All Chapters of Never See You Again, Don: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

Ellie was still walking me through how the proposal had gone.She said he'd shut down an entire private island, lined up dozens of black yachts, flown in roses until they carpeted the whole shore, plus the top-tier custom diamond ring on her finger.The kind of thing worth a small fortune."After I said yes, that night was an absolute nightmare. He had me going until dawn and still wouldn't let me rest.""You know how jealous he gets? He went straight through my phone and deleted every photo of another man.""Just look at me."Ellie tugged her clothes down.Her shoulders were covered in kiss marks, dark red at the edges.Something in my chest pricked without my meaning it to. My lips went pale, and I said flatly, "So when are you bringing him home to meet Mom and Dad?"Ellie's eyes darted away, her smile stiff."We'll see when there's time.""But didn't he just propose to you?""I said yes, but I'm not looking to get married right now." Ellie gave a little smile, then slipped the brace

Chapter 2

Something in Dante's eyes darkened a little.He paused for a moment, then gave me an easy smile, the corner of his mouth curving as he stroked my head. "Aren't you overthinking this?""The doctor said pregnancy makes you imagine things. Are you suspecting me now?""When I get some time, I'll take you out to clear your head."Faced with my suspicion, Dante didn't get the least bit angry.He took out his phone and showed me a message, one his advisor had sent him a few days earlier.[Boss, this ring must've been left in the conference room by the people we met with yesterday. What do you want done with it?]The photo the advisor sent was the exact ring I'd seen.At that, I let out a small breath of relief.But I was still shaken.Dante was the Don of the biggest mafia family in Southport. Back before he'd inherited the position from his father, we'd met at a friend's wedding.He'd fallen for me at first sight and then proposed an arranged marriage to my family.At first I didn't want to

Chapter 3

I watched it all, my mind blank.I watched the light in my bedroom flick on, then off, and couldn't help picturing what was happening inside.My face was ashen. I didn't dare ask the detective for any more details.But I already knew exactly what was going on.Ellie had been with her "boyfriend" for eight years, and I'd been married to Dante for twelve.That made it the fourth year of my marriage.The two of them had started their affair.I never checked Dante's schedule, never questioned where his money went, but now I did the math.The ring he'd custom-made just for me was worth less than the car he'd ordered for Ellie. Even all his devotion to me over twelve years didn't add up to that one for-show proposal he'd given her.Now that I looked back, all the little clues came spilling out.Dante was a rigid, upright sort of man.He didn't like drifting around parties, but Ellie loved making friends everywhere, and in recent years he'd spent more and more time at them.He rarely came hom

Chapter 4

I couldn't stop trembling.They were using my pregnancy, saying it made me paranoid and forgetful, to brush the whole thing aside.Dante reached out to hold me. "Come on, this is just how you are. Pregnancy makes you overthink and forget things.""These really are from us.""You can't see how much I care about you?"My heart clenched.He patted my shoulder. "Once our child is born and you're raising the Family's heir, you won't have time for wild thoughts. Don't worry, until then I'll put up with anything from you."At that, I couldn't hold back any longer.I slapped him across the face, forcing myself hard not to cry."Don't touch me! You make me sick."My voice broke.Five red finger marks rose on Dante's face at once.He held down the fire in his eyes and coaxed me with forced patience. "What is the matter with you? You'd suspect me over this?""The doctor said pregnancy makes you suspicious. I don't blame you."I gritted my teeth, my heart cold to the core.Then he reached for me a

Chapter 5

Over the next few days, Dante didn't come home. He just kept texting me nonstop.[I'm sorry. I was wrong.][It's my fault for hurting you. I promise it'll never happen again. I'll cut off all contact with Ellie.]I blocked his number.I contacted the hospital and went through with the procedure first, and after moving out of the house, I went to a villa in the countryside to recover.It was one I'd bought myself before the marriage.Two more weeks passed, and my lawyer handed me the divorce papers.I took them to go find Dante.During that time he kept switching phones to call me and kept sending messages begging for forgiveness.But he never once actually asked where I was.But by then, my mind was made up about the divorce.None of it mattered anymore.My lawyer helped me settle the assets. I could walk away with half of the Family's holdings, because of everything I'd done over these twelve years.That half of the empire was something I'd built myself.I'd used my own connections to

