All Chapters of He Faked Ruin, He Lost Me Forever: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

None of this would appear in the public newspapers, yet word of it would spread through every corner of their circle.A family head who hurt his own son for a lover and refused to protect his own household—how many people could still trust his promises?Matteo clenched his fists.After the rage, only regret and guilt remained.Bianca had never loved him.Then what about Leah?The Leah who had believed he had nothing and still stayed by his side?With his own hands, he had left her and Finn covered in wounds.***Matteo left the estate and told the driver to head straight for that run-down residential neighborhood.Veins bulged on the backs of his hands, his mind filled with Leah and Finn.*Sweetheart, I’ll love you properly now.*When they reached the building, he didn’t wait for a bodyguard to open the door. He got out himself and ran upstairs.He unlocked the door with his key and called inside.“Leah! Finn!”But the slender woman and the boy who was always bouncing around didn’t com

His voice was ragged and hoarse.“Come home with me. Please.”Leah bit her lip hard, forcing herself to stay calm.“Why are you here? Didn’t you see the divorce papers? You can finally marry your first love.”Matteo’s breath caught.“She never loved me. She only wanted the Vitale family’s money and business.”He stepped forward and grabbed her hand.“Give me one more chance. I’ll devote myself completely to you and Finn.”Leah flung him off.“So after you found out she didn’t love you, you finally remembered us?”Old wounds tore open again, and she laughed through her tears.“To support our home, Finn and I wore heavy mascot costumes and danced in front of you and Bianca.”“While other children went to kindergarten, he picked up expired food and collected bottles just to help you pay off a debt that never existed!”“He looked up to you more than anyone, and you made him donate bone marrow to Bianca’s son!”Matteo’s throat worked.“I investigated everything. She forged the reports and b

Leah returned to the Vitale estate.The iron gates closed behind them, and the guards bowed their heads to Matteo.Facing the grand mansion, she felt only cold. It was less warm than the eight-hundred-dollar basement they had rented.She shut the bedroom door and sat staring out the window until Matteo knocked.He was impeccably dressed and held a black Chanel garment bag in his hand.“I had clothes prepared for you. Try this on, and we’ll go to dinner.”Leah gave a cold laugh.“Chanel is Bianca’s favorite brand, and French food is her favorite too, isn’t it?”Matteo’s hand stiffened.“Don’t bring her up, all right?”“And if I don’t wear it? What if I go in sweats?”He simply looked at her.“You can wear whatever you want.”Leah laughed coldly to herself.So he was capable of this too.In the past, when she stood outside the estate gates in clothes washed pale from wear, he hadn’t even been willing to admit she was his wife.Seeing that she didn’t move, Matteo reached out and lifted he

He took the cup with a smile and said earnestly, “Thank you.”In the dream, the warmth of the porcelain lingered against his palms.She stood in the hallway in a plain sweater, her dark brown hair tied back, her eyes brightening simply because he hadn’t turned away from her.“It’s still hot,” she said softly. “Drink it while it’s warm.”He sat at the table and drank every drop while she stood nearby, trying not to look too eager and failing completely.Later, he began to notice her everywhere.She knew he didn’t take sugar in his espresso.She knew his headaches came on whenever it rained, and she always left a glass of warm water and a clean towel where he could reach them.She knew which coat he wore when he had to meet the older men in the family, and which one he preferred when he only wanted to walk through the garden alone.It was as if she had been watching him quietly for years, asking nothing in return.One evening, when the house was quiet, he caught her hand as she turned to

He was breaking himself apart in front of her, begging her to turn back.Yet she had once done the very same thing.For five years, she had tried to mend the heart Bianca had shattered, offering her youth, her pride, and every dollar she could scrape together, only to be crushed by him in the end.“Let me go. No matter what you do, I won’t forgive you.”Leah’s voice was ice-cold.“Not because you hurt me, but because you hurt Finn.”She turned to leave, and he grabbed her wrist.His palm was damp and hot, his grip desperate.“Don’t go.”Matteo kept his head lowered so she wouldn’t see the panic in his eyes.“I’ll pay whatever price you want. Just don’t abandon me.”He tried to smile, though it looked worse than crying.“Come on. I have a surprise for you.”***An hour later, the car stopped outside the most exclusive bridal shop in the city.Behind the tall glass windows, white gowns gleamed under soft gold lights.When Leah saw them, her face changed at once.“Matteo, what are you try