บททั้งหมดของ Not His Donna, Not His Anything: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 14

The butler's words made both Lucien and me go still.I set down my glass, and we walked together to the side hall.The butler had already set up the projector.On the screen was a piece of restored old footage.The image was dim—streetlights blurred into hazy halos through the rain.It was the scene of the car accident five years ago.A silver-gray sports car, barreling straight toward my mother.Then the perspective went chaotic, finally stabilizing at a low angle.The red roses she'd picked up for me flew into the air and scattered down like rain.I instinctively tightened my grip on Lucien's hand.So this was the moment she was hit.Lucien squeezed back firmly, about to pull me close—but I suddenly sat bolt upright.The perspective shifted again. She was getting up.I nearly gasped.The car hadn't hit her—she'd dodged the first impact.But the sports car reversed slowly, turned around.My mother clearly noticed it. She started running, stumbling forward.The image on the screen bega

"Eileen, do you really think being a Donna means you can do whatever you want?"Serena's eyes locked onto me, her gaze venomous enough to draw blood."Let me tell you something—the Vesper family is no weaker than the Morettis. We don't accept any tribunal!"Damon's face was dark—almost black.He didn't respond to Serena. He just looked at me, like he'd finally made up his mind about something.The next second, he walked around the long table and stopped in front of me.Under the eyes of every family representative, the once-untouchable Don Vesper dropped to one knee before me."Eileen."His voice was raw—almost broken."I know 'sorry' won't bring your mother back. It won't erase what you went through.""I also know that the one who pushed you into the abyss wasn't really Serena or my father."He looked up, his eyes bloodshot."It was me.""I believed Serena's lies. I let my family corner you until you had nowhere left to go."He reached out, like he wanted to touch the hem of my dress—