Chapter 6

The hand holding the divorce papers shook without stopping.Ellie, on the other hand, wore a smug little smile at the corner of her mouth.Dante stepped forward and seized my wrist. "Who gave you the right to decide to kill our child? That baby was part mine too!""What right did you have to act on your own!"His eyes were full of fury.I looked at him flatly and yanked my hand back hard.Dante needed an heir. In recent years the Family had been shifting more and more toward legitimate business.If he didn't raise an heir of his own, things would grow unstable down the line.Of course Dante wanted this child to be born safely.I'd been pregnant once before.Sadly, when Ellie and I were caught off guard by an enemy's ambush, I lost my footing, tumbled down a staircase, and miscarried.I lost my first child, and it took a heavy toll on me.The doctors said it would be hard to conceive again.Dante, in his rage back then, took his men and wiped out that enemy family, leaving no one alive.

Chapter 7

Out of the office, I was cold all over, my breathing gone short. The turmoil in my emotions was taking a toll on my body after all.I dragged my exhausted body home and called my private doctor in to examine me.Once I was home, my phone started filling up with texts from Dante.He was searching the whole city for me.My lawyer had the lawsuit ready to file.The division of assets was what I cared about most. As for the rest of my energy during this time, it all went into getting my body well again.When Dante received the lawsuit, he still kept sending me messages.[I'll break it off with Ellie.][Stop hiding from me. Let's sit down and talk.][Don't be so stubborn. I forgive you for the abortion, so you forgive me for what happened with Ellie.]I read that far and didn't want to read any more.I just blocked his number.To find me, Dante shut down the docks.Finding me became the center of his every day.I was in no hurry, living out in the countryside, tending my flowers in peace.A

Chapter 8

Ellie climbed up off the ground.She begged our father, "Father, let him go, don't make things hard for him. I really do love him."Dante didn't so much as glance at Ellie.He kept pressing. "If you don't tell me where Monica is today, I'm not leaving."My father couldn't stand it any longer.He raised a hand to send the bodyguards in, but Ellie instantly rushed out and threw herself in front of Dante, screaming with everything she had. "Don't do this!"Dante was perfectly calm. He raised a gun and, for the first time, aimed it at Ellie's head, drawing in a deep breath.My father immediately signaled the bodyguards to stop. "You're insane!""Yes, I'm insane. I have to find Monica and explain myself to her. She's taken back her assets now. That should've settled her anger."Dante's gun stayed pointed at Ellie's head.Tears spilled from Ellie's eyes as she stared at him in disbelief."You won't actually shoot, will you?" she asked.Dante didn't answer. He looked at my father and went on

Chapter 9

"I'm sorry. I know I was wrong. Please forgive me, Monica." Dante's eyes reddened. He looked at me and dropped the gun in his hand, trying to come closer.I stepped back."Agree to the divorce, and you can still keep part of your assets. After this, we never see each other again.""I don't care. As long as you're happy, none of that matters to me."The rims of Dante's eyes had gone a deep red. His lashes flickered, and a single tear fell."Court is tomorrow. I came to tell you this divorce is happening no matter what. I don't love you. Do you understand?"I said it clearly, one word at a time.But what showed in Dante's eyes was still disbelief. "What did you say?""I don't love you." I repeated it.For a moment he couldn't process the words, but seeing the state I was in today, he slowly calmed. After a long while, he nodded and let out a self-mocking laugh.He left the estate like a walking corpse.Ellie tried to chase after him for answers, but my father had her stopped and locked

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