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Chapter 11

Third person’s POVQuill watched helplessly as Claire walked away hand in hand with Giovanni.In a flash, memories flooded back.The female bodyguard he'd secretly sent to Claire's bakery to buy desserts and bring them home for him.The nursery he'd decorated with his own two hands.The tiny clothes and toys he'd chosen so carefully.And just moments ago, Claire's gentle kiss on Giovanni's cheek.At last, Quill couldn't hold it together any longer.A sharp, twisting pain spread through his chest.Then, with a heavy thud, he dropped to his knees, buried his face in his hands, and tears poured through his fingers....After returning to the villa, Quill sat in stony silence.He refused to eat a single thing.His private chef brought food three separate times, and he sent each plate away with a cold dismissal.Sherry stayed by his side the entire time, too afraid to make a sound.By nightfall, Sherry finally couldn't stand watching Quill sink any further.She took his hand and led him to

Chapter 12

Third person’s POVThe murmuring died instantly.Nearby, Sherry's face twisted with jealousy. She muttered under her breath."Claire, you lowlife. I never imagined Quill would go this far for you."Camilla strode up to Quill, her displeasure barely contained."Quill, this is absurd! Luca's body is barely cold, and you...""Mother, please stop."Quill fixed Camilla with a dark stare, then ordered Vera to press a button on a black remote in her hand.The next moment, a screen Quill had arranged to have installed in the hall unfurled.A projector had been mounted opposite it.Vera hit the projector's switch.The video began to play.It was filmed in a dimly lit private room.Camilla and Luca sat together, facing a man who appeared to be in his fifties.Luca wore a sinister smile."I'll propose at the Family meeting that we go into the cruise-line business with you."At the same time, Camilla will whisper in Quill's ear."You pay Camilla and me five million dollars apiece every month."Plu

Chapter 13

After Giovanni came back, he stayed by my side whenever he wasn't handling business.Terrified that one moment of carelessness would let Quill steal me away.I was at the bakery, busy with customers.He was helping out in the back, washing dishes."Ma'am, your husband is full of surprises!" Lucy grinned. "To the rest of the world, he's a terrifying tiger. But around you, he turns into the sweetest little puppy!""That's because Mr. Fontana loves you so much!"One of the waitresses couldn't resist chiming in."Claire!"Just as I picked up a tray and headed for the kitchen, Quill showed up."Can we talk? Properly?"I glanced over his shoulder.His bodyguards were all in plainclothes, lurking in the streets and alleys near the bakery.I knew perfectly well that the moment Giovanni made a move against Quill, every one of them would swarm in.A chill ran through me at the thought.Quill had cut his hair short and styled it into something trendy.His silver-white suit screamed wealth at a gl

Chapter 14

The moment I stepped back into the bakery, I found Giovanni sitting at a table, his eyes fixed on me.He got straight to the point. "You two done talking?"I was startled. "How did you know I was with Quill..."Giovanni answered calmly. "Lucy told me."I grumbled under my breath. "Damn Lucy. Only loyal to you. Tells you every single—""But she also told me you made it crystal clear to Quill that it's over between you two."Giovanni pulled me into his arms, his eyes brimming with tenderness."I know that besides me, my Claire has no room in her heart for any other man."A smile broke across my face, and I leaned in to kiss Giovanni.But before my lips reached his, Quill was back.His fists clenched so tightly his knuckles cracked, and he glared at Giovanni with jealous fury."Dare to make a bet with me?"Quill's wager was that he'd spend a full week pursuing me.After seven days, I would fall in love with him again.And when that happened, Giovanni would have to let me go.Giovanni and

Chapter 15

Day seven finally arrived.I thought that since I'd ignored him the entire time, Quill would give up.I was wrong. On the last day, he showed up in person once more.That morning, the bakery had just opened its doors.Quill arrived with Vera and the full bodyguard squad.Lucy immediately mobilized the security team to face them down.Quill walked straight to me and dropped to one knee.He pulled out a velvet box and produced a ring."I want to tell you something important. Sherry and I are divorced."You can divorce Giovanni right now and marry me."I nearly lost my footing.Where on earth did he get the confidence to think I'd leave Giovanni to marry him?I steadied myself against a chair."Quill, I've made myself perfectly clear. We're done."Quill refused to accept it. "I know you're just saying the opposite of what you feel. You do love me...""I don't love you!" I cut him off, my voice sharp and final. "I didn't love you before, I don't love you now, and I never will!"After heari

