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Heartbroken, she escapes a mafia boss’s unexpected choice.
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00:02For all these years since my marriage to Carmine, I've had complete freedom to browse his tablet,
00:07phone, and computer at will.
00:09But today, that privilege has expired.
00:11The Carmine Vitale tablet froze, and I entered the wedding anniversary date three times in
00:16a row, only to see an error message each time.
00:19I had no choice but to call him.
00:21Carmine, take your tablet in for repairs tomorrow.
00:24Mrs. Vitale?
00:26I'm sorry, but I accidentally changed the password to my birthday while gaming in Mr.
00:30Vitale's office yesterday.
00:32I could clearly hear Carmine's deep laugh.
00:35Carmen, I've changed your tablet password.
00:39There shouldn't be any problem, right?
00:41Carmine Vitale is a man with an almost obsessive cleanliness obsession and a rigid sense of
00:46boundaries.
00:47I was the only exception.
00:48I was silent for two seconds.
00:51I took out a pre-signed divorce agreement and placed it in the most conspicuous spot on
00:56the living room table.
00:57Last week, Chelsea was seen holding Carmine's arm at the company annual meeting.
01:01That evening, when he came back, as usual, he approached to embrace me, but I sidestepped,
01:09raised my chin, and gestured for him to check the agreement on the table.
01:15Carmine's smile vanished instantly.
01:18He picked up the agreement, glanced at it, and then in front of him, poured into pieces.
01:25You really want to leave me like this?
01:29Do you think Chelsea is just an ordinary specialist?
01:32Releasing his hand, I took out the second, third, and fourth divorce agreements from
01:38my back and laid them all out before him.
01:40Seventeen copies.
01:41Tear one up, and I'll provide another until you sign.
01:45The silence in the living room was suffocating as Carmine and I faced off.
01:49He knows my temper.
01:50I've never been able to look the other way.
01:52On our wedding night, I made it clear.
01:54If he ever fell for someone else, I'd step aside.
01:57No drama, no clinging.
01:58Back then, he held me so tight, it felt like he wanted us to become one person.
02:03He said we were a perfect match.
02:05That even without love, we could grow old together.
02:08For five years, we were the couple everyone envied.
02:11Our family's business empire was booming, and our connection was undeniable.
02:15Three months ago, on his birthday...
02:18Carmine, I want a baby.
02:19Even now, that moment is burned into my memory.
02:22Are you sure, Fiona?
02:23A sudden light flickered in the depths of Carmine's dark, narrow eyes.
02:27A split second before I drifted off into total exhaustion.
02:30I felt something warm and wet drop onto my face.
02:34Carmine's voice was low.
02:36A gentle rumble against my ear.
02:40Fiona, thank you.
02:42I forced myself to snap out of the memories.
02:44I pushed down the bitterness and looked him in the eye.
02:48Carmine, I want a divorce.
02:50Minutes of silence passed.
02:52He said nothing.
02:53I can't stand the silent treatment.
02:55So I went upstairs and packed my bags.
02:58When I tried to leave 30 minutes later, he finally blocked the door.
03:02Fiona Moore, you're divorcing me over something this small?
03:06It had been years since he used my full name.
03:09Yes.
03:09He frowned, probably remembering the baby in my belly.
03:12And his voice softened.
03:14Fiona, I can explain.
03:17The girl wrote a proposal that the board approved.
03:20She didn't want a bonus.
03:21She just mentioned she hadn't played games in a while and asked to use my tablet for a few rounds.
03:26I let her.
03:27The passcode is back to what it was, Fiona.
03:29It was a minor lapse in judgment.
03:31I've already reprimanded her, and she's well aware of her mistake.
03:35She even offered to apologize to you in person.
03:38Be the bigger person here.
03:40Don't make life difficult for a fresh grad.
03:41I give you my word from now on I won't have any contact with her outside of what's strictly necessary.
03:46Carmine, you're already defending her?
03:48Is that what you think of me?
03:49That I'm some bitter, jealous wife making a scene over nothing while you two stay innocent?
03:54Fiona, that's not what I meant.
03:57I don't care what you meant.
03:59I'm divorcing you.
04:00As for the baby, I haven't decided yet.
04:03But don't worry.
04:04Even if I have it, I won't use the highs to trap you.
04:07I pushed past him and walked out the front door.
04:10The servants stood frozen, too scared to stop me.
