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That night, Serafina lay awake, staring at Luciana's messages as they came in.Matilde was the Denaro family's illegitimate daughter, who was raised abroad. Alessandro and Matilde had once been inseparable during their time abroad.However, the Madonia family had kept pressuring him to marry Serafina, which was how the whole diary stunt came about in the first place.How could he use her sincerity to protect another woman?Alessandro knew better than anyone that betrayal was what Serafina hated most.As the image of Cosima cutting her wrists in despair resurfaced in her mind, the ache in Serafina's chest became almost unbearable.She refused to follow Cosima's path and drown in grief.Without hesitation, she called her Underboss. "Sherly, have our people lie low at every major port and prepare to reclaim every territory we handed to the Madonia family."She'd just hung up when Alessandro appeared at the door, surprise lacing his voice. "Why are you awake?"Serafina studied him

"Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for attending the launch of Cosima AI."Applause swept through the venue as Serafina stood on stage and spoke with calm confidence, drawing steady gasps from the audience below."This emotional AI system, named by my mother, represents the purest and most flawless love in the world. It will be integrated into our latest companion-style simulation robots. The first batch starts at 8 million dollars, and is limited to 100 units. The bidding begins now."…As the numbers climbed higher and higher, tears welled in Serafina's eyes.She'd gambled everything, pouring all of the Gambino Group's assets into this research team, and she'd been right. Serafina was about to turn the tide. Years of suppression, Cosima's humiliation, and the secret she'd carried for so long would finally be washed away after today.When the final unit price was locked at 50 million dollars, she steadied herself and walked toward the podium.She was about to announce that

The limousine stopped at the entrance, where the director of the hospital was already waiting. "Ms. Denaro informed us in advance. Our best doctors are waiting for her in the ward. We'll have someone take her inside."Alessandro ignored the medical staff and placed Serafina on the bed himself.The doctor barely spared her a glance before shouting, "The patient is unconscious! We need to commence electroconvulsive therapy."Only then did Alessandro notice the large electric chair positioned in the room."But…"He was about to say she was pregnant when Matilde suddenly stumbled at the doorway."My ankle hurts. I think I twisted it."In the blink of an eye, two nurses secured Serafina to the chair.The electric current surged through her body, and she woke with a scream, feeling like her head was about to be split open."Ah!"When she opened her eyes, she saw Alessandro holding Matilde's ankle and gently rubbing it.Everyone knew Alessandro was particular about cleanliness. If

For the first time in her life, Serafina felt fear.The dark room could only be opened by the Dons or heirs of the top four mafia families. Strange torture devices hung along the walls, tools reserved for interrogating traitors.Alessandro brushed his fingers lightly across the cuts on her back while gripping her chin with his other hand. Ignoring her resistance, he pressed a forceful kiss against her lips."Serafina, we're almost done. Just stay here and don't go anywhere."A faint sliver of light from the doorway reflected off his glasses, and the eyes behind them were sharp and cold.Serafina was utterly paralyzed, feeling a chill run down her spine. This was the first time he had ignored her refusal and approached her.Only then did she realize she had never truly known him.Alessandro pulled a leather whip from the wall and wrapped it around her wrists, binding her hands. Only after carefully tending to her wounds did he leave.Not long after, Matilde entered carrying food

Did Serafina purposefully leave these dead rats and cockroaches around just to disgust him?The more Alessandro thought about it, the angrier he became. He pulled out his phone to call her, only to hear the ringtone coming from his own pocket.That was when he remembered he had taken her phone away before locking her in the room.He went straight to the hotel's security room to request the surveillance footage, but was informed that every camera in the building had been infected with a virus.Serafina had prepared this in advance.Alessandro tore apart the speech he had written for the succession ceremony. The moment he stepped out of the elevator, his mother, Francesca Brambilla, slapped him across the face."Do you remember what you promised me back then? Cosima was my closest friend. If I'd known you would turn out like this, I never would've handed you that diary!"Alessandro froze.Five years ago, when he had refused the marriage for Matilde's sake, Francesca had been t