All Chapters of Fatal Signature: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

No sooner had I hung up the phone than Arturo frowned at me."Who were you calling? I remember you said you had no family in Marinella."I looked up silently at the man I had loved for five years.The memory of that fateful encounter five years ago came rushing back.I had been at the Marinella harbor that night, just passing an old abandoned warehouse on my way to a private yacht, when I stumbled into a shootout.The moment the gunshots rang out, the driver slammed on the brakes. Bullets shattered the car window, and the flying shards cut my cheek, leaving a shallow gash.I let out a small gasp when a man suddenly yanked open the car door and pulled me into his arms. Another three loud bangs rang out as more bullets grazed the door. The man shielded my head with one hand while returning fire with the other.After what felt like forever, silence finally returned, leaving only the smell of gunpowder and sea air.Suppressing my wildly beating heart, I spoke the first words I had

I whipped my head around to see a group of people rushing toward us.In the front was my father, whom I hadn't seen for five years. His calm presence radiated a familiar sense of authority. Following right behind him were more than a dozen members of a top-tier medical team.In that instant, all my fear and anxiety vanished."Dad, you're finally here…" I said, my voice shaking.Dad walked up to me, his cold gaze sweeping over the bodyguards restraining me. The two of them were instantly intimidated by his commanding presence and instinctively loosened their grip.Seeing Mom's hurried steps behind Dad, I sobbed and threw myself into her arms. Her familiar scent enveloped me, and I couldn't hold my tears back any longer."Mom…"Mom held me tightly, her voice trembling. "I'm here. Everything's okay now."Only then did I truly understand how willful and ignorant I had been. The only people I could truly rely on—the ones who would never leave me—had always been my family.In that m

Nina's surgery lasted a full five hours.I stayed outside the OR the entire time, eyes glued to the door, praying over and over in my heart.As evening approached, the OR doors finally opened. The lead surgeon stepped out, exhaustion written all over his face."Her vital signs are now stable, but she'll need close monitoring," he announced. "The next few days are critical. If she makes it through the danger period safely, she'll be fine."My legs went weak, and my heart, which had been lodged in my throat this whole time, finally settled back into place.Mom came forward and hugged me."Don't worry. She'll be okay," she said, her voice choked with emotion.Seeing this, Dad immediately made a decision. He arranged a private plane to take Nina and me back to Brenlor for recovery. He told me that Brenlor was the safest place with the best medical facilities. No one would be able to hurt her again.Without any hesitation, I nodded.This place was filled with pain, deception, and d

The news of Arturo forcibly freeing Avelina quickly reached Dad's ears.He had long been displeased with Arturo's previous actions. So when he heard this, he was so angry that he threw his phone onto the table."That Arturo can't tell right from wrong," he said, looking at me, his voice seething with fury. "He's been completely fooled, and he even had the nerve to get Avelina released. Sooner or later, he's going to put you and Nina in danger!"I felt a chill run through me. "He could've easily figured out the truth, yet he chose to believe Avelina instead.""Someone as foolish—and as willing to side with evil—as Arturo doesn't deserve to be a Marinellan Don," Dad said, his voice sharp.I felt a pang of worry and said softly, "Avelina has always been dangerous. If she really is free, she definitely won't let it go. She'll only find ways to keep harming those around her."Arturo thought he was doing the right thing by protecting an innocent person. But he had no idea that he had j

After Avelina's crimes were exposed, Arturo quickly learned the entire truth.Only then did he truly realize how absurdly wrong he had been. He finally believed every single word I had said back then, and he finally saw clearly how foolish his blind trust and favoritism toward Avelina had been.He remembered how his siding with her had nearly cost Nina and me our lives, and how he had insisted on getting Avelina released from prison.As a result, this childhood best friend of his had used him to commit so many horrific acts.Anger and regret flooded him all at once. He slammed his fist down hard against the table."Avelina…" he ground out through clenched teeth, his gaze terrifyingly dark.He knew her very well. It didn't take much for him to guess where she might be hiding. Suppressing the fury in his chest, he grabbed his coat, ready to go find her himself and settle the score.But just as he was about to leave, the cornered and desperate Avelina actually came to him on her ow