All Chapters of Nothing But This: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Everyone knew that the mafia family's second son, Luca Romano, loved Serena Vitale to his very bones.Five years ago, Serena slept with the Romano family's eldest son, Adriano Romano. Scandalous photos spread far and wide, yet Luca quietly had everything suppressed.Four years ago, Serena gave birth to Adriano's child, and Luca raised the boy as his own. He could forgive Serena for anything she did as long as she loved him.Word across the underworld ran that Serena stayed by Luca’s side not out of affection, but to grab at the mafia's power and influence.Luca did not care. He simply devoted himself wholeheartedly to caring for Serena and the child well because they were each other's first love. They had grown up together in the orphanage.Serena was an orphan, and Luca was the illegitimate son who the Romano family abandoned. He clawed his way up from nothing. Only he knew the bitterness of that climb.In college, Luca started his own business and achieved some modest success.

By the time Serena returned to the hospital, Mattia had finished his examination. The small figure lay on the hospital bed, his face flushed with fever. When he saw her, he reached out his arms. "Mamma, hold me."Serena pulled him into her arms and pressed her cheek against his.Mattia asked softly, "Mamma, where's Papa?""Papa's busy.""Will he come see me when he's done?""He will."The doctor called her to his office to talk. He said the best option for now was to wait for a match from the bone marrow registry or find a close blood relative to test.A close blood relative. That would be Adriano.Serena clenched her fingers.That period of her life was the deepest nightmare she would ever know. She thought she would never have to face that man again, but now…She had not yet figured out what to do when her phone buzzed. It was a message from Luca. [In a meeting. I'll stop by the hospital later.]She did not reply. When she took Mattia for a follow-up exam, they passed by

The next day, Serena carried a bowl of soup and pushed open the hospital room door. Luca sat at the edge of Mattia's bed."I'm not a match either." Luca stroked Mattia's head."But don't worry. I'm already putting more effort into finding a match. We'll have results soon."The soup bowl shattered on the floor, and the liquid splashed onto Serena's pants."But Ms. Bianchi said... you're a match. She said as long as I..."Before she could finish, her wrist was seized violently, and the wound tore open. Blood seeped out and stained her sleeve red.Luca did not even glance at it. His gaze was as cold as a blade. "Why did you look for Ginevra behind my back?"Pain spread from her wrist to her heart.Serena suddenly laughed. It turned out that in his eyes, she was such a vicious woman—someone who would threaten his beloved Ginevra just to get a bone marrow match.She opened her mouth to explain, but Luca's phone rang. Ginevra's crying voice floated out from the speaker. Every word w

The next day, Luca announced that his wedding to Ginevra would take place in two weeks. Serena was dragged to a press conference so that she could 'clear Ginevra's name'.Camera flashes assaulted her from all sides. Serena's breathing quickened, her face as white as paper.Ginevra nestled into Luca's arms, appearing as delicate as a flower. "Luca, maybe we should cancel. Ms. Vitale looks terrible. What if something happens..."Luca looked at Serena. She was wearing old clothes and had lost so much weight that her features looked gaunt. She stood under the spotlight, trembling.His heart tightened for a moment, but Ginevra's next words crushed that fleeting softness."It's just being slandered and misunderstood by everyone. My reputation isn't as important as Ms. Vitale's. Let's just forget it."Luca's gaze turned cold. He thought about the news online, about all the comments cursing Ginevra, about her crying and saying, "I don't want to live anymore!"He said coldly, "Let's begi

Luca could only watch helplessly as Serena's frail figure disappeared through the doorway. Over the years, he had thought about leaving Serena countless times, but now that she was truly leaving, his heart felt hollow.Ginevra clutched his arm. "Luca, don't worry about that lunatic. Let's continue the wedding. I'm going to become the Don's wife."Luca slowly turned his head, his gaze as cold as ice. "You had your cousin assault her?"Ginevra froze, then laughed. "Oh, come on. My cousin's been single for so many years. Isn't it normal for him to want a woman? The ones outside aren't clean, but Ms. Vitale was at least vetted by Adriano. She's safe to play with."Before she could finish, a hand closed around her throat. "Who gave you permission to touch her?"Luca's entire body trembled. He had promised he would never let Serena experience that kind of violation again, yet all the harm that followed had come from him.Ginevra was frightened by the look in his eyes, but she quickly r