Alle Kapitel von A Donna Reborn: No Longer a Substitute: Kapitel 11 – Kapitel 18

I tightened my grip on the phone.I asked, "What happened to him?""Don Corleone came to Capitolium to find you," Antonio replied anxiously. "But he was ambushed at the airport and is now in emergency surgery. Before he passed out, he kept calling your name. Please come see him."I remained silent.Outside the window, the sound of the waves remained gentle, the sun still blazing hot. But I felt as if something had seized my heart."Dalia?" Giacomo looked at me with concern.I took a deep breath and asked into the phone, "Which hospital is he in?"After hanging up, I turned to look at Giacomo.A flicker of disappointment passed through his eyes, but he still said, "I'll take you there."The entire drive was silent.By the time the car stopped in front of Capitolium City Hospital, night had already fallen.Just as I was about to get out, Giacomo suddenly grabbed my wrist."Dalia, I'll support whatever decision you make. But promise me one thing—don't let yourself get hurt aga

A month later, I stood in the airport terminal, clutching my ticket to Olkeri.Giacomo walked over with his suitcase. He looked at me and asked, "Have you made up your mind?"I nodded and showed him my ticket.He smiled brighter than ever before.The boarding announcement echoed through the hall, and we walked side by side toward the gate.Just then, hurried footsteps sounded behind us."Ms. Valentino!"I turned to see Antonio, breathless and frantic, running toward me."You can't leave! Don Corleone, he… he…""What happened to him?"Antonio's eyes reddened. "Don Corleone attempted suicide. Last night in his hospital room, he used a blade he'd hidden to cut his wrist."Fortunately, a nurse discovered him in time, and they managed to resuscitate him. But he lost too much blood and is still unconscious now."I listened quietly, feeling not the slightest stir of emotion."Ms. Valentino, please go see him." Antonio was nearly begging. "The doctor says he has no will to live. A

Six months later, the medical aid mission came to an end. Giacomo and I returned to Capitolium.As the plane descended, I looked at the Eternal City from the window and felt like I was coming home for some reason."Where do you want to go first?" Giacomo asked, smiling as he pulled his suitcase.I gazed at the familiar streets and thought for a moment before replying, "The cafe by the Ruminal River."The cafe was still there, and the owner was still that gray-haired Yitanian man.When he saw me, he waved happily at me. "Dalia, you're back! How was Equatoria?""It was wonderful." I sat and ordered an iced espresso.Giacomo sat across from me. The sunlight fell on his face, making his blue eyes sparkle."Dalia," he suddenly called me."Yeah?""I have something I want to ask you."I looked at his earnest expression and suddenly felt a bit nervous.Giacomo took a deep breath and said, "These past six months, I've been waiting for the right moment. But I've come to realize that

Ten years later, the acacia tree in the clinic's courtyard had grown tall.Kip graduated from medical school and returned to the village as the clinic's full-fledged doctor.He attended to patients in his white coat with the utmost seriousness. But the moment he saw me, that bright childhood smile would reappear on his face."Ms. Valentino!" He ran over, holding a letter in his hand. "It's from Porthaven."I took the letter and saw Antonio's familiar handwriting on the envelope.For ten years, his letters had never stopped, though I never replied.I opened the letter and read it line by line."Ms. Valentino, it is with a heavy heart that I inform you that Don Corleone passed away three days ago. He went peacefully in his sleep. The doctors said his body had long been exhausted, and for him to have held on for so many years was already a miracle."Before he died, he asked me to give you this letter. It was written before his death and kept locked in a drawer. He instructed me to