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CHAPTER 101WALKING ON GLASSCHIARAI don’t think I can go back to how everything was before I saw the killing. Everything makes me jump. Every time I hear a door close I flinch. Everytime I see one of the bodyguards, my breath seizes. I try to return to my normal routine. Waking up, going to the library, taking walks with being afraid of going to the wrong place and witnessing what I’m not supposed to witness. It felt like I was constantly waiting for something terrible to happen. The mansion hadn’t changed, but I had. Every hallway felt longer than before. Every corner made me wonder if I would walk into something I wasn’t supposed to see. Even the sound of men’s voices somewhere in the distance made my heart beat a little faster.The library, once my favourite place in the entire mansion, no longer felt like a sanctuary. I would catch myself glancing toward the door every few minutes, half expecting Lucien or one of his men to walk in with blood on their clothes as though it were

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CHAPTER 102NO MAN LEFT BEHINDLUCIEN Fear is a useful thing because it makes people tell the truth and not just make unnecessary loud noises. Lorenzo’s breathing became uneven. The arrogance that had been plastered across his face only moments ago was gone, replaced by something far more satisfying. Panic.He looked from the body lying at his feet to the gun still resting steadily in my hand. Then his eyes darted toward the remaining men behind him, silently searching for someone to save him. No one moved. As if they could. No one would want to go against me. I took one slow step forward.“Let’s try this again,” I said quietly. “Where are the rest of my men?” Lorenzo swallowed hard, but his mouth remained shut. I sighed. This bastard. “I was hoping you weren’t stupid enough to make me ask twice.” I raised the gun again. “Alright, Alright. I’ll talk.” He yelled, finally breaking. “They are at the orange shipyard.” He said, “Now leave us alone.” He begged. I laughed inside. He was

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CHAPTER 103BETWEEN FEAR AND HIMCHIARA I was embarrassed to say the least. I don’t know what made me act that way towards him. Sure I was scared and acted in the moment, but now, clinging to him like a koala, I am pretty sure I looked like a pathetic little girl. He must be super pissed. He didn’t drag me off him. That was the surprising part. Mafia people don’t show affection or emotion in front of their subordinates because it makes them look weak. But he didn’t mind and carried me all the way inside.“Make sure that they are all properly treated and cared for. Call the doctor to examine them and make sure they get some rest.” He said to someone. Maybe Marco.“Yes Don.” Yup, it was Marco. Then he started moving, going inside the mansion. I just wished the ground would just open up and swallow me whole. Every servant we passed had seen me wrapped around him like my life depended on it. Worse, Marco had seen it too. I didn’t even want to imagine the kind of teasing Lucien would ha

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CHAPTER 104UNDER MY PROTECTION CHIARA The smile disappeared as quickly as it had come. For a brief moment, I wondered if I had imagined it. Lucien Moretti didn’t seem like the kind of man who smiled. Not genuinely, anyway. But I had seen it. It had only lasted a second, barely enough to soften the sharp lines of his face before his usual expression returned. The silence settled between us again.I shifted awkwardly on my feet, suddenly finding the floor incredibly interesting. I had no idea what to say anymore. Everything that had happened today had left me emotionally exhausted, and now that the panic had worn off, embarrassment had taken its place. “I…” I started, only for the words to die in my throat. Wonderful. Now I couldn’t even form a proper sentence.Lucien watched me for another moment before letting out a quiet sigh. “Sit down.”I blinked. “What?”“You look like you’re going to fall over.” Without waiting for me to answer, he crossed the room and poured himself a glass o

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CHAPTER 105A DANGEROUS WEAKNESS LUCIEN The room was quiet after she left. I remained where I was, my gaze fixed on the half-empty glass of water she had abandoned on the table.“You already have it.”The words replayed in my mind. I had said them without thinking, without calculating, without weighing what they meant. Protection. And it wasn’t because she was my wife or because of the agreement with Vincenzo. That bastard wouldn’t have made me agree to what I didn’t want to do. And more, it wasn’t like I needed something from her. There’s nothing she could give me, especially when she’s not who she is supposed to be. At some point, protecting her had simply become instinct. That realization irritated me more than it should have. I had spent years teaching myself never to grow attached to anything that could be taken away. People died, people betrayed others to save themselves, people became weaknesses, weaknesses that got exploited.It was one of the first lessons my father drill

