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00:00On our first wedding anniversary, my husband, Dante Ricci, handed me divorce papers.
00:04Hung out with your two ex-husbands yesterday. We played Truth or Dare. I lost, so they dared me to
00:08get you to sign them.
00:09Bet you wouldn't have the guts to go through with it.
00:11Babe, you're not gonna let them get away with that, are you?
00:14I have two ex-husbands. My childhood friends, Marco Rosotti and Luca Barbieri.
00:19But those first two marriages were just business. To help their families out of a jam.
00:24Only my marriage to Dante was for love.
00:27I thought I'd finally found my home. Until I overheard the three of them talking.
00:31Kiara's sick. Her dying wish is for the three of us to spend one whole month with her. Just the
00:35three of us.
00:36Dante, you can handle that, can't you?
00:38Of course. I'll get Isabella to sign the divorce papers. I'll just tell her it's a dare.
00:42And we'll get remarried after the month is up.
00:44I heard everything. I didn't let on. I just calmly signed the papers.
00:49Then I texted my father, the godfather of the Romano family.
00:52Father, I'm divorced. That arranged marriage you mentioned? Is the offer still on the table?
00:58I was standing outside our front door, holding a gift from Chicago. Dante loves.
01:03The conversation inside continued.
01:05Will Isabella go for it?
01:08Of course she will. She knows the rules.
01:11Besides, Bella's a pushover. Never makes waves.
01:13Exactly.
01:15She's gotten us out of so much trouble. This time will be no different.
01:18Ever since we got married, Dante had always acted like he hated Marco and Luca.
01:23I thought he was jealous. I was even a little smug about it.
01:26Now I knew the truth. The three of them were close.
01:29So close they could plot its me against together.
01:31I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. So that's all I was to them.
01:35My feelings, my dignity, my marriage. Just tools for them to use.
01:39I turned around, got back in my car and sat for a full hour just letting the cold seep in.
01:43My phone buzzed. A text from Dante.
01:45I stared at the words and almost laughed. I got out of the car, tossed the box of chocolates in
01:50the trash and pushed open the front door.
01:52Bella.
01:53Dante shot up from the sofa, a perfect smile on his face.
01:57You're back. How was the road?
01:59He came up to me and gently kissed me on my face. He'd done it for a year.
02:05It always made me feel warm. Now, it just made me sick.
02:09I subtly wiped my cheek.
02:11Bella, I need to talk to you about something.
02:13Dante said, sitting next to me, his expression suddenly serious.
02:19Here we go, I thought with a cold smile.
02:22But I kept my face a mask of confusion.
02:26Taking my hand and rubbing his thumb over the back of it.
02:30The lawyers are suggesting a temporary divorce.
02:32Just on paper.
02:33It's to protect you, keep you from getting getting dragged into this.
02:37A temporary divorce?
02:39I raised an eyebrow, playing dumb.
02:42It's just a formality. As soon as I clean up the family business, we'll get remarried.
02:47Then his face fell into a wounded look.
02:49And I was playing truth or dare.
02:52With Marco and Luca yesterday, those bastards.
02:54They lost and dared me to do this.
02:57Said you'd never have the nerve to get divorced again.
03:00Said you didn't have the guts.
03:01He was a damn good actor.
03:03If this were the Oscars, he'd take home best actor.
03:06How could they say that?
03:08I said, faking a flash of anger.
03:10I know. And I wasn't going to take that.
03:12Dante said, his eyes shining with anticipation.
03:15I know my wife is the bravest woman there is.
03:18You're not afraid of anything, so...
03:20He pulled the papers out from under the coffee table and handed them to me.
03:24Tomorrow, we'll give them the shock of their lives.
03:26Most of his property. His stocks. His real estate.
03:29It was all going to me.
03:30I almost laughed out loud.
03:31He was so damn sure of himself, so certain we'd be remarried soon, that this was all just for show.
03:35I picked up the pen on the table and signed my name at the bottom of the agreement with a
03:39clean, sharp stroke.
03:40Dante froze for a second.
