All Chapters of I'm the Principessa He Dumped (Now He's Desperate): Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

At the end of the hallway, Papa's hearty laughter rang through the receiver."Catalina, I told you Mattia Vitale was never worthy of you. If you hadn't stopped me, the Ricci family would've taken over the Vitale casino long ago. We wouldn't have had to wait until today."I stared out at the Las Vogis skyline, suppressing the bitter ache rising in my chest."Every money laundering loophole Mattia created these past three years, every tax evasion account, even the underground shares he mortgaged to loan sharks to cover his losses—you handled all of it. Just give me the evidence, and the Vitale family will crumble immediately," Papa said."Make your move, Papa. I'll send you the evidence shortly. This time, I won't stop you."After hanging up, I sent Papa all the evidence I'd collected over the years. Once that was done, I took a deep breath and pushed open the door to Mattia's executive office.When Mattia saw me, panic flashed across his face for a brief moment. Then, he quickly r

Chapter 2

At the charity gala, Mattia stood in the center of the crowd with his arm around Ginevra's waist. I lingered in the corner, holding their coats.During a brief moment when he went to the bar for drinks, Mattia sidled up to me. "Catalina, it's all for show. You know you're the only one I love."I said nothing. He frowned, then returned to Ginevra's side and slipped back into his doting routine.The auction began. As the host introduced the items, a familiar name caught my attention. "Tears of the Deep" was a sapphire necklace.It wasn't just jewelry. Three years ago, after Mattia barely survived a setup by his rivals, he'd made a promise from his hospital bed.He'd pointed to a photo of this very necklace, his eyes red-rimmed, and sworn, "Catalina, once I take over the Vitale empire, I'll buy this and propose to you with it.""Starting bid is five million." The moment the host finished speaking, Mattia raised his paddle."Five million 500 thousand.""Six million."He bid re

Chapter 3

I had just returned to the villa in my wine-soaked clothes when the lock turned. Mattia was home.He walked straight up to me and pressed a cold hotel keycard into my palm."Catalina, stay at a hotel tonight."He paused. "Ginevra is moving in tomorrow. I don't want her to see anything of yours. It'll upset her."Then he added, "I know this is hard on you. I'll make it up to you later, I promise."Later? Our future had just been sold off at that auction for 15 million dollars with a price tag attached. I walked past him to the nightstand and calmly picked up the framed photo of us.Mattia must have thought I was feeling sentimental, because his expression softened. "Don't be difficult, Catalina. Now's not the time.""There won't be a later." Right in front of him, I threw the frame into the trash bin.Mattia froze. Fury flashed across his face. "Catalina! What the hell is wrong with you?"I ignored him and opened the closet, tossing my meager belongings into a suitcase. It had

Chapter 4

Two days later, Mattia and Ginevra's engagement party took place at the most luxurious hotel the Bellini family owned. Nearly every power player in North Melcina had shown up.Mattia stood onstage, basking in the crowd's praise. Backstage in the lounge, he had his arms around Ginevra in her white gown."Ginnie, after tonight, with your family's money and that mystery buyer's capital, the Vitale empire is mine. The old bastards won't be able to tell me what to do anymore."Ginevra leaned against him shyly. "Matt, I knew you were the best."He smiled, but my face had flashed unexpectedly through his mind. I'd vanished without a trace after that night, and he felt strangely hollow, like something was missing.How ridiculous. He thought that woman who'd clung to him, who couldn't survive without him, was hiding in some dark corner and crying her eyes out right now.Mattia shook off the absurd thought and refocused on the beauty in his arms. The party reached its peak as the host deli

