All Chapters of Cheated, Replaced, Then I Took His Empire: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Flora’s POVMy husband, Luca, the Don Ricci, and my best friend, Annie, both conveniently disappeared on the day I buried my mother. Then I fount out that Luca had cheated on with Annie, and Annie was never just a friend, she was also my father’s bastard daughter. As if the betrayal wasn’t enough, Luca dared to tell me to accept everything and just let them. So I called Luca’s uncle, Stefan. If I could help Luca become the Don, then I could just as easily make another man take his place as well. Why today, of all days, did everything have to come crashing down?I thought burying my mother—the last of my blood in this world—was already the worst pain I could endure. Then I found out about Luca and Annie. My loyal husband had gotten another woman pregnant—and that woman was my best friend. Or she used to be. Now, she was also my father’s illegitimate daughter, my half-sister.My gaze dropped to the video Annie had sent. Luca stood there, smiling, as the doctor announced her pregnancy.I

Flora’s POVGunshots rang out everywhere. I reached for Luca’s hand, but the crowd surged, tearing us apart. Then a sharp pain ripped through my stomach.I looked down. Blood. A bullet had gone straight into my belly.The pain came a second later—what hit first was shock and paralyzing fear.I tried to grab onto something—anything—but there was no one there, only me.I gasped and sat upright. My chest heaving.The same nightmare. The one that had haunted me for years. The one that made Luca call me “barren.”It had happened not long after we got married. I went with Luca on what was supposed to be a routine arms shipment to Cuba. I never expected it to turn into a gang fight.Everything spiraled too fast. When I woke up three days later in a hospital bed, I learned the truth. The bullet hadn’t just taken my blood. It had taken my two months baby as well.I remembered how I cried in Luca’s arms, how he held me, how he cried too. And then came the final blow—the damage to my body. I wou

Flora’s POVAfter what felt like forever, Luca finally looked at me. Our eyes met.“Please, Flora, do this for me?” he said flatly. “The doctor already said your pregnancy was high risk, it won’t be stable. Best case, you save Annie. If the baby survives, fine. If not, at least you saved hers.”The words hit harder than anything before.My hands started to shake.“Luca, you bastard—don’t you dare!” I snapped, fury breaking through. I reached for anything within arm’s reach, ready to throw it at him.The room descended into chaos in seconds—and then the door swung open again.Annie peeked in, her face pale. “Luca… the pain is back. My stomach…”She coughed softly, every inch the fragile victim. Then her eyes found mine. “Sis… please. Save me. Save my baby. It’ll be yours too… please…”Luca’s expression darkened with worry.Annie stepped inside, her movements unsteady.He rushed to her side immediately, catching her before she could stumble. “Why are you out of bed? The doctor said you n

Flora’s POV“No… no, please… my baby…” My hands pressed hard against my stomach, but nothing could stop the blood.“Please… save my baby…” Desperation clawed at me. I reached out for anything—anyone—finally, a warmth wrapped around me.A voice, low and steady, close to my ear. “Flora, it’s alright. You’re safe now. I’ve got you.”The fear eased, just a little. But there was still so much blood.I looked down. My dress was soaked through. “No!!!”I jolted awake. Light flooded my vision, too bright at first. When it cleared, I found myself in an unfamiliar bedroom. I shook my head, memories rushing back in fragments.The casino, the not happened yet confrontation, and then chaos, gunfire. The crowd pushing toward the exit… and that bullet.My hand moved instinctively to my stomach.“Don’t move yet.”The door opened, and a man’s voice cut through my thoughts. “Your wound barely healed. You’ll tear the stitches.”I turned.Stefan, Luca’s uncle, stood a few steps away.“Stefan?”“I’m sorry

Flora’s POVThe party was more crowded than I expected, nearly a hundred people filled the space.Every pair had their own booth, separated just enough to keep identities vague. It felt more like an auction than a party—quiet, tense, calculated.But instead of bids, tonight’s game was blackjack.Blackjack 21.Stefan and I were seated in booth six. Luca and Annie were at booth one.I hadn’t expected him to bring her here. Then again, with how obsessed he was with that baby, it made sense. He probably took her everywhere now, afraid something might happen.A bitter thought crossed my mind watching the way he leaned toward her, speaking softly, smiling like nothing else existed…I wondered—Had he thought about me at all? Even once?The host’s voice cut through my thoughts. “Everyone, please take your seats. Tonight’s blackjack game will begin shortly.”The room quieted.“As usual, Don Ricci will play as the house. All other guests will play against him. There will be ten rounds. At the end