04:13I took a cab back to my parents' house.
04:15My father smoked one cigarette after another.
04:19Fiona, it's not that we want you to stay.
04:22But our family business depends on Carmen.
04:25If you divorce him, he'll pull his funding and everything I've built will collapse overnight.
04:31Carmino treats you so well.
04:33Don't be ungrateful.
04:34Why would you give up your spot and let another woman win?
04:37Even if he does have someone else, you have to deal with it.
04:40There's no such thing as true love in elite families.
04:43You're lucky to be a Vitari.
04:44It all came down to one word, money.
04:46My father's business was failing, and Carmine had bailed him out multiple times.
04:51So what do you want me to do?
04:53My father crushed his cigarette.
04:55I already messaged Carmilo.
04:56He's on his way.
04:57Go back and play nice.
04:59Stop running home and making us look like a joke.
05:02Listen to your father.
05:03Oh, and your brother wants a piece of land from the Vitari family.
05:06Tell Carmina to make it happen.
05:08The real reason I was just a pawn in this marriage was because I had a brother.
05:12Carmine arrived quickly.
05:14He took my hand and gave my parents a regretful smile.
05:17Dad, Mom, it's my fault.
05:18I upset Fiona.
05:19My father immediately ordered the best coffee for him.
05:23My mother rushed to the kitchen.
05:24Suddenly, I was the outsider.
05:26My mother pulled me aside and secretly handed me a small pink bottle.
05:30It's a pheromone booster from Paris.
05:32Use it.
05:33Every powerful man wanders, Fiona.
05:35Don't be the wife who loses her throne to a mistress just because she's emotional.
05:38I didn't take a bottle.
05:40Instead, I looked at her like she was a complete stranger.
05:43We share the same blood.
05:45But today, I finally saw who she really was.
05:48When my mother saw that I had no reaction, she forcibly shoved the bottle into my hand.
05:53Meanwhile, my dad was making a show of offering Carmine a bottle of premium whiskey.
05:57Dad, the strong ricker smell would make Flona feel nauseous.
06:02Yes, yes.
06:03I was confused.
06:04The whole situation was utterly absurd.
06:07Who a few days ago spoke to me with a cold demeanor.
06:10After that, Carmine referred me to a psychologist.
06:13Mrs. Vitale, you are experiencing only hormonal fluctuation during pregnancy and emotional
06:18sensitivity, and there is no genuine intention for divorce.
06:22After returning home, Carmine had completely reverted to his former self.
06:26He greeted me morning and evening, personally prepared the soup, remembered all my preferences,
06:31and was so tender that it left me in a daze.
06:35But I can't fool myself.
06:37When I wake up in the middle of the night, his cold gaze suddenly flashes into my mind.
06:41I no longer mention divorce, but remain consistently cold and distant toward him.
06:46He thought I had become more obedient and learned to comply.
06:50But where he could not see, I was quietly making preparations.
06:54I went to the clinic, met the doctor, and told him, I want to terminate this pregnancy.
07:01In one week, I'm leaving him.
07:03I'm leaving Chicago, and I'm never coming back.
07:06Not for him, and not for my parents.
07:08I'm done with all of them.
07:10I scheduled a procedure for tomorrow, but Carmine is watching me like a hawk.
07:14Even when he goes to the office, he leaves bodyguards to follow me.
07:18I don't know if he's worried about me, or just the baby in my womb.
07:22The next morning, I did something I never do.
07:26I made him breakfast.
07:27He looked shocked.
07:29In all the years we've been married, I've barely touched a stove,
07:33let alone woken up early to cook his favorite meal.
07:36After he finished eating, I have a checkup at the clinic.
07:39He immediately pulled out his phone.
07:42Push today's meeting to the afternoon.
07:45No, don't cancel it.
07:47Carmine, I'm not a child.
07:49I don't need you or the bodyguards following me around.
07:52Go to your meeting.
07:54I'll call you if I need anything.
07:55Carmine looked down at his tie, then searched my eyes.
07:59He hesitated, but finally, he nodded.
08:02Before I left, Carmine kept repeating the same thing.
08:05Fiona, come home early after your appointment.
08:12Chelsea spent six months' salary on a gift for you.
08:15She's coming over tonight to apologize.
08:16As I lay on the cold operating table, flashes of our life together blurred past me.
08:21I remembered Carmine pressing his face against my stomach, trying to hear the baby move.
