All Chapters of No Longer Waiting for You: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

Dario Catania frowned.“We’ve been together for eight years. I know better than anyone how long you’ve been dreaming of this wedding. Are you seriously willing to throw our whole marriage away just because you have to wait a few extra minutes to change into your dress?”He was completely convinced that I’d never actually walk away from our relationship. He even adopted a patronizing, self-righteous tone, acting as if he were only looking out for me.“Erin Morettia, don’t let a moment of impulse ruin the rest of your life.”Just then, the wedding coordinator rushed over, holding a walkie-talkie and looking frantic.“The ceremony starts in twenty minutes! Miss Erin, why haven’t you changed into your dress yet?”Dario held up a hand, cutting her off. “The person inside just fell asleep. Don’t wake her up.”The makeup artist shifted nervously from foot to foot. “Full hair and makeup takes at least thirty minutes! Not to mention, the back of the wedding dress has over twenty pearl bu

Chapter 2

I snatched the walkie-talkie from his hands. "Why did you lie and say I was being emotional?"He shifted his eyes, effortlessly avoiding my gaze.“Well, aren’t you? Sofia may have taken over your suite, but she has a perfectly valid reason. She just went through a terrible breakup. She really can’t handle people gossiping about her right now.“Anyway, who’s even going to remember this once the wedding is over?”Just to protect Sofia’s reputation, he was actually cruel enough to throw all the blame onto me.With only fifteen minutes left, Lucy anxiously scrolled through her phone, looking for someone to help. Suddenly, her expression completely changed, and she shouted, “Dario, Sofia isn’t even sleeping!”I quickly pulled out my own phone and pulled up Instagram, where Sofia had posted an update just a minute ago.The accompanying photo showed the ocean view right outside the suite window. Reflected in the glass was her fully dressed silhouette, complete with a face of flawless m

Chapter 3

The pen scraped across paper with a harsh, grating scratch. In seconds, six months of meticulous wedding planning were reduced to a simple ring exchange.Dad looked horrified. He had spent nearly a month writing, editing, and polishing his wedding speech, only for it to be cut down to three sentences tops.The pastor turned to me, looking visibly torn. “Miss Erin, are we really canceling all of these parts?”“We’re running out of time, so this is the only way,” Dario cut in before I could speak. “Let’s just get the ceremony over with first. Once we’re home, you can take it out on me.”With eight minutes left before the ceremony, a sudden crash echoed from inside the suite. Immediately after came Sofia’s quiet sobbing.“Dario, am I making things difficult for you?”Dario’s brow furrowed, and he quickly swiped his keycard to open the door.I tried to follow him inside, but he shifted his body and blocked the doorway.“Just wait a little longer.”“The jewelry I need to wear is in

Chapter 4

Sofia stood right behind Dario, wearing my custom silk robe and holding my bridal bouquet.Her eyes were slightly red, but her makeup was flawless, and her hair had clearly been professionally styled.So she hadn't been sleeping at all. She had simply hijacked my bridal suite and comfortably soaked up every bit of Dario's blatant favoritism.Sofia looked at me with a meek expression and offered a soft apology.“I’m so sorry, Erin. Dario saw that my clothes were all wrinkled from sleeping, so he just lent me your robe to wear.”Dario, on the other hand, didn't bother to offer any explanation. He simply snatched the wedding dress from Mom's arms and shoved it into mine.“Hurry up and go change. We still have three minutes. It's enough time if you rush.”Mom tightly held my hand.“It takes more than three minutes just to put on the bodysuit! How do you expect her to walk down the aisle in three minutes?!”Dario glanced down at his watch, his tone growing impatient.“Then skip it

