All Chapters of I Was the Mafia Heir's Bet, So I Married His Rival: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

I drove home.The moment I parked in the garage, Lorenzo's call came through.His voice was gentle as always, though today it carried a hint of apology."Giulia, I'll show up late today. One of my men got into trouble; I need to handle it. You...""Oh, fine." I cut him off, barely hiding my disinterest.Lorenzo paused.Before, I would have been upset, thrown a fit, and demanded to go find him.But now I was perfectly calm.An unease crept into his voice as he tested the waters."Did someone upset you? You don't sound happy.""I just don't want to see you." I slammed the car door, letting my words drip with undisguised contempt as I vented the fury I could barely contain.Lorenzo sounded almost relieved. He laughed."I knew you'd be upset. I ordered a 21-carat red diamond from South America for you to decorate your sports car. Think of it as my apology."He always accepted my temper without complaint.Even though he was the heir to a mafia family, he would carry my shoes for me on summe

Chapter 2

I headed upstairs.Twenty years ago, the Ferrari family had been a small family on the verge of bankruptcy.It was my mother who married in with a massive inheritance and built the family into what it was.Once Father had power and money, he wasted no time taking on one lover after another.Over the past three years, I had gathered countless pieces of evidence proving he had embezzled my mother's assets.This arranged marriage wasn't just about publicly embarrassing Lorenzo.I was going to use Dante's power to take back every last cent of my mother's inheritance.The next morning, after staying up all night organizing documents, I had just fallen asleep when the noise downstairs woke me.Father had his arms around Mina. Lorenzo and Elsa stood side by side nearby.They looked like one happy family, laughing and directing the servants to rearrange the furniture.The sunflower oil painting my mother had done by hand was replaced with a portrait of Mina.The green curtains my mother had lo

Chapter 3

Lorenzo's voice was ice. "I want you to calm down and get along with your family."Family?What family did I have left?All my father ever did was scold me.Elsa and her mother wished I would just drop dead.When my mother passed away, I had been studying abroad.By the time I received the news and rushed home, her jewelry had been auctioned off.It took me five years to recover most of it.The last piece, a sapphire necklace, was in the hands of a private collector.My mother had designed it herself. It had been her favorite.The collector happened to do business with Lorenzo's family.I begged Lorenzo to help me buy it back.He had wiped my tears away and made me a promise."Giulia, don't be sad. I'll get it back for you."He said it broke his heart to see me lose my mother so young.He said that once we got the necklace back, he would officially propose.He said he wanted to give me a home.I believed him. I even let myself dream about our future together.But now, Lorenzo was using

Chapter 4

The first shot missed.The blast brought the bodyguards running. They rushed in.In one swift motion, they wrestled the rifle from my hands."Get off me!" I screamed.But they answered only to my father and ignored my commands entirely.Elsa threw me a mocking look as I struggled in their grip.Then her eyes lit up with an idea. She bolted downstairs, screaming."Lorenzo, save me! My sister is trying to shoot me!"Lorenzo rushed out from the reception room.He saw that I had already broken free of the bodyguards and was closing in on Elsa.His eyes went wide."Giulia, stop!"He drew his gun and fired a warning shot into the air.But in the chaos, the trajectory shifted. The bullet grazed my knee.The searing force tore through skin and flesh.My legs buckled, and I tumbled down the stairs.Blood pooled beneath me.Lorenzo ran toward me on instinct.He had only meant to stop me. He'd never intended to hurt me.Panic and guilt flooded him all at once.But in the next instant, he forced h

Chapter 5

This occasion was not just my birthday party but also an opportunity to network with other families.So even though I could only attend in a wheelchair, the event was still lavish.On the day itself, I chose none of the designer gowns.Instead, I put on the white silk dress my mother wore for her engagement.Father had given it to her.It had been the symbol of a love that was once beautiful and pure.Their marriage fell apart, but she kept the dress.She told me, "Giulia, don't let what happened between your father and me make you lose the ability or the courage to love."If someday you meet the person you want to spend your life with, wear this dress, take his hand, and spend as many happy days together as you can."When she said those words, a smile played at her lips, her striking features blooming like a rose.But that rose wilted soon enough in the Ferrari family's garden.I ran my fingers over the smooth fabric and made a silent vow.I would not waste my beauty. I would turn my

