All Chapters of When the Don Took a Mistress: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The day Antonio came home, I was already downstairs having breakfast.He carried a large bouquet of white roses and a Tiffany blue box in his hands as he rushed through the door, his face full of apology. "Sorry, baby. The dinner ran way too late last night. I couldn't make it back."When we married, he promised that no matter how busy he got, he would never stay out all night. However, over the past six months, he had been coming home later and later. Last night, he did not come home at all.I set down my knife and fork and looked up at him. His suit, shirt, and tie had all been changed. He smelled clean and crisp. It was Creed's Aventus. How thoughtful of the Don to be so meticulous.He set the flowers down and walked over to kiss me. "Elena, I swear, this is the first time and the last time."I raised my hand to stop him and asked, "You stayed at the Rizzo estate last night?"Antonio did not hesitate for even a moment. "Yes. Look, the clothes I changed into are all from the on

I suddenly laughed.Antonio looked at me curiously. "What's so funny?"I locked my screen and said without a hint of emotion, "Sofia made plans for afternoon tea, and I forgot about them. She's chewing me out right now."Antonio seemed to relax all at once. "Do you still want to go?""Of course. Otherwise, Sofia won't let me hear the end of it for three days. You go handle your business."Antonio looked displeased. "I'm going to start getting jealous of Sofia. You always take her side. I really don't want to let you go. Wouldn't it be better if we spent time together, just the two of us?"I turned to look at him, but he had already turned the wheel, preparing to make a U-turn. I smiled a little and turned away. "There'll be time later.""That's right. We have a whole lifetime ahead of us. This time, I won't compete with Sofia."He dropped me off at The Brastol, a private club, and hurried off in his car.Half an hour later, Caterina sent me another message.[Did he just drop

The driver dropped me off at the mall and left. I walked to another intersection. The car Papa had arranged was already waiting at the corner. I gripped my bag, crossed the street, and got in.The car merged smoothly into traffic. I did not look back once at the city that had held me captive for countless days and nights.The window slowly rose, cutting off the noise of the outside world. It felt as if I were leaving my past self completely behind.As the sky darkened, my phone rang. The name flashing on the screen was Antonio.I did not decline, but I knew clearly in my heart that this would be the last time he and I spoke."Baby, I can't bring myself to tell you this."Antonio's voice was full of chagrin and guilt. "There's a really important dinner tonight. I can't get out of it. I won't be able to come home and have dinner with you. But I promise, I'll come back early tonight to be with you, okay?"Baby, please don't be mad. I already had Luca pick up the gift I ordered for

Antonio thought back in panic to something that had happened years ago.At the time, he had just taken over the Rizzo family and become the new Don. As he was handling family business, he had gotten a little close to a female family member named Monica Greco.The woman had a crush on him. Quite a few people could tell. Even Elena herself mentioned it to him twice, but he had not taken it seriously at all. After all, he loved her so much. He had no interest in other women.Later, at a family dinner, he took a drink for Monica and gave her a ride home on the way. Elena did not argue with him. She broke up with him outright.He was completely stunned at the time. It felt like the sky had fallen. After that, during the six months they were broken up, he could barely remember how he survived. He could also hardly recall how much effort it took to beg Elena to change her mind and give him one chance to reconcile.When he pushed the door open, Antonio's hand shook violently. The room was

Elena's POV:I followed the people Papa had arranged and headed straight to the desert in New Merico, a thousand miles away. Conditions were rough, and the schedule was tight.Papa had been worried my health would not hold up, but after I made it through the initial discomfort, I gradually adapted to this fast-paced life and work.I got a new phone and a new number, but I kept the old phone turned on. I did not cancel the number either. I just left it at my lodgings and did not carry it with me.Almost every day, Antonio called and texted the old phone. However, I did not answer or read any of it.After I arrived in New Merico, I called Sofia and briefly told her what had happened with Antonio.Sofia spent a full ten minutes cursing Antonio out over the phone. She said, "No wonder you ran off without saying a word."Elena, Antonio's been going crazy looking for you these past few days. He's cornered me at the hospital several times. But I really don't know where you went, so the