08:26I remembered him rubbing my swollen legs at night.
08:28And even further back, Carmine carrying me through the snow, promising me we'd be together forever.
08:34Back then, I asked him as a joke,
08:36Carmine, after all this time, do you actually love me?
08:40I tried so hard to remember his answer.
08:42Did he say yes?
08:43No.
08:44Then, it hit me.
08:45Fiona, I don't know if I'm in love with you, but I know for sure you are the person I
08:49want to spend my life with.
08:51You are the only one.
08:52You are irreplaceable.
08:53Right.
08:54Well, I guess he found a replacement.
08:56Her name is Chelsea.
08:57The procedure was over quickly.
08:59The doctor handed me some pills and a list of things to watch out for.
09:02And just like that, it was done.
09:04I walked out of the hospital into a heavy snowstorm.
09:08I wrapped my scarf tight
09:12and headed toward the Bentley parked at the curb.
09:14Carmine agreed to call off the bodyguards, but only if his driver took me.
09:18The driver is an old family employee.
09:20When he opened the door for me, he hesitated.
09:24Ma'am, you look incredibly pale.
09:26Should I call Mr. Vitami?
09:36Back at the villa, I crashed and slept until 6.30pm.
09:40A loud knocking woke me up.
09:41I dragged my exhausted body to the door.
09:44Chelsea, she was holding a massive gift box.
09:47Ma'am, I'm here to apologize.
09:49Mr. Vitami already lectured me.
09:51I promise it won't happen again.
09:54Please forgive me.
09:55I looked her up and down.
09:56The gift box looked cheap.
09:58Probably nothing valuable inside.
10:00Then, I noticed her clothes.
10:01She was wearing a custom, handmade outfit from Nancy,
10:05our family's private designer.
10:07No wonder Nancy was too busy to help me these past two months.
10:12Chelsea noticed me staring.
10:13Oh, this?
10:14Mr. Vitami had this made for me.
10:17He said since I'm his new special assistant,
10:19I need to dress the part.
10:21I could hear the pride in her voice.
10:23But then, a thought hit me.
10:25Maybe she's exactly what I need to speed up this divorce.
10:29I decided to push her buttons.
10:32So what?
10:33You're just an assistant.
10:34I'm the real Mrs. Vitami.
10:37As long as I'm breathing,
10:39you'll never be anything more than a mistress hiding in the shadows.
10:45Fiona, you have no idea.
10:49Carmine and I have already crossed that line.
10:51He might not be ready to marry me yet, but give it time.
10:53He'll let me into the family eventually.
10:56What are you so proud of?
10:57Your family name?
10:59Your father's company is already failing.
11:01And your brother?
11:03He's a joke.
11:04He'll bankrupt that business in a week.
11:07Look at you.
11:08A wife in an unloved marriage.
11:11If you weren't carrying his baby,
11:13Carmine wouldn't even look at you without feeling sick!
11:16She went on and on.
11:18And of course, I recorded every single word.
11:21She glared at me.
11:22Just when I thought she was out of moves,
11:24she suddenly smirked.
11:27Fiona, I know your secret.
11:31Because I was at the hospital today, too.
11:35What's happening?
11:37Chelsea's dark expression vanished in a heartbeat.
11:42Mr. Batale!
11:43When did you get here?
11:45I was so, so deep in conversation with your wife.
11:47When did you get here?
11:48As for the secret,
11:50why don't you try to guess?
11:51If you get it right,
11:52there's a prize.
11:54I guess.
11:55You went for a checkup today,
11:56saw Fiona there,
11:57and found out she's pregnant.
11:59Ding, ding!
12:00Correct!
12:00Your prize is a free week massages from me.
12:03No charge!
12:04Carmine let out a small laugh,
12:05but then his face hardened.
12:07He noticed her eyes were slightly red.
12:09He immediately stepped in front of her,
12:11shielding her with his body.
12:13she's just a young girl with a blunt personality.
12:15If she said something wrong,
12:17you need to be the bigger person and let it go.
12:20Chelsea advanced from behind Carmine.
12:23Mr. Batale,
12:24you can't say that.
12:26I'm the one who messed up.
12:28Fiona has no obligation to put up with me.
12:30Or forgive me.
12:32To me,
12:33the way Chelsea was acting with Carmine
12:35was nothing but straight up flirting.
12:37And Carmine,
12:38he didn't even flinch.
