Jilted Ex-Wife? The Ruthless Heiress Returns

silver-knobbed cane came down hard on his shoulder. The du

melling hospital corridor and forced Enzo to a ha

htest. The underboss glared at his gra

er me over something like this," Enzo declared, his

again, Gianna let out a weak sob and

y; the composed mask h

doff entirely, and ran after the gurney carrying

he end of the corridor. The whole t

corridor, straightened my spine,

id quietly, not a rippl

the eye and demanded that he honor t

divorce-his fragile ego needed a respec

ment, searching my face for a fl

und was a

isk wave of his hand he sum

rm had formally expired, and ordered th

re to the consigliere than to me. "I'm not doing her a fa

cted, thinking ahead. "Say it's to set up a trust

lone in the cold, empty

up silently and slid a dark

zo's arrogant, slashing signature-and underneath it my own, date

s of my youth had finally bee

tion, all to keep the legitimate patents my mother

phone on the

the nursery and watch t

papers away, and walked out of t

left on the outskirts of the city-a run-down house Enzo

y front door, the phone in my p

lready detonated across the da

n the emergency room, Gianna sobbing into his ches

y's legitimate front companies

ockery and jeers; everyone was laughing at me a

; he had simply neve

the safe house was kicked open and slamm

his bespoke suit disheveled, a viol

m and viciously snatched

ve fury, he scrolled franticall

o." His voice was a

rated this whole media storm to get back at me f

e there was nothing-not even

video, my tone flat t

with his bulk, his shadow swallowing

unhinged," he accused. "All

more word against Gianna's reputation, and I'll s

rd arrogance, all I had le

ng to take away a crown I

th his own hand was sitting safely in my coat pocket-and that