Semua Bab Unlovable Beyond Smoke: Bab 11 - Bab 20

“Love me the most?” Matteo stared at her. His voice was ice-cold, without a hint of warmth.He did not touch her. He slowly pulled the gun from the inside pocket of his suit, switched off the safety, and pressed the barrel firmly against her forehead.“Sophia, think carefully before you speak. A person who survived on fake medical records, fake tears, and tricks in bed has no right to talk to me about love.”Sophia went pale, but she forced out a smile. “You won’t kill me. You still need to keep the Vitale family’s reputation intact.”“Reputation?” Matteo’s eyes showed no emotion. “You killed my child! You went after my wife! You still have the nerve to talk about reputation!”He pressed his finger a little harder on the trigger, but his voice grew calmer. “Get out. While I’m still willing to spare your life, get out.”Sophia shriveled under that gaze. She could only grit her teeth and step back.Matteo left the villa and drove to the airport himself.He drove at the highest sp

The hospital room door opened. Several men in black suits walked in one by one. Leading them was Matteo and Anthony Santoro.“Don Vitale.”Matteo did not look at him. He just lifted his chin toward Sophia on the floor.“Take her away. Keep her in solitary confinement. Make sure no one she contacted is spared, no account she touched is overlooked, and no doctor or driver she bribed escapes.”“Got it.” Anthony stepped forward. His men quickly restrained Sophia.That was when real panic hit her. She struggled with all her strength. “Matteo! I was wrong! I really was! You can’t hand me over to the police! You can’t give me to your family either!”Matteo stared at her. His eyes held no mercy. “You forged medical records. You hired people to kill me in an accident. You hurt people on purpose. You shouldn’t worry about me.“What you should worry about is whether the federal prosecutors or my family will get to you first.”Sophia’s makeup ran down her face from crying. She tried to lun

After that, Alicia did not look at him again. It was as if he were nothing more than a speck of dust at her feet.Her assistant and bodyguards closed in around her. She straightened her back and walked forward with calm, resolute steps. She passed through the crowd and entered the summit venue.She did not look back even once.Matteo stood where he was. It felt as if all strength drained from him. He did not move for a long time.The eyes around him felt like needles. The whispers sounded like a curse.But he felt none of it.He only felt that something had been torn out of his chest. What remained was a vast hollow that filled with cold air.Her words were more cruel than any torture. They had already passed judgment on him.The failure of his trip to Rondon felt like a bucket of ice water poured over him. It chilled him to the bone.But the obsession in his heart did not fade. It burned even more fiercely in the depths of his despair.He was like a wounded beast. He turned

From that day on, Matteo no longer lost control. He no longer mentioned Alicia’s name lightly.He put her things back exactly where they belonged. Not even the page of her bookmark could be touched.Everyone in the Vitale family noticed that the Don had become quieter than before. He was quiet like iron soaked in seawater. He was silent on the surface, but slowly rusting inside.He held meetings as usual. He signed documents as usual. He handled cleanups and negotiations as usual.He read every document twice. He sometimes sat for a long time in the chair she used to occupy.At night, he slept very little. He often sat alone in his study and smoked until dawn.His assistant did not dare to tell him otherwise. The only thing the assistant could do was lay out the meeting notes one by one.Family members assumed he would handle problems as forcefully as he had before.Only the closest people knew the truth. He had buried all his emotions deep in his bones. He no longer let his

The conference room was completely silent.Alex frowned and then looked at Alicia.Alicia’s gaze finally fell on the agreement.She reached for it. Her slender fingers lifted the heavy document with careful precision.Matteo’s heart shot into his throat. A faint glimmer of hope shone in his eyes.Alicia did not open the agreement.She held the edge of the document with two fingers.Matteo could not believe what happened next. She tore the agreement slowly. First, into two pieces. Then, into four. Finally, it became a pile of shredded fragments. This agreement represented half of his life’s work. Its value was impossible to calculate.She tore the paper deliberately, as if she were destroying a scrap of waste.The fragments drifted down onto the polished conference table like snow. They also seemed to fall onto Matteo’s heart, which turned to ash in that instant.Finally, she gathered the shredded pieces and threw them into the nearby trash bin.She lifted her eyes and looked