Chapter 5

Silence blanketed the ballroom after I spoke. After a brief moment of shock, Mattia let out a cold laugh. "Catalina, you've really lost it."His voice dripped with mockery. "You'd make up something this ridiculous just to get back at me? The Ricci Principessa? Why not claim you're the president's daughter while you're at it?"Ginevra clutched her swollen face and scrambled to her feet, her voice shrill. "Matt! She's gone insane! She hired a bunch of actors to scare us!"The Ricci family is based in Epoly. Why would they suddenly show up in North Melcina?"Mattia found his footing again, and the contempt and arrogance returned to his eyes in an instant.He pointed at the bodyguards behind me and screamed, "Are you all deaf? Throw these actors out! And tie up this psycho! Send her to a mental institution!"The security guards kept their heads down. None of them moved. How pathetic of Mattia. I snapped my fingers. Behind me, my personal lawyer handed me a thick stack of docume

Chapter 6

The moment I finished speaking, the ballroom doors swung open again. Two rows of bodyguards in black suits filed in and formed lines on either side of the entrance.My Papa, Don of the Ricci family, walked through.Behind him followed a haggard-looking man, Giuseppe. When Mattia saw his Papa, desperation flooded his face. He struggled desperately on the floor."Papa! Papa! Help me! This crazy woman brought her people to wreck my engagement party!"She forged acquisition contracts and claimed we're bankrupt! Papa, have someone arrest her!"Under the scrutiny of every guest, Giuseppe walked onstage on trembling legs. In front of Mattia's hopeful gaze, he delivered a resounding slap across his son's face."You bastard! Shut your mouth!"Mattia clutched his cheek and stared at his Papa in disbelief. Giuseppe didn't spare his son another glance. Instead, he turned to me and lowered his head."From this day forward, I, Giuseppe Vitale, willingly surrender all assets under the Vital

Chapter 7

The next morning, Mattia stood in the corner of the main floor wearing a server's vest. The casino manager, who used to bow and scrape before him, jabbed a finger at his face and barked without mercy."You think you're still the Vitale heir? In here, you're the lowest rank on the floor!"The manager tossed a rag at Mattia's feet and pointed to a puddle of vomit a gambler had just left on the ground."Before you're allowed to deal cards, you'll scrub every inch of this casino floor clean. That's how we do things here. Don't like it? Get lost!"Mattia ground his teeth and slowly crouched down to wipe the nauseating mess.At 10:00 am, I walked in to a chorus of "Good morning, Principessa". Just as I headed for the stairs, the manager called out to Mattia, who was still scrubbing the floor."You there! Take this fruit plate up to the VVIP suite on the second floor. The Principessa is entertaining an important guest!"Mattia's body went rigid. He picked up the tray and climbed the

Chapter 8

At noon, Mattia was assigned to clean the administrative floor's restrooms and break rooms. As he pushed the cleaning cart past my office, a voice drifted out from inside.It was Enzo."Principessa, all the startup capital for the Vitale 'Sirius' project three years ago came from you through an anonymous offshore shell company."Mattia's hand froze on the cart handle."Furthermore, when the project hit massive resistance from the local unions in North Melcina and was on the verge of collapse, you used the Ricci family's connections to quietly resolve every obstacle behind the scenes."The sound of papers rustling carried clearly through the door. "Without you, there would have been no Vitale business empire."I picked up my coffee and sipped on it. My tone was flat as I said, "It's in the past."The cleaning cart slammed into the wall. Mattia stood frozen, his face ashen.The Sirius project. That had been the real turning point in his career, the achievement he was most proud o

Chapter 9

Mattia stood in the hallway outside my office for the entire afternoon. By evening, I'd finished my last meeting. When I saw him waiting by the door, I wasn't surprised.He looked at me with pain, regret, and a flicker of pathetic hope in his eyes. Before I could speak, his knees buckled, and he dropped to the floor in front of me."I'm sorry, Catalina. I was wrong! I'm a bastard! I'm scum! I shouldn't have…"He babbled incoherently, tears streaming down his face. I stepped back."Mr. Vitale, this is a place of business, not a stage for your theatrics. Control yourself."He looked up at me, his eyes filled with desperation and pleading. I stared down at him."I never helped you because you were exceptional, and certainly not because I loved you. In the Ricci family's portfolio, you and your empire were just an investment project I used for practice."Now, the evaluation period is over. As an asset, you have no value to me anymore.""Investment… project?"The color drained fr

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