جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 9

I'd been alive for 26 years, and this was the first time someone had jabbed a finger in my face and ordered me to get down on my knees. Looking at the haughty Vera, I couldn't help but chuckle. "Say that again. What did you want me to shout?"Vera thought I'd been intimidated. She tilted her head back, practically beaming with pride. "Are you deaf? I'll only repeat myself once! 'I'm just an ignorant, broke bitch, and I know I was wrong!'" The corners of my lips slowly curled upward. "I heard you loud and clear. Since you know you're a bitch, hurry up and get out of my face!"Vera's expression instantly changed. It hit her that she had been played. "You must have a death wish!" she shrieked before raising her hand to slap me across the face. I stepped aside to dodge her attack and caught her wrist in one smooth motion. I'd learned self-defense from mi famiglia's bodyguards. It was a walk in the park dealing with a woman who only knew how to throw her weight around. I tightened m

The moment I saw Andrei, all the hurt and anger I had been bottling up finally overflowed. I choked out, "Andrei!"He closed the distance between us in a flash. Looking at my battered state, he instantly hardened his expression. He took off his black suit jacket and draped it over my shoulders. "Don't be afraid. I'm here." As soon as I heard his voice, I felt the tension leave my body. I leaned into his warm embrace, feeling the warmth of family again. However, Andrei's arrival had plunged the entire estate into a suffocating silence. The dozens of bodyguards he had brought with him had already surrounded the area. They made no effort to conceal their firearms, each one emblazoned with the Moretti famiglia insignia. The staff members, who had been whispering amongst themselves just a moment ago, all snapped their mouths shut in terror. Someone even went weak at the knees and collapsed onto the ground. "Jesus Christ… that's the Moretti famiglia!""Is the man leading them… re

My chest tightened as I watched the murderous intent in Andrei's eyes intensify with every passing second. I was afraid he would actually kill Cassian right then and there, so I rushed forward and seized his arm. "Andrei…"He seemed to pick up on the concern in my voice as he took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his eyes. The murderous intent rolling off him finally receded, just a little. He turned and gently patted my hand to reassure me before coldly glancing at the bodies sprawled across the floor. With a flick of his wrist, his men stepped forward, dragging Cassian and Vera away like sacks of potatoes. "Take them away and lock them in the pit," Andrei ordered lowly.There wasn't a single soul in Sicity who didn't know that the Moretti famiglia had a pit that was never opened to outsiders. The moment it was mentioned, Cassian, who had still been struggling, instantly went pale and began thrashing wildly. The pit was where the Moretti famiglia locked away the peo

Cassian knelt on the ground, his face deathly pale. His voice trembled as he apologized. "Principessa Moretti… I was wrong. Please forgive us this once. I-I'll do anything to make it up to you…" Vera couldn't care less about the excruciating pain in her arm as she hurriedly begged for mercy. "T-That's right! It was all my fault. Please have mercy on us…"A cold and unfeeling smile touched my lips. "If my brother hadn't arrived in time, would the two of you have spared me?" The question hit them like a sledgehammer. Both of them froze, the color draining from their faces. Their lips parted, yet they were at a loss for words. Clearly, the answer was no. Silence hung in the air for a few seconds. Cassian abruptly grabbed onto it like a drowning man clutching a straw. He whipped his head around to point at Vera. "This is all her fault! She started it! She was the one who insisted on taking the estate."She was the one who slapped you and tried to break your arm! I was dragged int