Chapter 16

One time, Quill brought me to a private party Alessia was hosting.Only people Alessia trusted implicitly were invited.But when we arrived, I was stunned.Alessia was lying naked on a couch while three maids took turns being intimate with her.They went one after another.She liked women.Quill leaned close to my ear, whispering with a smirk."I handpicked every one of those maids for her."I send a fresh batch every week."I'd never had a problem with same-sex relationships, but a scene on this scale was a first for me.I also noted what they had in common: deep tans, D-cup curves, and long legs.Giovanni had long been a premium buyer for luxury brands like Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Dior.Through those connections, he'd gotten access to former Victoria's Secret runway models.Together, we handpicked three who perfectly matched Alessia's type.Then we signed each of them to a contract: twenty million dollars per person, plus a vacation villa and a Lamborghini.Faced with an offer lik

Chapter 17

Third person’s POVAfter sabotaging Giovanni's factory expansion plan, Quill savored a quiet sense of triumph.He reclined on a garden bench, sipping champagne and murmuring to himself."Claire will definitely come to me for Giovanni's sake."When she begs me, I can set my terms. She comes back, and I'll hand the land over to Giovanni."But day after day passed, and Claire didn't come.After three days, he finally gave in and called Claire from an unknown number.Claire had blocked his number when she left.That left him no choice but to call from a number she wouldn't recognize."Hello."When the call connected, Quill heard the voice he'd been aching for night and day."Claire, it's me!" His voice was charged with excitement. "You just have to come ask me, and I'll give that land to—"Click.Before Quill could finish, the line went dead.Quill hurled his phone at the ground, his face dark."Without that land, the Fontana Family's expansion will stall! Claire, you'll come to me eventua

Chapter 18

Vera's POVVera delivered Sherry to the bed of a nearly seventy-year-old loan shark.Sherry was fair-skinned and beautiful. The old man was pleased."What do you want as payment?" he asked.Vera answered coldly. "I don't want anything. Just keep her out of the Don's sight."But Vera's scheme didn't escape Quill's notice for long.Someone reported what Vera had done with Sherry.Quill summoned Vera immediately, his eyes blazing."She was my wife once, the former Donna of the Moretti Family! How could you do something so reckless?!"Knowing she was in the wrong, Vera said nothing in her defense.She accepted the Family's punishment: one hundred lashes.Third person’s POVNot long after Sherry left, Quill received an email from Alessia.The message was brief: "We will no longer be working together."Quill was stunned.He tried calling Alessia, only to discover she had blocked him.His eyes blazed. He slammed his fist into his desk. "Why?! Why would you betray me?!"Unwilling to accept it,

Chapter 19

Vera's POVWhen Giovanni arrived at Julia's home, he found her bound to a chair with a timed explosive strapped to her chest.Vera stood behind Julia, remote in hand, her cold eyes on Giovanni."I guarantee that if any of your men pull a trigger, Julia gets blown to pieces."Giovanni was a compassionate man.He couldn't stomach harming an innocent person.So he had no choice but to order all his men to stand down."No one fires without my command!"A barely perceptible smirk crossed Vera's lips.Her mind flashed back to the day she and Quill had discussed the plan.Quill's instructions had been clear."Remember, under no circumstances is the doctor to be harmed."Vera had shrugged."Relax. The explosive is just a prop."You go talk to Claire."I'll keep Giovanni busy, give you more time."The memory faded.Vera looked at Giovanni again and muttered under her breath, too quietly for him to hear."What a softhearted fool."He can't even tell it's a prop."Claire's POVI was lying in bed,

Chapter 20

I closed my eyes.I prayed that God would spare me from losing a second child."Quill, love can't be forced." I held back tears, trying to reason with him. "Let's both take a step back. You return that land to Giovanni, and after the baby is born, I'll go to each of your former partners and tell them the truth. I'll convince them to work with the Moretti Family again. From then on, the Morettis and the Fontanas stay out of each other's way. Alright?""No!" Quill was beyond reason, shaking his head wildly. "All I want is you! Come back to me, and I'll give up everything else!"I tried to reason with him. "Quill, calm down..."At that moment, Sherry burst in with a dagger and lunged at me."Die, Claire! If it weren't for you, Quill would never have left me!"Third person’s POVIn the split second before Sherry's blade reached Claire's heart, Quill's mind flooded with images. His secret vigil over Claire's bakery. The nursery he'd built by hand.A voice inside him screamed: Claire must ne

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