03:42Clearly not expecting me to sign so quickly, so decisively.
03:45Done.
03:46You should call them now.
03:48I want to hear it when their jaws hit the floor.
03:50I knew you'd understand.
03:52You're the best wife in the world.
03:53Then he took his phone and walked into the study.
03:55She signed. Yeah, didn't even hesitate.
03:57We'll file tomorrow.
03:58Ha ha ha! I told you Bella was easy! She's still so gullible.
04:02After you're done with Chiara, make it up to Isabella.
04:04Don't let her get too bent out of shape.
04:05Of course she's my wife, after all.
04:07A moment later, my own phone lit up with two messages.
04:09The first, from Marco.
04:11The second, from Luca.
04:12I used to think our friendship was the most important thing in the world.
04:14I used to think our friendship was everything.
04:17Marco asked me to marry him to secure his inheritance. I did.
04:20Luca asked me to marry him to escape an arranged marriage.
04:23I did that too.
04:24And what did I get for it?
04:25I didn't reply.
04:26I just flipped my phone face down on the table.
04:30Honey, Marco and Luca, those idiots, they still don't believe we actually signed the papers.
04:35They insist on seeing us, to confirm it in person before they'll drop it.
04:39So annoying.
04:40I looked at his handsome, lying face in the mirror, my heart turning to ice.
04:44Fine. Let them see.
04:46I'd love to know what their faces look like when they're finally convinced.
04:53I knew you were the understanding one.
04:55Kissing my forehead with satisfaction.
04:59The meeting was at a private bar they always went to.
05:02All dim lights and moody music.
05:04As I followed Dante into our booth, I saw them immediately.
05:08Marco and Luca were lounging on the sofa.
05:11And between them, holding court like a queen, was Chiara Fontana.
05:15She was wearing a fire red slip dress.
05:18Her beauty so sharp, it was almost a weapon.
05:21The second she saw Dante, her eyes lit up.
05:32Dante!
05:34I missed you so much.
05:36What took you so long?
05:39Dante's body went stiff for a second.
05:43He glanced at me, but Chiara's embrace was too tight.
05:47And he could only pat her back awkwardly.
05:50All right, all right.
05:51Isabella's still here.
05:53I had to laugh.
05:55The way he said it, you'd think I was the third wheel.
05:58Chiara pulled Dante down onto the sofa,
06:00squeezing in between him and Marco
06:02and immediately launched into stories about their school days.
06:07Marco, do you remember that time you got into a fight
06:10with the basketball captain from the other campus for me?
06:15You needed three stitches above your eye.
06:18And Dante, that Latin exam?
06:22If you hadn't secretly passed me that note,
06:25I would have failed for sure.
06:28Every story she told was a memory I wasn't a part of.
06:31She was proudly showing off how close she was with them,
06:35effortlessly pushing me to the outside.
06:38I picked up my drink and took a quiet sip,
06:40an outsider at my own table.
06:43Back then, we were the only people in the world we could trust.
06:47We were in Duttered Whirly Cumber's Mew,
06:49Mr. Wingletiveth Vine.
06:50She came to Chicago from Italy when she was 15,
06:54all bold and fiery.
06:56She became the center of everyone's world,
06:58including Marco's and Luca's.
07:01They started revolving around her,
07:03forming a new circle.
07:05I was slowly pushed to the sidelines,
07:08only remembered when they needed the Romano family
07:11to solve a problem.
07:15The cracks were always there.
07:17I just chose to ignore them.
07:20Only today was I willing to face the ugly truth.
07:24Oh my god, look at me,
07:25getting so caught up in old times.
07:27I've been ignoring Isabella.
07:29Why don't we play truth or dare?
07:30It's been forever.
07:32A cold laugh echoed in my head.
07:35They really had a thing for this game.
07:38Sure.
07:50DARE!
07:55French kiss the person of the opposite sex
07:57to your left for 30 seconds.
08:02Isabella, you don't mind, do you?
08:04In that moment, every eye was on me,
08:08waiting, waiting for me to scream
08:10or to force a pained smile.
