All Chapters of The Lot He Never Drew: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

Dante Rossi told me for the sixth time that he failed to draw a fortunate lot and could not marry me. He asked me to wait another year. I simply nodded calmly and said, "Okay."The words of persuasion seemed to catch in his throat. He stared at me in surprise. "Cece, are you angry?"He sighed and pulled me tightly into his arms. "You know how luck works. Maybe next year, I'll finally draw it!"I buried my head against his chest as tears streamed down my face."It doesn't matter anymore."If I had not overheard his conversation with Marco Valentino two hours ago, I would have foolishly believed that his failure to draw a fortunate lot for the past six years was truly just bad luck. However, I finally knew the truth.All of it was deliberate. For Livia Greco's sake, he had deceived me for five whole years.Five years ago, Dante brought Livia back to the estate and personally arranged the finest accommodation for her. He told me, "Livia's father died saving me. I have to repay him.

Chapter 2

At the coffee shop we had agreed to meet, Elder Giuseppe gave me a list with a satisfied look on his face."Cece, I'm glad you've come around. These are the young men I've screened for you. They all have excellent looks and character. Pick whoever you like."I did not look at the list on the table. Instead, I pushed it toward the Elder Giuseppe and said softly, "Elder Giuseppe, I trust your judgment completely. Please choose a family farthest from Nopales."Elder Giuseppe stroked his beard and sighed gently. "Think carefully. Once you decide, it can't be changed. You may never come back."The image of Dante looking at Livia surfaced in my mind. That concern and affection in his eyes could not be hidden. My heart ached, but my words came out gentle yet firm. "I'm certain of my choice."Since he chose Livia, I would go somewhere he could never find me.After Elder Giuseppe left, I sat alone in the coffee shop, lost in thought.When I stood to leave, Dante pushed open the coffee sh

Chapter 3

Dante froze, then let out a huge sigh of relief. His expression relaxed as he said to me, "I knew you'd understand, Cece. Livia's still young. Just indulge her a little."He hurried toward the door. "I'll have the staff reserve next season's latest pieces for me. This time I'll definitely get your favorite!"After Dante left, Livia's pitiful expression turned cold in an instant. She waved the gift box in her hand smugly and looked at me with disdain."You see? The person Dante cares about most isn't you anymore. You know why he failed to draw a fortunate lot for all these years straight? It's not because of bad luck. Dante has been swapping the lots on purpose because of me. The person he wants to marry is me, not you. He's waiting for me to grow up!"Though I already knew the truth, Livia's words still pierced my heart.Seeing my ashen face, Livia's smile deepened. She leaned close and whispered in my ear, "Celia Moretti, what makes you think you can compete with me? Dante owes h

Chapter 4

Dante was sitting in the hospital ward with Livia, but his mind drifted elsewhere. He kept waiting for me to back down, waiting for me to take the initiative and apologize to Livia for what happened at the coffee shop.Livia leaned against him and spoke with feigned understanding. "Dante, aren't you going to check on Celia?"His tone was cold and tinged with impatience. "No. If she won't apologize, I'll let her stew."He was certain that I depended on him, that I loved him. He was convinced that all my grievances and sadness would eventually dissolve on their own, and I would continue staying by his side, waiting.Yet three days had passed without a single word from me. It was as if I had vanished completely.He glanced at his phone from time to time, but the screen remained silent.Livia said something beside him, but he did not hear a word. His mind was filled with the last look I had given him. The calmness in my eyes unsettled him.An inexplicable restlessness crept into his

Chapter 5

A few days later, Dante grew increasingly uneasy when he still had not received any news from me. He sent Marco to investigate my whereabouts.Yet the news Marco brought back made his heart sink. I was discharged days ago and had left Nopales the very same day."Left?"Dante froze for a moment, then scoffed. "Where could she have gone? She's just off somewhere to cool down, trying to get my attention."Feeling restless, he stood and walked to the corridor outside the hospital ward to clear his head.Two young nurses pushed a medication cart past him. Their excited whispers drifted to his ears."Did you see the photos from the Orsini heir's wedding? Look at this one! The bride's train was supposedly 30 feet long, embroidered with real gold thread!"The other leaned closer, her voice filled with dreamy admiration. "Never mind the dress. Look at the crown she's wearing. I heard it's an ancient Orsini family heirloom. The main diamond is huge! When the sun hit it, the entire chapel

