All Chapters of I Gave Him My Heart, Then Vanished on Our Wedding Day: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

I had already booked an assisted death service overseas.On the day of the wedding he had been waiting for, I would disappear on the other side of the Atlantic. By the time he understood, all that would remain of me would be ash.On the last night before our wedding, Lorenzo’s friends were gathered around him in a private lounge, laughing too loudly and drinking too much.They were speaking in Sicilian.“That video in the group chat was filmed in your bridal suite, wasn’t it?” one of the women asked with a grin. “Sleeping around right under Adela’s nose? That’s bold.”Lorenzo leaned back, swirling his drink, looking pleased with himself.“Yes.”“I used to be too sick to do half the things I wanted,” he said, tapping his chest. “After the transplant, I realized spending the rest of my life with only one lover would be a waste.”The room erupted.He let them laugh, then added, “I set myself a goal. One hundred places before the wedding. Once it’s over, I’ll settle down. After that, my bo

Perhaps the comptroller remembered Lorenzo’s standing orders, because in the end she asked nothing. She only approved the transfer and handed the invoice back to me.I had barely reached the main hall when my phone rang.It was the agency.“Ms. Adela, your reservation has been confirmed. Once the procedure is complete, your remains will be cremated according to your instructions, and your ashes will be scattered over the Atlantic. We’ll also arrange pickup on arrival. Please confirm your flight number.”I had just opened my mouth to answer when a familiar voice sounded behind me.“What flight?”I turned and saw Lorenzo standing a few steps away, his face changed so suddenly it made my chest tighten.I ended the call at once.He was already crossing the hall. His hand closed around my wrist.“Where are you going?”I looked at him and kept my face still.“I was checking routes for our honeymoon.”He stared at me for a moment, then visibly relaxed.“That’s the surprise you meant?”He bent

He stood over her for a moment, looking down at her as if she were something foul at his feet. By then, she had already gone pale. She knew exactly what kind of man he was, and exactly what kind of family he came from. Men like Lorenzo could be generous when pleased, but once they turned cruel, there was no limit to it.“If Adela doesn’t forgive you,” he said at last, his voice low and cold, “then you don’t need to keep breathing.”That was what finally broke her.She started begging at once. She cried, swore she had only done it because she loved him, and tried to grab at him. He didn’t answer. He simply turned and walked out, leaving her on the floor.Only then, I think, did Vera understand what she had tied herself to. Without me there, Lorenzo was not heartbroken. He was dangerous.When he got back to the estate, he started calling everyone who had ever known me.Friends. Former classmates. People from the years before I entered the De Luca family. He called until there was no one

The medical director told her plainly that Lorenzo no longer had any will to live. If a man wanted to die badly enough, there was only so much medicine could do.His mother was crying when she turned and saw me. She froze for three full seconds, then stumbled toward me as if she had seen a ghost.“Adela?”Her face crumpled. “Thank God. Then he can still be saved.”The director cut in before she could say anything else. “This is the lead consultant on our cardiac program,” he said smoothly. “She is also engaged to the chief executive of Aurelia Medical. Their wedding is next month.”I thanked him with a nod.Lorenzo’s mother ignored it.“Adela, I know he wronged you,” she said, her voice breaking. “But he’s dying. You loved him enough to give him your heart. How can you stand by and watch him throw his life away?”Something in my chest tightened, sudden and sharp.I kept my voice even. “I’m sorry. You have mistaken me for someone else.”I had no desire to recognize Lorenzo’s name in any