He Played Dead, I Played the Headlines
Matteo Cassimo and I are childhood sweethearts. But he gets assassinated on the day before our wedding.
I cry my heart out in front of his grave to the point I faint from exhaustion. When I wake up again, I see a few live comments crossing my vision.
"Poor Annie… She's still kept in the dark about the truth."
"Seriously, Annie believes everything Matteo tells her. Serves her right for getting duped by Matteo's fake death."
"Can someone please tell Annie that Matteo fakes his death to get rid of her, because his mistress finds out he's about to get married and decides to secretly leave him? I bet those two are being lovey-dovey with each other right now!"
"Forget about it. Annie has nothing but blind trust in Matteo, after all. Maybe when he finally comes back from the 'dead,' she'll marry him happily again."
One month later, the news headlines all over the papers are filled with the explosive news of the impending marriage between me and the heir of the Valente family, William Valente.
That's when Matteo's subordinate confronts me.
"Our Don has just passed away recently, and yet you're already planning to marry someone else?"
I merely chuckle icily in return. "So what if I am? I can't just be a widow at such a young age now, can I?"