Chapter 6

A beat later, murmurs rippled through the crowd."Dante Gallo? I thought he was against marriage.""The Gallos are old-money aristocrats, every bit as powerful as the Ricci crime family. Under Dante's leadership, they've actually surpassed the Riccis.""Dante has been going after Lorenzo in business for years. Now he's taking his bride too. Is this an official declaration of war?""Are we about to see a brutal fight?"Elsa stared at the scene, eaten alive by jealousy.She couldn't understand it. Today was supposed to be the day I fell from grace and became everyone's laughingstock.So how had it turned into one powerful man after another standing by my side?She clenched her teeth."Mr. Gallo, there must be some mistake. My sister has never mentioned dating you."Dante didn't spare her a glance.Instead, he touched my leg gently, his eyes soft with concern."Does it hurt?"I gave him a small smile. "It did at first. Not anymore."Someone in the crowd laughed."An illegitimate daughter

Chapter 7

Before, Lorenzo would have pulled Elsa into his arms without a second thought.But now, looking at her tears, all he could see was Giulia drenched in blood, her head still held high.She was fierce, and she was proud.And he had hurt her, again and again, for Elsa's sake.A sharp ache suddenly gripped his chest, followed by a surge of panic. It felt as though he had just lost something he could never get back.He pushed Elsa aside and staggered a few steps before catching himself."Don't worry. I won't abandon you."After all, you pulled me out of that pit when we were children."But right now, I need some time alone."With that, Lorenzo dragged himself out of the hall.The force of his emotions blinded him to the flash of guilt on Elsa's face when he mentioned being rescued.Under Dante's pressure, Father never spoke of marrying Mina again.He spent his days in constant dread, terrified that I would strip him of everything.Elsa went back to being the despised illegitimate daughter.E

Chapter 8

Elsa had been tormented for years by the label of "the other woman's daughter."To get revenge on Giulia, she had talked Lorenzo into pursuing her.Her plan was to wait until Giulia was completely in love, then have Lorenzo tell her to her face."The woman I truly love is Elsa. You were just the other woman."She had dreamed of that moment for years.But now, not only had she failed to humiliate Giulia, Lorenzo had actually fallen for her half-sister.Elsa couldn't bear to imagine losing Lorenzo. If she did, tonight's humiliation would become her everyday life.She might never find her way into high society again.She grabbed Lorenzo's hand, crying her heart out."Lorenzo, have you forgotten that I rescued you from that pit when we were children? That I carried you through the pitch-black forest on my back, my legs covered in cuts?"Have you forgotten all these years we've spent together? You promised you'd marry me."Elsa had once saved Lorenzo's life, and that was why he could never

Chapter 9

This version of Elsa shattered everything Lorenzo had believed about her.In his mind, Elsa had always been someone who was bullied because of circumstances she couldn't control. It had made her insecure, but she was kind at heart.How could she have deliberately smashed the sapphire necklace?How could she have insulted Giulia's dead mother?Carrying a storm of doubt and disbelief, Lorenzo took the USB drive and went straight to Elsa's door.Before he could knock, a furious argument bled through from inside.Mina said anxiously, greed creeping into her voice."Why haven't you won Lorenzo over yet? Once you marry him, we'll have more money than we could ever spend. Ferrari is about to lose everything. We need to secure our future!"Elsa snapped irritably, "You think I haven't tried? Lorenzo's having second thoughts. He's starting to care about Giulia again. I passed myself off as Giulia and lied that I was the one who saved him when we were kids, but he's still pulling further and furt

Chapter 10

I couldn't help but laugh. "No. Everything he's doing now is just to make himself feel better. The pain he caused me won't disappear just because he's suffering too. I'll never forgive him."Only then did Dante break into a satisfied grin.He beamed as he said, "Still, Lorenzo losing his mind worked out pretty well for me. I've already taken over most of his family's overseas business. It's only a matter of time before I take the domestic market too."Two months after we returned home, Dante and I finally had the grand wedding we'd missed out on before.No one had invited Lorenzo, but he showed up anyway.Ever since I had come back, Lorenzo had been requesting to see me almost every day.I refused every time, but he kept sending letters through intermediaries.Some contained our old photographs, painstakingly restored.Others were deeds to islands and estates we had once visited, now purchased in my name.He said he wanted to preserve every trace of what we had once shared and hoped I

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