12:39He looked like he'd been used to it for a long time.
12:41Maybe he hadn't even noticed
12:43that Chelsea had crossed every line
12:45he ever set for himself.
12:46That's why they looked so natural together.
12:49Suddenly,
12:50a sharp cramp hit my lower stomach,
12:52and cold sweat broke out on my forehead.
12:56I couldn't stand looking at these two losers
12:58for one more second.
13:00Carmine,
13:01I accept her apology.
13:03Now tell her to get out.
13:05As for you,
13:06go wherever you want.
13:08Sleep with whoever you want.
13:09Just stay the hell away from me.
13:13Mrs. Batale,
13:15saying that just means
13:16you haven't really
13:17forgiven me.
13:19Fiona,
13:19can you just be normal for once?
13:21Chelsea is new to the professional world.
13:24She doesn't know all the office politics.
13:26Can't you just be the bigger person?
13:28See?
13:29It didn't matter what I said.
13:30Carmine would never believe me.
13:32I looked at him with nothing but
13:34pure disgust.
13:36Get out!
13:38If you don't leave,
13:39right now,
13:40I'm taking a megaphone to your office tomorrow.
13:44I'll tell everyone exactly
13:45what kind of professional relationship
13:47you two really have.
13:49Chelsea,
13:50let's go.
13:50Don't waste your breath
13:51on a crazy person.
13:53I laughed so hard,
13:54tears actually started falling.
13:56Carmine,
13:56if I'm crazy,
13:57it's because you're the one
13:58who pushed me over the edge.
14:00He didn't even give me
14:01a second glance.
14:02He just took Chelsea by the hand
14:03and disappeared.
14:04A moment later,
14:05I heard the engine of his Maybach
14:07roar to life in the garage.
14:08I stood by the window,
14:10completely numb.
14:12I didn't sleep well.
14:14Somewhere between dreaming
14:15and waking,
14:16I saw a child,
14:17covered in blood,
14:18standing by my bed.
14:19He was crying,
14:20asking me why I didn't want him.
14:22My throat felt like
14:23it was blocked by a massive stone.
14:25I couldn't make a sound.
14:26Just as the sun was starting to come up,
14:28the bedroom door creaked open.
14:30A shadow moved toward me.
14:32Suddenly,
14:33I was lifted from the bed
14:34and pulled into a firm,
14:36strong chest.
14:37Fiona,
14:37you were having a nightmare.
14:39I didn't even have the energy
14:40to push him away.
14:42Carmine reached out
14:43to touch my forehead,
14:44sighing in relief
14:45when he realized
14:45I didn't have a fever.
14:47Fiona,
14:48I'm sorry.
14:50I said some pretty
14:51terrible things yesterday.
14:54I didn't say a word.
14:56Carmine leaned down
14:57and kissed my forehead.
14:59I know,
15:00being pregnant is hard on you.
15:02But Fiona,
15:03you need to stay rational.
15:04Don't drag innocent people into this.
15:06That girl worked so hard
15:07to get out of her small town.
15:08I've seen her work ethic.
15:10She's a dedicated assistant.
15:13Fiona,
15:13promise me you won't make trouble for her.
15:15She has nothing.
15:17She's no match for someone like you.
15:19After that,
15:20I went completely silent.
15:21We were in a cold war,
15:22but Carmine acted like nothing was wrong.
15:25Every day,
15:25he came home with bags of baby clothes and toys.
15:28He spent hours in the kitchen
15:29making healthy meals for me.
15:31He was constantly checking
15:33to see if I needed anything.
15:36Even the Vitale elders
15:37called every day
15:38from the family estate.
15:39They told me to rest well
15:40and promised that if Carmine
15:42ever stepped out of line,
15:43they'd be the first to handle him.
15:46The Vitale family,
15:48especially Carmine's grandfather,
15:49was obsessed with this baby.
15:51He couldn't wait for the heir to be born.
15:53The truth was,
15:54nobody knew the baby was already gone,
15:56except for Chelsea.
15:57She had stopped herself
15:58from finishing that sentence the other night,
16:00but we both knew exactly what happened.
16:02Time flew by,
16:03and soon it was the day
16:04I was supposed to leave the country.
16:05It happened to be Carmine's day off,
16:07and he insisted on taking me
16:09to the amusement park.
16:10My flight wasn't until 8 p.m.,
16:12and he wouldn't stop nagging me
16:13until I finally gave in.
