Todos los capítulos de His Love and Devotion Are All Lies: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

The basement that reeked with the stench of blood was finally opened just as I was about to lose consciousness.Ignazio Corelli scooped me up into his arms and held me tightly like he felt immensely sorry for me.He said, "Carlotta, you almost caused the famiglia's counterintelligence plan to fail. I had to punish you harshly to give the members an explanation. You know you're the one I love the most. Once I successfully use Chiara to carry out the plan, we'll be able to go back to how things were before."The so-called counterintelligence plan he was carrying out through Chiara Linetti was simply getting her pregnant with his child again. He justified it with the noble-sounding excuse that it was the only way to have a hold over her and to keep his enemies in the dark.I watched him put on his act of deep affection with frosty eyes, feeling nothing but desolation in my heart."But Ignazio, we can never go back to the way things were. And there will never be a future for us either

Ignazio looked at me in disappointment and said, "Carlotta, Chiara is critical to the famiglia's grand plan. Can you stop making trouble?"Time passed by, and there was still no word from the men he had sent out. Ignazio finally lost his patience.In an ominous voice, he said, "Chiara told me that you adopted a child from a children's home."My back instantly stiffened.He raised a hand to signal to his men. Someone dragged in a burlap sack with a living thing struggling nonstop inside.Ignazio picked up a steel pipe from nearby with a menacing expression on his face. "Carlotta, this is your last chance. If you still won't tell me where Chiara is, this child won't survive.""Antonio!" I cried out, my eyes reddening instantly.I lunged forward, only to be held back forcefully.Ignazio raised the steel pipe high and brought it crashing down."No!" My pupils dilated sharply as I let out a blood-curdling scream. Everything before my eyes turned red, as though the blow had land

Ignazio couldn't comprehend what he was seeing.How was that possible? Weren't those beggars the ones I had hired to humiliate Chiara? How could they have turned on me so mercilessly?An overwhelming wave of panic instantly swallowed him whole, and he lost his mind.Ignazio smashed the giant screen on the spot. Then, he confiscated everyone's photos and recordings. He ordered all the guests present not to spread a word about what they had seen.The next second, Ignazio abandoned Chiara and rushed frantically toward the cruise ship.The ship was completely empty. It remained frozen in the state it had been in half a month earlier.Ignazio arrived at the cabin where I had been imprisoned. He stopped abruptly, trembling so hard that he could not muster the strength to push open the door for a long time."Honey, are you… still here?" His voice broke, and his fingertips trembled.There was no response from inside.Ignazio's heart sank to his stomach as he shoved the door open.The

Ignazio's back hunched over bit by bit with shame. He could never make it up to me for every single one of the harm he had caused me.He crawled forward on his knees until he reached my side, just like how I had once crawled on my knees before him in tears when Antonio had been stuffed into that sack.Ignazio lifted his head. His eyes were bloodshot, and his face was covered in tears.He cried, "Carlotta, I know Antonio was my child. I know everything now. I've already dealt with Chiara too! I was wrong. How utterly wrong I was!"Panicked and trembling, he hurriedly removed a necklace from around his neck and held out a small finger bone to me.His voice trembled as he said, "I had my men search the sea for Antonio. Look at this. This was his!"My body stiffened as my gaze shifted to the tiny finger bone. My breathing caught in my throat.My dear Antonio…A sharp pain tore through my heart. With reddened eyes, I snatched it away and slapped Ignazio hard across the face.I shou

Ignazio said, "Carlotta, I've given you everything. You've had your revenge. Isn't it time to forgive me?"I remained expressionless as I replied, "I never intended to forgive you."Antonio was dead, and he had died in such a cruel way at Ignazio's own hands. Because of that, I would never forgive him.The light in Ignazio's eyes dimmed instantly. For the last time, he tentatively reached out and held my hand. In his eyes was a humble, hopeful glimmer.He asked, "Carlotta… can we start over, please? Can't we be together again?"I pulled my hand away and wiped it off in disgust. A cold, cruel smile graced my lips as I asked rhetorically, "What do you think?"Ignazio knew that look all too well.Whenever I made my rejection clear, I wore that exact expression—it meant never.The last trace of light in Ignazio's eyes went out. His heart sank to his stomach. He knew there was no possibility left for him to win me back. He no longer had any right to even be in my presence.Howeve