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As we neared the hospital, I began to feel waves of tightness in my belly.After examining me, the doctor told me to stay for observation.Mom called and said she and Dad were already on their way. They had also contacted a local medical team to take over my care."Once you get there, focus on delivering the baby. Leave the rest to us," Mom said.I murmured my agreement.As soon as I hung up, Luca suddenly walked in. "I still have some time before my flight, so I thought I'd come and keep you company. Where are you going?"He glanced at my phone."My mom arranged for me to go to another hospital," I replied."Have you contacted your family?"I nodded and set my phone on the nightstand.Luca sat beside the bed and took my hand."Are you upset that I'm not staying tonight?""What if I go into labor tonight? Would you still leave me here alone?"His grip tightened slightly. "What are the odds of that happening? I'll be back soon.""What if the baby can't wait until you get b

I gripped the bed rail and looked at Lorenzo."I want to transfer to another hospital. Please get me out of here."Lorenzo nodded and asked Chiara to record my request. Then the two of them continued pushing my bed.A man in a suit hurried over and blocked their way."Hold on. I'm a hospital administrator. We haven't cleared things with the people at the exit yet."Lorenzo kept hold of the bed. "The ambulance is downstairs, and she's still bleeding. How long do you expect us to wait?"The hospital administrator glanced at Roberto. "Have the ambulance go around to the back entrance. Don't let everyone crowd this area.""There are steps at the back entrance. We can't get the hospital bed down them," Chiara said.After she spoke, Roberto picked up his phone again and stepped aside to discuss it with someone.Blood kept pouring out beneath me, and my grip on the bed rail grew weaker.Lorenzo bent down to examine me and told everyone nearby to move back. Then he urged Chiara to up

Dad hung up and set his phone aside.That was when I learned that the Moretti family needed to work with Bellardi Group to secure several shipping routes they were pursuing.To land the deal, Luca had already rented warehouses and bought more equipment. He had been waiting for the contract to be signed so he could expand the shipping business.He had never told me about the deal.He also had no idea that the Mr. Bellardi he had been so eager to meet was my dad, the man who had once urged me not to marry Luca. I had hung up on Dad back then.When Matteo came in, Mom propped up my pillow."I want a divorce," I said.Matteo pulled up a chair and asked about the assets in my name and the property we had acquired during our marriage.I told him everything I knew, one thing at a time."He wanted to give me that house by the sea, but I never signed the papers. I've already had his people send it back to him."Matteo made a note of it. "Anything else?"I looked at the phone in Mom's

Over the next few days, one company after another under Luca's name ground to a halt.After Bellardi Group pulled out of the deal, it left all of Luca's money tied up in warehouses and equipment. His creditors refused to wait any longer.His family stripped him of his authority to approve account transactions and command security.Luca made call after call, but as soon as he named the amount he needed to borrow, the other person began making excuses.He then called Marco, who was at the Christmas dinner. Luca hoped Marco could contact Dad on his behalf.But Marco refused. "I asked you that night what would happen to Victoria."Luca gripped his phone and said nothing.Marco continued, "You said someone would look after her and nothing would happen. What am I supposed to say to Enzo now?"The call ended.Luca returned to the house by the sea and placed the two urns in the nursery.The cradle was still empty, with a stack of unopened storybooks beside it.He sat in an armchair,

A year later, Luca was sentenced.To lessen his own punishment, Roberto handed over the original messages on his phone. He also revealed how he had handled Luca's shipping accounts.The investigation traced those accounts and uncovered falsified records and misappropriated project funds.The Moretti family refused to clean up Luca's mess any longer and handed over the related financial records.The hospital security footage, medical staff testimony, and Luca's own orders were all included in the case file.In the end, Luca was sentenced to life in prison for the harm caused by blocking emergency care, his assault on Elena, and his proven financial crimes.Meanwhile, Roberto was sentenced to eight years in prison.The companies under Luca's name had already gone bankrupt. His properties and other assets were sold off to pay his debts and compensation.The house by the sea had a new owner too. Elena never got the place she wanted.No one paid Elena's outstanding private care fee