The Principessa's Gambit のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 8

In an upscale apartment in Canhatte, Jennifer was holding up a photo of herself with my former fiancé, Marcello, flaunting it with undisguised pride."Back when he was chasing you, he swore he'd marry no one but you. And now? All I had to do was crook my finger, and he came running to me. Lucky for you I stepped in, right? Otherwise, you'd have been fooled all over again."I clenched my fists, a suffocating pressure building in my chest."You knowingly went after someone else's fiancé and still act this self-righteous. Do you have any shame at all?"Jennifer froze for a moment, then quickly put on a wounded expression."Sophia, I was trying to protect you from getting hurt. How can you not see that?"Lucy immediately jumped in to defend her."Sophia, you're way too gullible. Is it really worth ruining your friendship over a man?""Exactly," Annie chimed in. "If it weren't for Jennifer, who knows how many times you would've been deceived? She's helping you filter out the trash.

I was very satisfied with William—so satisfied that, for a moment, I thought he might be the exception. But sometimes, reality has a way of striking back far too quickly.On the day of the family ball rehearsal, I went to the Colombo estate on Craten Island to find him. He was standing close beside Jennifer, lifting a glass of whiskey to his lips for a sip.Then Jennifer lowered her head and pressed her lips against the very rim he had just touched.After she drank, William picked up the glass again, as if to take another sip—but he frowned. Instead of drinking, he set it aside and told a nearby attendant, "Bring me a fresh glass."I stood at the doorway, watching everything unfold.When William looked up and saw me, he paused for a moment."Sophia, you're here."He walked over, his expression unchanged."Jennifer's blood sugar dropped a bit. She fainted a few times earlier. I want to finish the rehearsal quickly so we don't hold everyone up."He glanced back at her."Finish

I shoved Marcello away and shot him a glare."If anyone finds out, everything we've done will be for nothing."He let out a low laugh, his tone lazy."Relax. They're too busy pouring their hearts out to each other. Why would they notice us?""We're about to close the net. Be careful."He nodded, then dipped his head and stole another kiss before finally letting me go.Marcello lowered his voice."I've already bought off William's men. I have the full records of that shipment in my hands."I arched a brow."Reliable?""As long as the money's right, what isn't?"He sneered."And that idiot Jennifer—she's been posting photos from William's office every day, showing off. Documents, computer screens, contracts—everything's crystal clear in her pictures. She thinks she's flaunting her romance, but she's really just putting the evidence on display."I couldn't help but laugh.After straightening my clothes, I returned to the apartment.Jennifer was standing in front of the mirr

I froze for a moment."You had it checked?"Jennifer nodded, her voice trembling."I went to see a doctor. He said that if you take something like that for too long, it can cause neurological damage. What William gave me… it wasn't folic acid at all."She clutched the blanket tightly."He wanted me to go insane. If I lost my mind, he wouldn't have to marry me."I said nothing."I stole the key to his safe," she continued in a hushed voice. "There are overseas sales contracts inside, along with the full batch records for those drugs. He's planning to run."I stared at her."What do you want to do?"She gritted her teeth."He wants me to go insane… then I'll make sure he dies."Before everything could be exposed, William had already sensed something was off. He booked a flight, planning to leave the country for a while.But on the day he was set to leave, he discovered his passport was missing. It didn't take long for him to connect it to Jennifer's recent behavior.He went