Все главы I Lied That I Was The Mafia King's Wife: Глава 1 - Глава 4

“I can’t marry you, Ivy.”Five words were enough to shatter my heart and every hope I had in a single second. I thought he truly loved me. Until I saw the engagement ring we had chosen together resting on Viona Serrano’s finger, my stepsister’s.“I’m sorry, Ivy. I have to save my family from bankruptcy,” Jason said, trying to explain, while I lifted my chin, forcing back my tears.So the relationship we built for years had only been a way for him to save his family. I was nothing more than a bridge that allowed him to get close to Viona before eventually discarding me.When I learned that Jason Sinclair, my boyfriend, was going to marry Viona, I finally understood my place in this family: an illegitimate child, without status, a mistake better erased. How could I ever forget that?I stared at Jason’s guilty expression. He had promised to marry me, to give me a legitimate status. A happy family. Children. A future together. Amazing how easily he had poisoned me with sweet words. And wh

“The body believed to be Kael Montenegro has been found by the search team. According to the report, the body is no longer recognizable. It was severely burned, with injuries all over—especially on the face.”I quickly turned off the television, staring at the dark screen in a daze. The public believed Kael was dead, but then… whose body had they actually found? Meanwhile, the real Kael had been lying weakly in my bed for the past few days.He still hadn’t woken up.The doctor treating him said the severe head injury might cause serious complications, though he didn’t explain exactly what he meant. Carrying a bowl of warm water and a towel, I walked into the bedroom and went back to the routine I had somehow started to enjoy.Bathing Kael.I sat on the edge of the bed, pulling back the blanket and looking at his large, solid body. His skin was lightly tanned, marked with wounds that had begun to dry and heal. Gently, I wiped his face, which had already improved a lot. The bruises that