08:13Of course not.
08:15We're divorced, aren't we?
08:17Dante clearly hadn't expected me to be so calm,
08:21to drop the word divorced so easily in front of everyone.
08:24Marco's brow furled.
08:25He looked like he was about to step in
08:27and stop this farce.
08:30Marco.
08:33A bet's a bet.
08:34Those are the rules of the game.
08:36Can't break him.
08:38Chiara, now with backup,
08:39looked even more smug.
08:41She turned her head,
08:42looking up at Dante with a look of pure invitation.
08:46He lowered his head and,
08:47right in front of me,
08:49kissed her.
08:5530 seconds.
08:56I watched them,
08:57my mind silently counting down.
08:59One, two.
09:00Time had never felt so long.
09:02When they finished,
09:04Chiara looked triumphant.
09:05She licked her swollen lips
09:07and gave me a defiant smirk.
09:09Since you're divorced,
09:10shouldn't you give me my ring back?
09:12I froze.
09:13My eyes dropping to the diamond on my ring fender.
09:24What do you mean?
09:27Take the look at the inner band.
09:29My name is still engraved on it.
09:32My hands started to tremble.
09:35Slowly,
09:36I twisted off the ring
09:37that had once made my heart leap
09:39and turned it over.
09:42Among the delicate filigree,
09:43I saw our names Dante and Isabella.
09:45But in a tiny,
09:46almost hidden spot
09:47was a line in Italian.
09:48In that moment,
09:48the world started to spin.
09:50I looked at Dante,
09:51desperate for him to explain.
09:52To deny it,
09:53to tell me it was all a mistake.
09:54But he wouldn't meet my eyes.
09:55He just stood there,
09:56silent.
09:57I remembered the day he proposed.
09:59He was on one knee,
09:59looking at me with so much love.
10:01I had this ring custom made just for you.
10:03It's one of a kind in the world,
10:04just like you are in my heart.
10:06I cried,
10:06thinking I was the luckiest woman alive.
10:08It turned out the ring was never meant for me.
10:10It belonged to Chiaka.
10:11It had her name on it.
10:13It was a promise of his love for her and me.
10:15I was just the placeholder.
10:16Right then,
10:17I was so glad I had signed them.
10:19Chiola's eyes lit up.
10:20She snatched the ring,
10:21slipped it onto her own finger,
10:23and admired it.
10:24Thank you, Isabella.
10:25It really does suit me.
10:27Dante is stepping forward to grab my hand.
10:31Isabella,
10:32let me explain.
10:33Don't bother.
10:34Since we're divorced,
10:35I shouldn't be living here anymore.
10:36My office.
10:379 a.m. tomorrow.
10:39We'll finish the paperwork.
10:40Isabella,
10:41wait!
10:41Please!
10:42Nice one,
10:43Dante.
10:43She fooled even faster than when Luca and I got her to sign our marriage contracts.
10:47I heard him call my name behind me,
10:49his voice laced with panic.
10:50I didn't stop.
10:52Chiara can't wait much longer.
10:53Let's head out tomorrow.
10:54In the elevator,
10:55I looked at my reflection in the mirror.
10:57No tears,
10:58just a dull ache in my chest.
11:02Once the car was moving,
11:03my phone buzzed.
11:04Isabella,
11:04I will explain about the ring.
11:06Find a place to stay for now,
11:07and I'll come get you in a few days.
11:08Be good.
11:09Don't overthink things.
11:11I looked at the message,
11:12a sneer playing on my lips.
11:13He still thinks I'm coming back.
11:16I deleted the text and sent one to my father.
11:19Father,
11:19I am divorced.
11:20That arranged marriage you mentioned is the offer still on the table.
11:23He replied almost instantly.
11:24Of course,
11:25my dear daughter.
11:26I am glad you finally made a wise decision.
11:28A year ago,
11:29after my second divorce,
11:30my father had suggested an arranged marriage to a man from a powerful allied family.
11:34But I was lost in my fantasy of being in love with Dante,
11:36and refused.
