All Chapters of Forbidden Never Felt This Good: Chapter 141 - Chapter 150

0141 ~ Luca ~ I knew that we had both been entirely occupied and hadn't had our proper time together since returning from Quincy. Between everything, we hadn't really sat down to breathe and communicate. I didn't have a grand, extravagant itinerary planned for the afternoon. It was just an impulsive thought that crossed my mind on the drive back.After Emilio finally sped off in his loud sports car, Aria and I climbed into the back of our armored SUV. I instructed the driver to head to a charming little ice cream spot I had spotted on the side of the country road during our initial drive to the vineyard.The moment we pulled up to the quaint, colorful storefront, Aria’s eyes lit up with unadulterated joy. She got out of the car excitedly, practically bouncing on her heels. She was a big lover of ice cream, and seeing that pure, childlike delight on her face instantly cleared the heavy dark storm clouds that had been hanging over my chest all morning.After that, I instructed the driv

Chapter 143 ~ Aria ~ Before I could let Emilio’s whisper and the scent of Luca lingering on my skin throw me completely off balance, the heavy door of my father's VIP suite clicked open.The senior attending physician stepped out into the hallway, his face etched with a grave, tired exhaustion that immediately made my stomach drop.We all crowded around him. Marguerite clasped her hands tightly in front of her apron, Emilio’s posture straightened with unaccustomed seriousness, and I felt Luca step up quietly right behind me, his solid, protective heat pressing against my back like a living anchor."Doctor, how is he?" I asked, my voice trembling.The physician offered a solemn, measured look. "Miss Santoro... it’s the cancer. The lack of consistent treatment over the last few months is catching up to him. His health is gradually failing, and realistically speaking, his body cannot hold on indefinitely under this kind of strain. The good news is that medically speaking, he is still a

Chapter 145 ~ Joan ~ I had been spiralling on the enjoyment, and it was getting intoxicatingly good.The highness never fully left my blood anymore. It just shifted shapes, sometimes sharp and electric, sometimes soft and heavy enough to drown me. Every night bled into the next with the same reckless hunger. I chased the next hit, the next distraction, the next way to keep the noise in my head from turning into something I actually had to face. And somewhere in the middle of all that chaos, the man from the red room had become a fixed point I kept circling back to.I realised he was in the mafia after I saw him with a gun.I caught the brief flash of metal under his jacket as he adjusted the fabric. A gun, black, tucked against his side like it belonged there. The sight should have scared me. It didn’t. It only made something cold and calculating click into place behind my ribs. I could use him too. Money, and access to ruin Aria. Whatever I needed when Thèo decided to starve me out

Chapter 147 ~ Aria ~ It was officially the next day, and my father’s chemotherapy treatment had officially begun. Even though it had only been a few short hours since the IV drip was hooked up to his arm, the harsh reality of the drugs was already taking a visible toll on his body. Chemo comes with a long list of brutal side effects and disadvantages, and watching the once-invincible Vittorio Santoro look so pale, drained, and frail broke my heart into a million pieces.I sat quietly beside his hospital bed for hours, holding his cold hand, wiping his brow, and listening to the rhythmic beep of the heart monitor until he finally closed his eyes and slept off into a heavy, medically induced rest.Once I was sure he was deeply asleep, I quietly stood up, smoothed down my clothes, and stepped out of the private suite into the dimly lit hallway.Luca was waiting outside, completely alone. He was pacing gently back and forth along the polished tile floor, his hands resting in the pockets

Chapter 149 ~ Aria ~ Luca looked at Emilio skeptically, his dark eyes narrowing with lingering doubt, but Emilio just flashed a confident grin, raised his hands, and said, "Trust me." Well, Luca technically didn’t have much of a choice with his meeting looming at six o'clock, so he gave a sharp, reluctant nod before heading out.I went straight to my room to get dressed, pulling on an effortlessly stylish yet comfortable outfit for an evening out. While checking my reflection, I texted Théo to ask where we were meeting. He responded almost instantly, dropping the location of a quiet, beautiful park on the outer edge of the city.When I stepped downstairs, Emilio was already waiting near the front doors, twirling his car keys around his index finger. He looked me up and down with a dramatic, exaggerated sigh and said he couldn't believe I was growing up so fast. He was hell-bent on us taking his prized, cherry-red sports car for the drive.Seeing those shiny keys, an idea instantly st