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หน้าหลัก / Given a Second Chance, I Stopped Chasing the Don Who Raised Me / บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 7

บททั้งหมดของ Given a Second Chance, I Stopped Chasing the Don Who Raised Me: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 7

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The moment I finished speaking, Claire swept her hair aside, revealing a necklace. "Do you mean this one?"She was wearing my father's necklace. My mind went blank, and I stared at Matteo in disbelief.It was the only thing my parents had left me. Years ago, I'd put it around Matteo's neck myself. Now he'd given it to someone else.Claire panicked and yanked off the necklace. "I'm so sorry. Matteo just handed it to me like it was nothing. I thought it was an ordinary necklace."She tugged too hard. The necklace snapped, and the beads scattered across the floor.I went rigid. Matteo's eyes narrowed for a split second. He opened his mouth, but no words came.I'd told him once that if he ever lost my necklace, I wouldn't want him anymore.Now the necklace was ruined, and we were over.Claire immediately crouched down to pick up the beads, looking helpless and hurt. "I'm sorry. I'll have someone fix it..."I held a hand out to her, my voice completely flat. "Stop. Don't touch it."The next
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When our tense conversation ended, Matteo and I returned to the ballroom.I was about to leave when he suddenly gripped my shoulder and pulled two amusement-park tickets from his pocket."I'm free this weekend. I'll take you to the amusement park."A while ago, I'd told him I wanted to go to an amusement park and be a little kid for a day. I never thought he'd remember.I tried to smile but couldn't. I pushed the tickets back toward him. "You should take Claire instead."With that, I turned to leave.Matteo frowned in disbelief, as if he hadn't heard me right.He was about to say something else when a wave of gasps from the crowd cut him off."Oh my God, what's wrong with her face? That rash is horrible."Matteo turned toward the commotion and saw a huge red rash spreading across Claire's face and exposed skin.She stumbled through the crowd of guests in a panic, her face full of fear.The moment she saw Matteo, she looked as if she'd finally found someone who could protect her. She th
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Half-conscious, I felt a lightly callused hand brush the tears from the corners of my eyes.When I woke up again, I was in clean pajamas, lying in my own bed.When Rosa saw I was awake, she couldn't wait to tell me. "I knew the Don couldn't bear to punish you. That same night, he carried you out of the cell himself."When he found out you had a fever, he put all his business on hold and stayed by your bed the whole time. He didn't leave until this morning."Conflicting emotions surged through me. I didn't know how to face Matteo.But when I saw him come back in, I still smiled. "Matteo..."I'd only gotten out that one word when Matteo shot me a look so cold that the rest of my words died in my throat.Matteo clenched his fists and pointed at me. "Vivian, you used our family's influence to pressure Claire's director into canceling her contract. She had a breakdown and became depressed because of you! And you still have the nerve to call out to me?"The barrage of accusations left my hea
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Flames roared in front of me, and I sank to the floor, defeated.My mother's wedding dress burned to ash, sending up wisps of black smoke. I clutched the torn scrap of tulle to my chest. I wanted to sob, but no tears would come.I just stared blankly at the pile of ashes. After a moment, a hopeless laugh escaped me.Regret and hesitation flickered in Matteo's eyes, but they quickly vanished behind his usual cold expression."Since you've been punished, we'll let this go. Stay home and rest."With that, he turned and hurried out.Rosa, who had been standing at a distance, came over to help me up and tried to reassure me. "Ms. Vivian, I just found out what happened. Claire posted all about the engagement party online and claimed you got her fired. Everyone in mafia circles is laughing at the Doria family for failing to keep you in line."The advisors all demanded that you stand trial. The Don punished you today to get them off your back and keep the rest of the Doria family from coming a
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The moment the plane climbed into the sky, I looked down through the window at the island shrinking beneath me.The burn on my wrist still ached, but this time, my smile came easily.Matteo, in my last life, you drove me to the edge after three years of keeping me locked away and shutting me out. But this time, I'm walking away on my own. From now on, we're done with each other....At the hospital, Matteo's cold voice cut like a knife. "Find Vivian! Turn all of Sicily upside down if you have to, but find her!"Matteo went back into the hospital room. When he saw Claire lying in bed, bleeding heavily, he looked like a wild animal that had lost all control.His grip tightened around the phone, the veins in his hand standing out. He couldn't stop thinking about how calmly Vivian had said, "As you wish." The words cut deep.Vivian had been missing for three hours.A bodyguard said nervously, "Don, Ms. Vivian's phone is turned off. We can't track her location...""Keep calling! And shut do
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Claire lay in the hospital bed, her face pale. She slowly opened her eyes.When she saw Matteo sitting by her bed with a blank expression, she immediately looked hurt and close to tears."Matteo, our baby, our baby is gone... It was Vivian! She's so evil!"She reached out to grab Matteo's sleeve.But Matteo only stared at her, his eyes devoid of warmth.Claire's hand froze in midair, and a strange sense of panic gripped her. "Matteo, what's wrong? Don't scare me like this..."Matteo took out his phone, pulled up the video, and tossed it right in front of her.The video showed every second of Claire poisoning her own drink.Claire's eyes widened. Her face grew even paler, and she started shaking violently. "It's not real, Matteo. Let me explain. Vivian faked that video. She's trying to frame me!""A fake video?"Matteo let out a harsh laugh. "I pulled the restaurant's security footage myself. I heard every word you said to Vivian outside that restaurant!"Matteo rose, seized Claire by t
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Matteo reeled as if struck. He rushed upstairs and burst into Vivian's bedroom.Below the balcony lay piles of smashed jewelry, broken pieces of jade, and torn couture gowns.Matteo walked over to the bed, looking lost, and saw an unsigned letter beside it.With trembling hands, he opened it. There were only a few neatly written lines, but their message was unmistakably final."Matteo, I once told you that if you ever lost my necklace, I wouldn't want you anymore."Now the necklace is broken, the wedding dress is burned, and my heart is dead."I don't blame you, but I will never love you again. Don't come looking for me. Just pretend Vivian is dead."Matteo dropped to his knees on the cold floor, pressed the letter hard against his chest, and let out a broken, anguished sob."No, Vivian, you can't do this to me..."After a moment, he pulled himself together."Search! Use every resource the Doria family has! Get the entire European underworld network involved! Find her!"Matteo braced h
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