Chapter 5

The wedding march played through twice. When the bride still hadn't appeared, whispers began to ripple through the crowd.Elena stepped onto the stage, took the microphone, and forced a smile as she announced, “Due to the bride feeling slightly unwell, the wedding will be rescheduled for another date. Please, everyone, stay and enjoy your meal.”She had barely finished speaking before guests began scrolling on their phones, catching the official notice I had just broadcast: our engagement was officially broken off.The hall instantly erupted into chaos. Relentlessly, Dario began calling my phone. When I refused to pick up, he fired off a barrage of text messages.[What do you mean, broken off? Erin, answer your phone!][Everyone is watching us. You're ruining my reputation!]Just then, his underboss, Max, came sprinting over with a phone, completely out of breath. “Don, it’s for you.”“Can’t you see I’m busy?! Tell them to go away!” Dario barked.Max’s face was pale. “It’s a

Chapter 6

“I’m sorry, but Miss Moretti explicitly instructed us to ignore any call from the Catania family. I’m only calling to formally notify you that the engagement is canceled, and all business agreements between our families are officially terminated.”Before Dario could even put in a word, the line went dead.Within twenty-four hours, news of the wedding scandal spread like wildfire across all of Sicily. Everyone quickly caught wind that Dario had crossed the one family he shouldn't have.His rival, Mason, wasted no time that afternoon, leading a crew down to the docks to hijack Dario’s shipment. He even bragged that he intended to use this moment to crush Dario for good.To make matters worse, internal chaos erupted within the family.Dario’s uncle, who had been secretly eyeing his position for years, stopped playing nice altogether. He began scheduling back-to-back secret meetings with family elders, hoping to leverage the crisis to usurp Dario and take control.Even Dario’s closes

Chapter 7

Three months had passed since that ruined wedding, and I had completely moved on from that toxic relationship.In the beginning, I locked myself in my bedroom every day, drinking until I was numb.Seeing me like that broke my mom's heart, and she would hold me in her arms every day, whispering words of comfort.It went on like that until I had practically sampled every single bottle in our family's cellar. But as my palate grew increasingly refined, I started finding ordinary red wines dull and unsatisfying.Slowly but surely, my focus shifted away from Dario and toward the art of winemaking.I stopped asking myself if I had been good enough or why he had chosen Sofia. I stopped wondering how my life would look if we had just finished the ceremony.Instead, I began spending all my days locked in the cellar, obsessively studying how to craft the perfect, exquisite vintage.Seeing that I was no longer consumed by grief, my dad went from worrying endlessly about me to traveling aro

Chapter 8

A year passed, and my wine grew more famous with each passing day.I was even invited by the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce and Industry to attend their official gala as a guest judge.That night, I saw Dario once again.The second his eyes landed on me, they lit up, and he made his way through the crowd toward me. It was just like the day he fell in love with me at first sight and confessed his feelings without hesitation.Yet seeing that familiar scene repeat itself, I didn't feel a single flutter in my heart.“Erin! I finally found you. How have you been? I’ve been following your news every single day.”He was so nervous his hands were visibly shaking.“I am so sorry about what happened that day. I was out of my mind to let Sofia hijack your suite like that. I swear to you, nothing like that will ever happen again. Could you please just give me one more chance to win you back?”I shut him down without hesitation.“If my father wasn't a Godfather, and if I didn't have my famil

Chapter 9

Another six months went by, and Moretti Winery hosted our new vintage launch event right at the same estate where the wedding was supposed to take place.To expand our production, I had purchased the estate months prior, transforming it into a venue where guests and distributors could observe the winemaking process firsthand.Before the launch began, my mother gently draped a pearl necklace, an heirloom left to me by my grandmother, around my neck.“You didn’t get to wear it on your wedding day, but an occasion like today is far more worthy.”Inside the grand hall, guests mingled and savored the distinct flavors of each vintage.Some favored a sweeter profile, others preferred a crisp, dry finish, and many were drawn to a bold initial taste with a smooth, lingering finish. Fortunately, we had prepared a wide enough selection to cater to every preference.Representatives from hotel groups that had never partnered with us before signed wholesale contracts right after tasting this y

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