11:37How stupid I had been.
11:39Half an hour later,
11:40I got a new friend request on my phone.
11:41The message read,
11:42Time to meet.
11:43Your fiancée.
11:45The next morning at 9,
11:46I arrived at my downtown office with the Romano family's private lawyer.
11:50Dante was already there,
11:51looking exhausted and anxious.
11:53He clearly hadn't slept.
11:55Isabella,
11:56about the ring,
11:56I have to explain.
11:58The jeweler messed up the engraving.
12:00I was going to get it replaced,
12:01but there wasn't time,
12:02and I didn't want to upset you over something so small.
12:05I listened silently,
12:06feeling nothing.
12:07I figured I'd quietly get you a new one after the wedding.
12:09Isabella,
12:09I know this hurt you,
12:10but you have to believe me,
12:11what I feel for you is real.
12:12After this month,
12:13after I handle things with Chiara,
12:14we'll get remarried.
12:15I promise I'll make it up to you
12:16with the most beautiful wedding ring in the world.
12:18One month.
12:19He meant that after he finished his romantic duet with Chiaga,
12:21he expected to remarry me like nothing happened.
12:24I understand.
12:25Let's just get this done.
12:32Dante looked stunned,
12:33probably not expecting me to be so cooperative.
12:36The whole process was quicker than I thought.
12:39Signatures,
12:39witnesses,
12:40a legally binding contract.
12:42In less than half an hour,
12:44our marriage was officially over.
12:47The moment we stepped out of the office,
12:49Dante's phone rang.
12:50He glanced at the caller ID,
12:52and his whole face softened.
12:54He answered,
12:55his voice gentle.
12:56Chiara,
12:56okay,
12:57I'm on my way.
12:57Don't worry,
12:58I'll take care of you.
12:59Wait for me,
12:59I'll be right there.
13:01Isabella,
13:02Chiara isn't feeling well,
13:03I have to go check on her.
13:04Wait here for me,
13:04and I'll be back to take you wherever you're staying.
13:06Then he rushed off without a second glance.
13:08I stood in the lobby,
13:09watching his hurried retreat,
13:11a wave of sadness and relief washing over me.
13:14That was the man I once loved so deeply.
13:17Not one minute after our divorce was final,
13:20he was already running to another woman.
13:22I turned and walked toward a conference room
13:25at the other end of the hall.
13:26My new fiancé was waiting.
13:28Meanwhile,
13:29after waiting by the building's entrance
13:30for nearly 10 minutes
13:31and seeing no sign of Isabella,
13:34Dante decided to go back up
13:35to remind her about the plan.
13:37Just as he reached the entrance,
13:38he slammed right into a man walking out,
13:40papers scattered across the marble floor.
13:43Dante's divorce decree
13:44mixed with the other man's documents.
13:46A gust of wind from the revolving door
13:48flipped open the cover of one file.
13:50It was a marriage contract.
13:51As Dante bent down to grab his papers,
13:53he caught a glimpse of the photo on that contract.
13:55He froze.
13:56He only saw a small part of it,
13:58but that profile,
13:59the side of that face.
14:00Excuse me.
14:01The man said politely,
14:03quickly gathering his files.
14:05Dante looked up,
14:06trying to get a clear look at the man's face,
14:08but he'd already put on a pair of sunglasses,
14:10revealing only a sharp jawline and thin lips.
14:13There was an aristocratic air about him
14:15that felt strangely familiar to Dante.
14:17It's fine.
14:18Dante replied,
14:19but his eyes were glued
14:20to the marriage contract in the man's hands.
14:22The man finished collecting his things
14:24and headed for the exit.
14:25Dante stood rooted to the spot.
14:27That picture on the marriage contract.
14:29Even just a corner of it.
14:31Why did it look so familiar?
14:32And he felt like he'd seen this man somewhere before.
14:35That calm,
14:36imposing aura,
14:37that air of old world power.
14:39An absurd thought flashed through his mind.
14:41Hey, wait!