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CHAPTER 106THE ULTIMATUMCHIARAA few days passed after that incident. Lucien and I have gone a bit closer those couple of days but he was too overprotective and possessive. He added more guards to walk around me, like I would run away anytime soon. It was honestly so annoying. But no matter how annoying it was, I can not really complain. It gave me this sense of safety even though it might have felt forced or fake. I was in the living room, watching some drama when my phone rang. I picked it up, wondering who could have called me since no one’s ever called me. After going home and coming back, I had to pretend that my step mother was always calling to check up on me. Me being Valentina. But in reality, there was nothing like that. I glanced at my phone. It was an unsaved number so I put it back down and looked at the number again. My stomach dropped. The last time I received a call from an unsaved number, it was Valentina who had come back from wherever she ran to after learning

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CHAPTER 107THE ULTIMATUM PART 2CHIARAI froze, staring at the blank space in front of me. I turned around, hoping I hadn't drawn any suspicious gaze towards me. I needed to keep my head cool so that no one would report how weird I’m being.I sat back on the couch in an attempt to calm myself. I needed to be calm. Not just because I didn’t want to look suspicious, but because I needed my rationality to think with the dumb idiot on the other end of the line.“You can’t be serious Valentina. If you go meet Lucien and tell him that we’ve been lying to him, he’s going to kill us. Not just us but our entire family. Do you see how stupid it sounds.” I tried to reason, hoping desperately that she’ll understand.“No darling, you seem to be missing the point. I could simply say you planned everything. That you threatened father into allowing you to get married to him instead of me and had me sent away so I wouldn’t crash the wedding. So that way, you’ll be the mastermind behind everything whi

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CHAPTER 108NO GOOD CHOICE CHIARA I sat there frozen. What am I going to do? How exactly am I going to bring that crazy girl in? I mean, I could listen to her advice and tell Lucien that my sister wants to visit but even that would be suspicious. Valentina and I never got along and then suddenly I requested for her to come visit and stay a while. Lucien will definitely notice that something is up. He’s not as stupid as Valentina wants to believe. I looked at the TV screen, losing all interest in watching the show that was on. Right from the moment we were born, Valentina has always been about to make me lose interest in whatever I was doing. Glad to see that she hasn’t lost that touch. The thing is, I have to make a choice. If I do help Valentina into this mansion, Lucien will definitely notice the difference between the both of us. I’m a thousand percent sure he did his research on us. He’ll know that the real Chiara is quiet and doesn’t talk much but Valentina won’t be able to p

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CHAPTER 109TRAPLUCIENThe convoy moved smoothly through the streets of Milan. Three black SUVs surrounded mine, two ahead and one behind. Marco sat opposite me, a tablet resting across his lap as he skimmed through the morning reports.“Anything urgent?” I asked without looking up from the documents in my hand. He tapped the screen.“One thing.”That made me glance at him. “The guards reported unusual behavior from Mrs. Moretti.” He had been calling her that name since I told him she was Chiara not Valentina.I closed the file. “What kind of unusual behavior?”“They noticed she became agitated shortly after receiving a phone call.” Marco turned the tablet toward me. “Cameras picked up everything outside the living room.”The surveillance footage appeared on the screen. Chiara sat on the couch watching television, then her phone rang and she answered. Within seconds she stood so abruptly the blanket slipped from her lap. Even without audio, I could see the tension settle into her sho

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CHAPTER 110THE OFFICE LUCIEN The morning meeting had already stretched past an hour. My office was unusually full. Marco stood to my right, a tablet in one hand while several of my captains occupied the chairs across my desk. Others remained standing against the walls, none of them relaxed enough to lean back. No one ever truly relaxed during my meetings.A map of northern Italy lay spread across the desk between us. Several locations had been marked in red. Marco tapped one of them. “The warehouse in Bergamo has increased security as ordered. The replacement shipment arrived before dawn.”I nodded once. “And Verona?”“Running normally.”I shifted my attention to another captain. “The leak?”He straightened immediately. “We’ve questioned everyone assigned to the route, Don. Nothing suspicious so far.”“Then you haven’t looked hard enough.”The room fell silent. The captain lowered his head. “We’ll continue investigating.”“You’ll do more than investigate.” My voice remained calm. “

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