All Chapters of Your Life Comes Before Mine: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

I watched as Lucaro strode over. His eyes were rimmed with red, and he stared at me sharply.I flung open the car door, rushed over, and hugged him."Lucaro!"I had only just called his name when he pushed me away. His gaze held only coldness as he said, "Wendy, are you really risking your own life for Carlo now?"I instinctively tried to explain. "No, he forced me to come here."Lucaro glanced at me, then looked at Carlo, who was lying in the car, barely alive. "Call his men," he said.I turned back to see Carlo lying weakly on the car seat. His gunshot wound was still bleeding, and he looked completely drained.…By the time Carlo was successfully stabilized and moved to a regular ward, three days had passed.As I came out of the ward and spotted Lucaro, Serena had also just arrived. "Are you okay, Luca?"Lucaro shook his head lightly.Serena was still worried, saying, "Maybe you should get checked anyway, so Madre and Padre can relax."Lucaro shook his head again. "I'm f

This news hit me like a bomb, instantly robbing me of all reason and judgment."What did you say?" I asked, my voice trembling.Nico smiled and repeated himself. "Lucaro is already engaged to Sofia Galli. You know the Gallis—they're one of the top four famiglias here. The two of them are well matched in social status."Most importantly, Sofia waited for Lucaro for many years and never fell for anyone else."It felt as if my heart had been sliced open, and wave after wave of pain stole my breath from me.I instinctively wanted to find Lucaro for an explanation, but Nico stopped me. "You once told me not to dwell on the past. What, now that Lucaro has moved on, you won't allow it?"My arms fell, and I hung my head helplessly.I looked up and saw Lucaro and a woman walking out of the villa. The woman's straight hair framed her face, and her features were so delicate that she looked like a lifelike doll.Sofia eyed me warily when she spotted me. "Wendy, you're about to marry someon

I turned around and saw Lucaro standing behind me with his phone to his ear. His gaze casually swept over me, then he pressed to end the call as if I were merely an unrelated passerby."Miss, I don't think this wedding dress is suitable for my wife. Help me find a designer to make a new custom one," he said.Hearing the word "wife" felt like a dozen needles pricking at my nerves.Taken aback, the store manager hesitated before saying, "Mr. Ricci, that dress was something you…"Lucaro glanced over at the manager wordlessly.With a regretful expression, the manager said, "We'll take it down right away and send it over for Ms. Galli.""No need," Lucaro said, his voice calm and steady. "That dress doesn't fit my current wife. Dispose of it later."Each word felt like a heavy blow to my chest, making it hard to breathe."Mr. Ricci, Ms. Santoro happened to like this dress. Perhaps you could transfer it to her name? Don Altieri, who loves his fiancee so much, would surely be willing t

As my consciousness gradually returned, I felt a violent jolt shake me.I strained to open my eyes before finding myself in the back seat of a speeding car. My hands and feet were tightly bound with rough rope, and there was a cloth gag stuffed in my mouth.Two men sat in the front. The driver, a short-haired man, was focused on the road. His passenger, a man with a scar on his face, was playing with a gun."The boss only said to grab her, not what to do with her," the scarred man rasped out.He glanced sideways, his gaze brazenly roaming over me. "She's definitely a looker… And before the handoff, no one will find out."The short-haired man—Loris Canali—shot me a look through the rearview mirror and said impatiently, "Don't get any ideas. She's specifically requested by the higher‑ups. If something goes wrong, we won't be able to pay for it even with our lives."The scarred man—Armo Trevisani—clicked his tongue but said nothing more.Icy fear gripped me, but I forced my panic d

The muffled sound of a bullet penetrating flesh was terrifyingly soft, yet it felt heavy enough to make my heart stop.Lucaro shuddered slightly. He looked down at the dark stain rapidly spreading across his chest, then lifted his gaze to me. His lips moved as if to speak, but only a stifled groan escaped as he slowly collapsed."Caro!"My scream tore through the dead silence of the forest as Lucaro's body fell heavily. His blood spread rapidly under the dim light, thick and stifling.I fell to my knees beside him, my hands shaking as I cupped his face. The memory of Lucaro being shot three years ago came back to me.His fingers twitched. He exerted effort to lift his hand and lightly touch my cheek, wiping away my tears. His pale lips curved into an extremely faint smile."Why…" I choked out, my tears dropping into his palm. "Don't you love Sofia? Then why would you…"His lips parted slightly, as if he wanted to speak, but only a faint, indistinct sound came out. Those eyes tha