Chapter 6

"It's fake. All of it is fake!" Dante roared at the empty air. "She's lying to me! She deliberately hid everything and planted those news stories just to force me to give in!"He refused to accept what lay before him.He believed I loved him too much. After all, I had waited seven years for him. How could I just leave like that, just marry someone else?This had to be a carefully planned revenge, the most extreme tantrum I had ever thrown.Like a man possessed, he rushed back to Rossi Estate and mobilized every resource he could command, sparing no cost to search for my whereabouts.He dialed my number over and over, even though the line had long been disconnected, and sent people to stake out every place I might go.Marco had already told him plainly that I had indeed arrived in Sacily and gotten married at Polermo Cathedral. Yet he got furious and dismissed it as 'lies' and 'Lorenzo's conspiracy'.He began to lose sleep entirely, causing his eyes to go bloodshot. He started dr

Chapter 7

The moment the order fell, Dante collapsed completely.He was trapped in this gilded cage, his mind consumed by obsession. Every moment, he wanted to break through the Soldati, rush to my side, and demand to know why.Was it just because he said in anger that I could not handle the role of his wife? Those were just thoughtless words spoken in the heat of the moment! Could it be that because of that damned ancestral law, I would so easily abandon our seven years together?In his deluded mind, my departure was still just a 'misunderstanding' or 'tantrum' that could be explained away, something that could be fixed.Until one day, Livia slipped past the Soldati and appeared at his door. She wore a simple, elegant dress with refined makeup, desperately trying to imitate the gentle demeanor I once had."Dante..."Dante did not even lift his head. His voice was cold as ice. "Who let you in?""I'm worried about you."Livia walked closer step by step. Her voice trembled, yet it carried

Chapter 8

Back in Scampia, Livia was finally panicking. She no longer had Dante's protection. Before, she relied on her father being Dante's savior to move freely through Rossi Estate. She was always dressed elegantly, with everyone showing her respect. She basked in that hollow glory, speaking and acting with arrogant vanity. She had offended nearly everyone in Scampia long ago. Now, she had been cast out in disgrace, falling from grace overnight. She slunk back to Scampia, greeted not with sympathy but with overwhelming mockery, exclusion, and cold stares.Those who once envied her kicked her while she was down. Those she had wronged sneered at her. Even neighbors avoided her, their words dripping with contempt."Weren't you so glamorous before? Why are you back now?""Tried to climb too high and failed, didn't you? Serves you right.""Thought you were somebody special. Turns out you just got thrown out."Their stares cut through her. She could not stand this reversal of fortune. She

Chapter 9

It had been a year.Reality did not unfold as Livia had wished.Warm sunlight filled the courtyard. I sat in a wicker chair in the garden, quietly watching Lorenzo in the distance. He bent over our son, who was not yet a year old, and made him giggle endlessly. The little one grabbed his fingertips and would not let go.This kind of peace and happiness was something I could not have imagined a year ago.My connection with Lorenzo actually began much earlier.Years ago, at a charity gala among Nopales high society, Lorenzo attended as the young but already formidable representative of the Orsini family.In the shifting lights of the dance floor, our gazes met briefly. He looked at me with quiet intensity, with something I did not understand then and had no time to decipher.I only nodded politely before turning to seek out Dante. Later, Dante mentioned half-jokingly, "That Orsini guy seemed to be watching you quite a bit."I thought nothing of it.When Dante and I ended complet

Chapter 10

Lorenzo's brows furrowed almost instantly, and his eyes turned cold. He instinctively held our son Matteo closer and wrapped his other arm around my shoulders."Do you want to see him?" he asked me in a low voice, leaving the decision entirely to me.I shook my head, then nodded."Some things should probably be made clear." I spoke calmly, then instructed the Soldato, "Have him wait outside the garden gate."Across the ornate iron gate, I saw Dante again.He had lost a lot of weight. His features carried lingering exhaustion and a nearly mad stubbornness, completely at odds with the peaceful, happy atmosphere inside the garden."Cece..."His voice was hoarse and rough. His gaze hungrily swept across my face, then locked onto Lorenzo beside me and Matteo in his arms. His eyes widened."Mr. Rossi." I spoke, my tone surprisingly calm and distant even to myself. "It's been a while.""Cece, don't call me that!" He grew agitated, his fingers gripping the iron bars tightly. "I was wr

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