16:15I put on my thickest clothes
16:16to stay warm.
16:17Then, I wrapped a long scarf around me,
16:19making sure my stomach
16:20was completely hidden.
16:22Carmine was so careful
16:23as he helped me into the car,
16:24acting like I was made of glass.
16:26At the amusement park,
16:27Carmine locked his fingers with mine.
16:29He could feel his warmth.
16:30He's always been warmer than me.
16:32Since we got married,
16:33I made him hold my hand every winter
16:35just to stay warm.
16:37I'm making up for your childhood, Fiona.
16:39It reminded me of our honeymoon.
16:41When he asked where I wanted to go,
16:43I whispered,
16:44The amusement park.
16:45He didn't laugh.
16:47He didn't call me childish.
16:48He just sat down
16:50and carefully planned
16:51every detail of the trip.
16:52That was when I told him the truth.
16:55I grew up in a house full of money,
16:58but no love.
16:59Before my brother was born,
17:00my parents were too busy for me.
17:03They left me with servants,
17:05but when my brother arrived,
17:06everything changed.
17:07They gave him all their love.
17:09What do you think, buddy?
17:10They took him to the parks,
17:10but me?
17:11They sent me to a strict finishing school.
17:14They said I had to be the perfect lady
17:16because I was born to marry someone powerful.
17:19When Carmine found out,
17:21he made a vow.
17:22This is our fifth year coming here.
17:24Fiona,
17:25when our child is born,
17:27I'll bring them here
17:28every single year, too.
17:32Snowflakes fall all around us,
17:34landing on Carmine and me.
17:35He opens an umbrella
17:36to shield me from the wind,
17:38looking at me with so much love.
17:41Fiona,
17:45why do I feel like
17:46I'm about to lose you?
17:48It's not a feeling,
17:49Carmine.
17:50You are losing me.
17:51But the wind is too loud.
17:53He doesn't hear a word I say.
17:55I'm overthinking it.
17:56We've been married for so long.
17:58You can't live without me,
18:00and I can't live without you.
18:01I catch his eye
18:02and give him a cold,
18:04silent smirk,
18:05but the sudden ring of his phone
18:06cuts him off.
18:07He checks the caller ID.
18:09Fiona,
18:10I need to take this.
18:11Hands me the umbrella.
18:13It's strange.
18:14Carmine and I are standing
18:15right next to each other,
18:17but it feels like
18:17there's a massive canyon
18:19between us
18:19that I can never cross.
18:22Chelsea,
18:22don't be scared.
18:23I'm coming to the hospital
18:24right now.
18:25I'll talk to the staff there.
18:27I won't let anything
18:28happen to you.
18:28This is Carmine
18:29from the Vintero.
18:30One of our employees,
18:32Chelsea,
18:32just had a fall.
18:33If I hadn't heard it
18:34with my own ears,
18:35I never would have believed it.
18:36I never thought Carmine
18:38would use his power
18:38to pressure a hospital
18:40for someone else.
18:41Fiona,
18:43something happened to Chelsea.
18:44I have to go,
18:45right now.
18:46Wait here for a bit.
18:47I'll have the driver
18:48come pick you up.
18:51Carmine.
18:55Fiona,
18:55what is it?
18:57Our fifth anniversary
18:58is in a few days.
19:00I prepared a gift
19:01for you early.
19:03Make sure you look at it
19:04when you get home.
19:06Carmine looks at me
19:07with a complicated expression.
19:09I don't even bother
19:10trying to figure out
19:11what he's thinking.
19:13Fiona.
19:16After today,
19:17I'm firing Chelsea.
19:18I'm not stupid.
19:20I know exactly
19:20what he's trying to say.
19:22He chose me.
19:23He wants us to start over
19:24and be a real couple again.
19:26I don't know
19:26if his conscience
19:27finally kicked in
19:29or if he just woke up,
19:30but it doesn't matter.
19:31From the very first moment
19:33he betrayed me,
19:34I knew one thing.
19:36I was never
19:37going to forgive him.
19:38On the plane,
19:39I fall into the deepest sleep
19:41I've had in months.
19:42In my dreams,
19:43Carmine isn't there.
19:45Neither is that child.
19:46When I finally open my eyes,
19:48the plane is just touching down
19:51in New Zealand.
19:51We are about to arrive
19:52at Auckland International
19:52Pairport, New Zealand.
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