I really do!"To prove his love and to clear his own name, he did something no one expected.With all eyes on him, he swung the gun around, pressed it to his own thigh, and fired without a second thought.With a bang, blood splattered everywhere.He collapsed to his knees. The pain caused him to sweat buckets, but he still lifted his head to look at me."Look, I'm not mad. I just love you…"Everyone stared at him as though he were a monster. They w

Chapter 10

To totally secure my power, I purged the family with ruthless efficiency. Anyone still loyal to Luigi disappeared in the rainy night.I replaced them with a group of young people who were ruthless in taking over the core of the family's firepower.At the same time, to secure my footing in the underworld, I agreed to a marriage alliance proposed by another family's Don, Carlo Piazza.It was purely a business deal.Before the engagement ceremony, Carlo knelt in front of me and kissed my signet ring. "After we marry, the family will remain independent," he said. "I'll be your blade."I was satisfied with how obedient my partner was.When news of my marriage reached the attic, Luigi, still chained, spiraled into complete madness. He kept banging his head against the bulletproof glass forcefully like a beast."No! No, she's mine!"Even as he smashed his forehead until it was raw and bleeding, blood blurring his vision, he refused to stop.I got someone to install a screen in the

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