Chapter one

GINEVRAThe white lights on the hospital ceiling buzzed softly above me as I sat in an uncomfortable plastic chair, holding my phone tightly in my trembling hands. I had been waiting for almost forty minutes for my doctor, Dr. Vittorio Bellini, to call me with the results of my tests, and with every passing minute, the knot in my stomach seemed to grow tighter. I had tried to convince myself that everything would be fine, but the sickness in my stomach made it difficult to believe my own words.I could not wait any longer. Whatever the results were, I needed to hear my son's voice. I needed something familiar to hold on to.Without thinking, I opened my contacts and called the first number on my speed dial. It was my husband, Leandro. I pressed the phone against my ear and listened as it rang once, twice, and then three times before he finally answered."Leandro, where did you take Nico?" I asked, forcing myself to keep my voice calm even though another wave of nausea rolled through m

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Chapter Two

GINEVRA I don't remember much about the drive home. Everything felt like a blur. One moment, I was standing on a busy street in Milan, staring at the second photograph Beatrice had sent me, and the next, I was pulling into the driveway of our house. The brown hospital folder was sitting on the passenger seat beside me, and every time I looked at it, I was reminded that my life now had a countdown.Our house, or rather Leandro's house, stood in front of me with its expensive decorations and huge glass windows. It was beautiful, large, and impressive, but I had never truly felt that it was mine. Everything about the place spoke of wealth and status, yet somehow it had never given me the warmth I had once hoped to find in a home.It had not always felt this cold. There had been a time when the house was filled with laughter, when I believed I had finally found the family I had always wanted. I remained in the car for several minutes, staring at the house while memories of the past came

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Chapter Three

GINEVRA I don't know how long I sat on the bedroom floor with my back against the bed, staring at nothing. The afternoon light slowly faded from the room, leaving long shadows across the walls I had shared with Leandro for three years. Shared. The word almost made me laugh because what kind of marriage was this? Leandro had not touched me in months, and he was always finding excuses to sleep at the company or in his study downstairs.Now I knew why.The medical papers were still scattered across the floor, and I reached for them again with shaking hands. Stage three gastric cancer. Three months without treatment. Maybe a year with treatment if my body responded well.I picked up one of the pamphlets Dr. Vittorio Bellini had given me. The title read, "Living with Cancer: A Guide for Patients and Families." Smiling faces filled the cover, surrounded by husbands, wives, children, and other relatives who looked happy to be together. I stared at them for a long moment, wondering what fami

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Chapter 4

LEANDROMy phone buzzed in my pocket while I stood beside the ride, watching my son laugh and scream with excitement as the spinning teacup carried him around. Nico looked happier than I had seen him in a long time, and for a moment, I forgot about everything else.I pulled out my phone and glanced at the screen."Let's get divorced."I stared at the message from Ginevra for several seconds before shaking my head and putting the phone back into my pocket. She was being dramatic again. There was no way she actually meant it. Ginevra had loved me for years, and she had always been afraid of losing me. She probably thought sending a message like this would finally make me stop what I was doing and rush home.It was not the first time she had done something extreme whenever she felt ignored. Ever since Beatrice returned to my life, Ginevra had been calling and texting constantly, even when I was busy. She questioned where I went, who I spent time with, and how much time Nico spent with Be

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Chapter Five

Ginevra's POVI stared at Leandro's response until the words on my screen began to blur. I blinked several times, but it did nothing to stop the tears gathering in my eyes. One slipped down my cheek, then another, and soon I was wiping them away with the back of my hand just so I could read his message again."Stop this, Ginevra. Why can't you be more understanding? Beatrice is injured and needs time to recover. Stop being so selfish."A bitter laugh escaped me. It was sharp and painful, almost as if it had been dragged out of my throat against my will. More tears followed, and no matter how many times I wiped them away, they kept coming until I was sobbing.Selfish.He thought I was being selfish.I was dying, yet my husband thought I was selfish for wanting to see my own son. I wanted to spend time with Nico because I did not know how many more memories I would have with him. I wanted to tell my little boy that I had cancer, that I was sick, and that I might not be around for much l

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All Chapters of Divorce Me, Mr. Billionaire : Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Chapter one

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter 4

Chapter Five