14:42He yelled,
14:43chasing after the man
14:44who was about to get into a car.
14:46Just as Dante called out to the man,
14:48his phone rang.
14:49It was Luca.
14:50He hesitated,
14:51then picked up.
14:53Dante, where the hell are you?
14:54We're all waiting.
14:55Luca's voice was urgent.
14:57When Dante looked up again,
14:59the man was gone.
15:00A black Rolls Royce
15:01peeled around the corner.
15:03Shit!
15:04He muttered.
15:05A second later,
15:06a text from Marco
15:07came through with coordinates.
15:10Get a move on.
15:11We need to be on the private island
15:13in the Bahamas before sunset.
15:15Chiara is waiting.
15:16Dante stared at the screen,
15:17and a memory hit him.
15:19A promise he'd buried for years.
15:21It was Chiara's dream
15:23back when they graduated high school.
15:25She wanted to take everyone
15:27to that secret private island
15:28and party for three days straight.
15:31Watch the most beautiful sunset
15:33and drink the strongest shit
15:35they could find.
15:36Security on the island was tight.
15:38He was the only one with an invite.
15:41This was something only he could do for her.
15:43He glanced back at the building,
15:45wondering if he should go up
15:46and give Isabella a heads up.
15:48But time was short.
15:50It was just for a month.
15:51When he got back,
15:53everything would go back to normal.
15:56Dante shook his head,
15:58pushing the thought of the mysterious man
15:59out of his mind,
16:00and drove to the private airfield.
16:02When he got there,
16:03everyone was already waiting.
16:05Chiara was in a red dress,
16:06the sea breeze blowing through her long hair.
16:08The diamond necklace around her neck
16:09glittered in the setting sun.
16:11He'd bought her that necklace
16:12for her 17th birthday
16:13with six months of his allowance.
16:15She was still wearing it.
16:16Dante stood at the bottom
16:17of the jet stairs looking at her,
16:19and it was like they were kids again,
16:2010 years ago.
16:21Back then,
16:22Chiara had just moved to Chicago from Italy,
16:24wearing the same kind of red dress,
16:26looking at them with a shy
16:27but hopeful expression.
16:29As he was lost in the memory,
16:30a pang of guilt hit him.
16:32He hadn't given Isabella many gifts.
16:34The Romano family had everything.
16:36She didn't need luxury.
16:37He'd only given her a simple diamond bracelet
16:39for her birthday,
16:40but she'd worn it every single day
16:42like a treasure.
16:43He suddenly remembered
16:44signing the divorce papers today.
16:46Isabella's wrist had been bare.
16:48The bracelet was gone.
16:49The realization made his stomach drop.
16:51Dante,
16:52what are you thinking about?
16:53We've been waiting forever.
16:55You're late,
16:56so you have to take three shots as punishment.
16:59Chiara ran over
16:59and hooked her arm through his,
17:01her voice a playful whine.
17:02The warmth of her arm
17:03and the sparkle in her eyes
17:04as she looked up at him
17:05threw him back to their teenage years.
17:07His voice soft,
17:08a fond smile on his face.
17:10All right,
17:10I'll take my punishment.
17:12The guys saw the vibe
17:13and started whooping and hollering,
17:15a knowing glint in their eyes.
17:17Dante still got it bad for Chiara.
17:19By the time they reached the island villa,
17:21the sky was dark
17:22on the terrace.
17:23A party was in full swing.
17:25A gentle sea breeze blew
17:26as stars glittered overhead
17:28and glasses clinked.
17:30Just as Dante was about to hand Chiara
17:31a glass of champagne,
17:33Marco intercepted,
17:34swapping the flute in her hand
17:36for a glass of juice.
17:37You're sick.
17:38No booze.
17:39Marco said,
17:40his eyes full of concern.
17:41Chiara took the juice.
17:42What are you talking about?
17:43The air froze.
17:44Everyone stared.
17:45Dante's champagne glass
17:46hung in midair.
17:47His eyes locked on Chiara.
17:48the water cautiously
17:48and large airways
17:49If you need oxygen
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