Todos los capítulos de I Don't Want His Fake Love Anymore: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 9

It was only when the night breeze blew my face stiff that I caught a cab back to the villa. It was pitch-black in the living room. I was just about to reach out to switch on the lights when a pair of strong arms pulled me into a tight embrace. I could smell a faint, sweet fragrance as Andrea asked, "Why are you home so late, Carina?"I was well aware that Andrea didn't have any cologne that smelled like that, which could only mean that it was Emilia's perfume lingering on him. I realized then that he had gone back to see Emilia right after I had left. I couldn't help but gag at that thought.Andrea realized something was off. He immediately switched on the lights to look at me. "What's the matter? Are you feeling unwell again? I'll take you to the hospital, Amore."He gently kissed my forehead before saying, "You're not running a fever—that's good."I looked away and managed a faint smile. "I'm fine. I'm just a little upset since I lost the gift I was bringing you on my way home."

I heard the sound of a wine glass hitting the floor and shattering. I then saw a teary-eyed Emilia running upstairs right after Andrea pulled away from me.Arturo offered an apologetic smile and said, "I'm so sorry about that. Emilia accidentally dropped her wine glass. You can keep going, Don Pietranera and Donna Pietranera."Andrea immediately let go of me, his gaze cold as he tracked Emilia's departure. He sat on the couch in a daze as the party went on around us, completely ignoring me.It was only when Arturo walked over and gave him a telling look that he snapped out of it. "How about we talk upstairs for a second, Don Pietranera?"Andrea brought me a few pastries and placed them in front of me. He then said gently, "I have something to deal with. I'll be back in a while, so stay here and wait for me, Carina."I nodded and watched them make their way upstairs. Andrea was in such a hurry that he probably didn't even realize that he was walking faster than Arturo. I didn't b

I looked at the sheets of rain beating against the car window, obscuring the stone facade of Tessaria Cathedral.I sat in the backseat of the car the classified project had arranged for me. I watched Andrea's lips move, seemingly eager to explain himself. It didn't matter to me anymore, though; after all, the NDA stated plainly that once I joined the project, I had to cut off all ties with everyone in my life and refrain from contacting anyone for the next five years.I looked at my flat belly, carrying a little life that only I knew about. I had originally planned to share the good news with Andrea at our fifth anniversary dinner, but that single text message destroyed everything.It wasn't long before the convoy sped out of Sicanoria. I watched the streets blur past the window and closed my eyes, thinking that nothing here had anything to do with me anymore.…Third-Person's POVIn the meantime, Andrea stood at the entrance of the cathedral, his eyes widening in surprise. He

Carina's POVHaving signed the NDA to participate in the confidential project, my former identity was completely sealed away. I was only a researcher identified by a code name from then on. I was no longer Carina Russo, the Donna of the Pietranera Famiglia. I had always been confined by my role as the Donna after marrying Andrea and had spent years doing nothing with my life.I barely had time to dwell on my past, especially given the intense workload. I spent more than 12 hours a day in the lab, trying to make up for the five years of progress I had missed. I noticed that even though my belly had grown bigger day by day, no one threw questioning looks my way. In a place like this, as long as I kept up with the experiments, they couldn't be bothered with my personal affairs.In the blink of an eye, five months had gone by. We had just wrapped up the first phase of the experiment that day, and the whole team was thrilled. That evening, the research institute held a party to celeb