na's
dal of the bastard heir wa
teries of its fortune. Now that the godfather himself had a love child splashed across the headlines, the stock
ting of senior leadership. The strategy they produ
he original plan called for me to hold the baby in my arms with Alessandro sta
stylists scrambled to conceal
hall. It was packed with reporters and a for
area in a plain pale dress that ma
alled for a sound check,
. She cried that her chest hurt, and she wailed at the assembled cameras about ho
beside me, abandoned his positio
around her waist, and gathered her agains
ook and demolished the entire PR
n the shot," Al
see you with your wife and child! If the mistress app
oice was low, carrying an oppressi
yes hard as iron,
l smile. And you will show the worl
shield for his sweetheart in f
is mistress, and grind my dignity into
d I finally saw the man beneath th
red recording lights blin
ssessively against his side. She cradled the baby
o the very edge of the
In my own lawful marriage, I was reduc
ng sharp questions, the f
network shoved a microphone t
you truly tolerate all of this? Have you abandoned every last shred
othing remained but the mach
A dangerous aura rolled of
" he said, voice l
sted it on Alessandro'
arely, spine straight,
every word. "I will step aside for Valentina an
hammering at their phones to
, mistaking my cold detachment
nally bowed to the r
w wrapped up
't wait to pull out her phone and post a cozy p
mafia world's gossip
ne was laughing at my downfall, declaring that the legitimate
ocket, notifications flooding
pty rooftop terrace. The cold wind hit my face, a
and dialed a long-bu
n the most dazzling archit
rm had extended its hand to me, inviting me to
ffhandedly that he hated long-distance relationships - and I ha
twice before
ctor's steady voice wa
ition on the coastal restor
ways. When c
flight confirmation f
ours, I'll be on
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