Lahat ng Kabanata ng He Chose Don’s Daughter, I Married Don: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

Chris started breathing harder, and I could hear the worry in his voice. "Really? I'll come right—"He didn't finish. Ivy was sniffling in the background."Chris, Meoli is the best private hospital in the city. How could its heating possibly break down?"Aurelia, I know you're angry with me, but whatever's going on, you shouldn't use the baby to threaten Chris."I rushed to explain, "I'm not. I'm telling the truth. Chris, you—"He cut me off sharply. "Enough, Aurelia. I never realized you were like this. You're jealous, so you'll say anything."After all these years together, you don't even trust me?"If you're unhappy that I'm not coming home, just say so. Dragging the baby into it only makes me think less of you."He didn't give me a chance to answer. He hung up.I laughed bitterly.I had said so. Plenty of times.Ivy had returned from overseas two years earlier, and Angelo had introduced her to everyone.At first, Chris couldn't stand her. She'd shown up out of nowhere, and he thoug

Chris looked confused."What about today? The most important thing today is Ivy's birthday."At that moment, the last of my hope for us died.I said quietly,"Let's get divorced."As I spoke, more fireworks went up and cheers erupted beside us.Ivy had arrived.Chris let go of my hand and walked out to her.Everyone crowded around her to wish her a happy birthday.She really was their princess, the center of everyone's attention.I put a hand under my belly and walked the other way.That night I booked a flight to the city where my parents had lived.Three hours later, the plane landed.Nothing in their house seemed to have changed.I looked at their portraits, and tears stung my eyes."Mom, Dad, I was wrong. I should have listened to you instead of insisting on marrying Chris."But they could never answer me again.At four in the morning, Chris apparently noticed I was gone.The calls came one after another.I turned the phone off.All I wanted right then was to sit with my parents.W

Chris froze.Three months earlier.After Aurelia shut the door, a sudden unease swept through Chris. Instinctively, he took two steps toward it, then stopped.Ivy stepped up beside him."Chris, a woman who's this angry isn't going to listen to reason."Give Aurelia time to cool off. She'll be fine in a couple of days. Meanwhile, we can go back and plead her case."I'm my father's only daughter. Things got a lot better after that dinner cleared the air. If I ask him, he'll let it go."Chris turned to her, looking lost."Is that right? Because it feels like..."Ivy pulled at his arm."Trust me. Women understand women. Going to her now will only make her angrier."Chris took one last look at Aurelia's door, sent her a message, and left with Ivy.He was still uneasy on the plane, but Ivy put a hand over her heart and spoke with complete confidence."If you don't trust me, at least trust yourself."How many years have you two been married? She's going to leave you over something this small?

Chris had barely left the hospital when he received a message from Angelo."The meeting of the families is the day after tomorrow. Be there on time."He locked his phone. Aurelia's cold words kept running through his mind, each one bringing a dull ache to his chest.No matter how angry or unhappy she'd been before, she'd never spoken to him like that.A few kind words from him had always been enough to win her over.So when had it stopped working?It was such a small thing. All he'd done was help another member of the family. Aurelia had always supported him helping people. How had it come to this?He couldn't make sense of it. But Angelo had called several times, urging him to come back, and Chris had no excuse to delay any longer. He returned to Calenza.The furnishings at home were just as he remembered them.It felt as though Aurelia might come out of the room at any moment, smiling as she greeted him. "You're back? I made your favorite salmon salad."Then the stale, moldy smell hi

Six months passed before I heard more news about the Bellini family.Ivy married Luca.The Cavalli family attacked the wedding, and Luca kidnapped Ivy.Only then did Angelo learn that Ivy was the one who'd drunkenly leaked the family's secrets in the bar.He also learned that Luca was a Cavalli man, the very one who'd coaxed the information out of her.Chris's guards had all gone to help at the wedding. He finally had his chance to escape and disappeared.The Bellini family was nearly wiped out. Angelo died of his wounds, and the surviving members joined the Cavalli family.Ivy, three months pregnant, fell down a staircase while trying to escape and lost the baby.Even after that, Luca caught her again and held her as his personal prisoner.Cassian pulled the paper out of my hands, pretending to be annoyed."What's so fascinating? Is that more interesting than our daughter and me?"Our daughter, Ellie, gazed at me from his arms with wide, round blue eyes. She babbled and reached out he