The Don’s Wedding Betrayal의 모든 챕터: 챕터 31 - 챕터 40

Julian had been looking at his phone.He had told Claire to let his assistant handle it.Had anyone?He didn’t know.He closed the file.“Find him.”Noah didn’t immediately leave.“Sir, the information has already been submitted. We can’t create another crisis because you want to make amends.”Once, he wouldn’t have dared say it.Julian didn’t get angry.After a long silence, he only asked, “What if he can’t wait?”I hadn’t planned to celebrate my birthday.The foundation demanded attention. My school assessments were approaching.Declan asked what I wanted.“A good night’s sleep.”He considered me.“I can help. I can’t guarantee results.”I laughed.The next morning, a small pot of irises stood by the window.The card read:Nothing today requires you to look happy.I carried it downstairs, following the smell of toast.Declan stood at the stove, staring at a ruined egg.Luca sat on a high stool, looking serious.“You could put the bad side underneath.”I laughed so hard I had to hold

As the investigation progressed, some things became clearer.The villa belonged to an investor behind Victor.Gabriel had been there.He survived.Julian’s people had located the property and learned that documents were about to be moved.No one could reconstruct everything.The survivors’ accounts overlapped in places and contradicted one another in others.What could be confirmed was that a violent confrontation had occurred.Then the fire started.Julian had had a chance to leave.But Gabriel was still upstairs.A young assistant hadn’t escaped either.Julian went back.Gabriel was eventually helped through a side exit, burned and barely conscious.When the assistant woke in the hospital, she said Julian had pushed her toward an open doorway and told her not to look back.By the time she found help outside, part of the structure had collapsed.When the attorney finished, the water in my hands had gone cold.“Why didn’t he wait?”Silence.“The situation changed quickly. He may have t

It was raining when I left.Declan wasn’t at the door.He had warned me that a meeting would make him ten minutes late.I waited beneath the awning.Water gathered in a small pool beside the steps.For a few seconds, fear rose without warning.Was he coming?Had something else suddenly become more important?My phone vibrated.At the corner. The rain’s heavy. Stay under cover.I read the message and slowly exhaled.He was seven minutes late.When he got out, he first checked whether my shoes were wet.“I’m sorry. They closed the intersection.”I nodded.I didn’t pretend I hadn’t been waiting.“I felt a little upset.”He paused.“Because you had to wait?”“Yes.”He moved the umbrella over me.“Next time something changes, I’ll tell you sooner.”“I’m not asking you never to be late.”I looked at him.“I know.”We walked slowly toward the car.Our new life would have disappointments too.But I could speak when they happened.I wouldn’t be punished for it.The days moved forward.After Gab

“And the off-the-books arrangements we’ve already ended won’t be revived in my father’s name.”Martin’s expression grew serious.“Some people won’t like that.”“I know.”“Profits may fall.”“I know.”I met his eyes.“I can’t claim I want my own life while letting things I refuse to examine keep making money for me.”He exhaled.“Tomorrow will be difficult.”“Then we’ll take our time.”The meeting lasted from morning until dark.Some opposed separating the old operations.Others worried that former partners wouldn’t relinquish their influence.One person asked outright whether the Valentes intended to take over.I moved the proposal to the center of the table.“The Valentes have no vote on these changes.”“But you’re Declan’s wife.”“And?”He faltered.“Our marriage isn’t permission to bypass documents or procedures.”One of Fischer’s remaining allies tried to muddy the discussion.Relationships built over years weren’t just paper, he said.If certain promises changed, no one could pred

I accepted the record.No conditions.No final request.“Thank you.”At the door, William called me back.“You don’t have to make yourself visit for my sake.”I turned.He sat in the spring sunlight, his back more bent than I remembered.“I know.”Then I added, “I came today because I wanted to.”He looked at me.Slowly, he smiled.In the car, Declan asked whether he should have someone check the record’s condition.I shook my head.“I’d like to listen to it tonight.”“All right.”I looked outside.Once, passing through the Moretti estate’s iron gates had made me straighten my clothes automatically.Afraid I wasn’t beautiful enough.Not polished enough.Not worth someone pausing to look at.That day, the gates closed behind us.I only settled the record more securely and mentioned a bakery my mother had loved at the next intersection.“Is it still there?” Declan asked.“I don’t know.”“Let’s find out.”The car turned.I didn’t look back.The evening before the performance, I went to th