All Chapters of The Mafia Fiancé Chose His First Love over Me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

The professor on the other end of the line was even more excited than I was."Sera, I am so thrilled you're joining our team. Five days from now, I will pick you up at the airport myself!"I murmured a few words of thanks and hung up the phone.Only then did I realize my face was already covered in tears. They had fallen silently while I was talking. I hadn't even noticed.Sera, what are you going to do?The man you love only ever saw you as a replacement.I curled up in the corner of the fire escape, hidden from view. I cried until I had nothing left. Until my hands and feet went numb from the cold concrete floor. Until my throat was raw and my eyes were swollen shut.I forced myself to accept the truth. He didn't love me. He never had. He loved the ghost of another woman, and I just happened to look like her from behind.When I finally tried to stand, someone caught my arm. A firm, steady grip.Otherwise, I would have tumbled down the stairs. I didn't even have the strength to stay o

Chapter 2

The lights in the apartment stayed on all night.I knelt on the floor, packing my things one by one. I didn't need to be so thorough. Most of it wasn't important anyway—just clothes, shoes, accessories.But I needed something to do with my hands. If I stopped moving, I would start thinking. And if I started thinking, I would fall apart.The closet was full of clothes and shoes Felix had bought for me. Beautiful things. Expensive things. They weren't my style at all. I preferred simple lines, neutral colors, understated elegance.But Felix liked me in pastels and lace. He liked me in flowing skirts and delicate jewelry. So I wore them. I wanted to make him happy.Now I understood. Dressed like that, I looked more like Luna. I was a living mannequin for his lost love.Felix and I first met at a gala hosted by one of the allied families.He grabbed my hand, excited. His grip was warm and urgent. Then, when I turned around, his expression fell. The light in his eyes died."Sorry," he said,

Chapter 3

Strange as it felt, I watched Felix run out the door.He didn't hesitate. Not for a second. He grabbed his keys, shrugged on his jacket, and left without looking back.I wasn't sad. I felt relieved. The weight I had been carrying for three years finally lifted.At least he made his choice clear. He had given our relationship a death sentence, and he had signed it himself.I turned off the stove. I cleaned the kitchen. I left the keys on the counter.I picked up the roses he had brought me and threw them in the trash without a second thought. They landed with a soft thud, petals scattering across the garbage bag.I loved jasmine. Small, white, delicate. Understated.I imagined Luna loved roses. Flashy. Bold. Demanding attention."Door locked.""Confirm deletion of fingerprint? Deleted."The smart speaker chimed in the empty apartment. I took one last look at the home Felix and I had shared. The walls we had painted together. The furniture we had picked out. The bed where he had held me

Chapter 4

I clenched my fists. My nails dug into my palms.I didn't explain. I didn't defend myself. I just walked out and closed the door behind me.Luna shot me a look over Felix's shoulder as I left. Triumphant and pitying all at once.She had proven her point. Against her, the "first love," I was nothing.Luna pretended to struggle for breath for a while longer. Then, when the door clicked shut, she gradually calmed down.She noticed Felix was distracted. His eyes kept drifting toward the door."What's wrong, Felix?" she asked, softening her voice."I'm sorry. Did I scare Sera earlier? I didn't mean to make you angry at her."But this time, Felix didn't comfort her like he used to.His face was cold. His eyes stayed fixed on her, but there was no warmth in them."Luna," he said quietly. "I was outside the door the whole time. I heard everything you said."Luna stiffened. Her smile faltered.She hadn't expected that. But she recovered quickly. She was good at recovering. Even if Felix knew th

Chapter 5

Felix arrived at the hospital in a blur of panic and guilt.He burst through the emergency room doors, ready to sign consent forms, ready to hold Luna's hand, ready to do whatever needed to be done.But Luna was not lying on a hospital bed.She was sitting by the window in a private room, dressed in a white wedding gown. The same gown Felix had picked out for me. The one I had refused to wear.She smiled when she saw him. Waiting. Patient. Victorious."That's… the dress I picked out for Sera," Felix said slowly. His voice was hoarse from running. "How did you get it?"Luna smoothed the skirt with her manicured fingers."She sent it to me. Said she was returning it to its rightful owner."She stood up and turned in a slow circle, showing off the gown."Even the engagement party. She changed the bride's name to mine. She knows how you feel about me, Felix. She knows you never got over me. So she decided to step aside and let us be together."She walked toward him, her arms open."Let's g

Chapter 6

After the plane landed in Paris, Professor Lumiere's enthusiasm was almost too much to handle.I barely escaped her suffocating hug before she pulled me toward a waiting car. She was a small woman, but she had the energy of a hurricane."Professor," I said, still catching my breath, "shouldn't we be talking about the project? The collaboration?"She just laughed. French people had a different kind of energy. She waved her hand like she was brushing away a fly."Darling, look at your face. I've seen that look on every heartbroken young person who walks through my door. Hollow eyes. Pale skin. The weight of the world on your shoulders."She put oversized sunglasses on my face and pushed me into the backseat."I don't want you designing masterpieces while drowning in your own tears. Art requires passion, yes, but not desperation.""Love, once it happens, never truly disappears. But time helps. Let time do its work."I didn't argue. I didn't have the energy.She took me to a small house by

Chapter 7

"Long time no see, Don Silva."I was surprised, but I didn't let it show. I nodded at him briefly, then stepped aside with my coffee.Felix caught my arm. His grip was gentle but firm."One year, seven months, and three days," he said. "Sera. I've missed you."I sighed and rubbed my forehead. A headache was already forming behind my eyes."If this is about catching up, I don't have time. I have an interview in half an hour.""Seven o'clock tonight. I'll wait for you at this coffee shop."I didn't try to run. I knew I couldn't. If he knew the exact number of days, he had come here for me. He had done his research. He was prepared.Was I excited?No. When the love is gone, being chased only feels like a burden. Like someone asking you to carry a weight you already put down.I finished my interview at seven-thirty. I went downstairs.Felix was waiting at a corner table, a bouquet of jasmine in his hand. White petals. Green stems. Simple and elegant."Jasmine," he said, standing up. "I fou

Chapter 8

I walked away without looking back.I didn't say anything more. There was nothing left to say.But in the seasons that followed, I would sometimes see a familiar figure in the VIP section at my shows. Always in the back. Always alone. Always leaving before the lights came up.And among the flowers sent to my studio, there were always jasmine. White and fragrant. Delivered without a card.We just weren't people who could share our feelings with each other anymore.Much later, I ran into an old friend from home. We had drinks at a quiet bar, and she caught me up on the gossip I had missed.That was when I learned Luna had already been married and divorced. Twice.After Felix refused to go through with the engagement, her love had turned to hate. She had torn apart whatever innocence was left between them, exposing every wound, every weakness."If my business abroad hadn't failed, would I have come back to you?""You say you loved me all those years. A flight to Australia takes twelve hou

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