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00:02The night before my wedding, I got a keycard. Presidential suite. A penthouse in Manhattan. The place my fiancé, Don
00:10Nico Bellini, proposed. The place we first made love. I thought he wanted to relive that night. A pre-wedding
00:16surprise. Then I opened the door. All I saw was his back.
00:32It's nothing personal. I'm just tired of the act. You needed to see the real me before the wedding. So
00:38you don't give me any shit later. Don't worry. You'll still be the official Mrs. Bellini. You've been with me
00:43for ten years. Your hands aren't clean either. You did it all for my business. Who else in this city
00:48would have you?
00:49So, the wedding's tomorrow. As planned. I'll give you your spectacle.
00:54He thought I'd break. I just slipped his rock off my finger. The engagement ring. I put it on the
00:59table and walked away. The next day, Nico Bellini stood at the altar of St. Patrick's Cathedral, dressed like a
01:05king, waiting for me to bow. I didn't run. I didn't hide. I walked right up to him, on the
01:10arm of his greatest enemy.
01:16You wanted a wedding. Here it is. The marriage certificate? It belongs to him now.
01:29Serafina, over here. Look here. You're New York's top art consultant. How does it feel marrying the Don of the
01:34Bellucci family?
01:35A match made in heaven. The wedding of the century.
01:38Reporters, disguised as guests, swarmed the entrance to St. Patrick's Cathedral.
01:43Miss Vitale, your gallery has supplied high society with countless treasures. Today, you've become the most precious piece of art
01:50yourself.
01:51I ignored the camera flashes and the endless praise, walking toward the church, flanked by my bodyguards. He called me
01:57this morning.
01:58I'd fucked that woman all night. Seven times.
02:02I needed to catch up on sleep to have enough energy for the wedding, so I couldn't come pick up
02:07my bride.
02:10He was so sure I'd come on my own. He walked toward me and gave me a light kiss on
02:14the lips.
02:15Baby, you finally made it.
02:18It's fine. I know you're a busy man.
02:21Yeah.
02:23Boss, that move last night was cold. Making her watch you with another woman, but she still shows up today,
02:28smiling in a wedding dress.
02:30Yeah, any other woman would have lost her mind. Our Donna's got guts.
02:34Of course she does. She's been with me for ten years. What hasn't she seen?
02:38Besides, who else in this city would dare to have her?
02:40Everyone here knew how much money I'd laundered for him over the last ten years, how many messes I'd cleaned
02:45up.
02:45My hands weren't clean. Like he said, who else would have me?
02:49Just then, his private phone rang. He glanced at the screen. A smile touched his lips.
02:55What's wrong? Didn't I tell you to call later?
02:58Nico? I'm flying to Paris this afternoon.
03:01I made an appointment at City Hall in ten minutes.
03:05Can you come? I want to have the certificate before I go.
03:10Ten minutes? In that much of a hurry?
03:12Boss? Who was that?
03:15Isla. She's flying to Paris. Insisted on getting the marriage license before she leaves.
03:19The way she begs for it? Un-fucking-real.
03:23What about the wedding? What about it?
03:24The ceremony will take an hour or two.
03:26I'll just swing by City Hall. It's a ten-minute thing. You know how that little princess gets.
03:30If I don't keep her happy, she'll throw a tantrum at the airport.
03:33Here. Get a picture of us. For the memories.
03:39Be good. I gotta go. Or I'll be late for the registry. You wait for me.
03:48Ten years of my youth. Ten years of love.
03:51All for last night's humiliation and today's wait for me.
03:53I felt clearer than I had in years.
03:56Nico Bellino!
03:58If you walk out that door today...
04:02I'm replacing the groom.
04:11Replacing the groom?
04:14Serafina, what do you think this is? Some cheap soap opera?
04:21Baby, don't make a scene.
04:24Who would you replace me with?
04:25In this entire city, what man would dare touch my woman?
04:29Of course, if you actually manage to find a man who will touch you,
04:33maybe I'll two prosers in. I'll let you have your fun.
04:35I told you.
04:36You're the only official, Donna. Stop messing around.
04:39Those little strays on the outside?
04:41I'm just playing, okay?
04:44Boss, maybe you should make Isla wait?
04:46It's your big day with the Donna?
04:48That little princess is more of a handful.
04:50She's not going anywhere.
04:52She has nowhere else to go.
04:57I stood in front of the cathedral.
04:59The photographer beside me held his camera, awkwardly unsure of what to do.
05:03No one said a word.
05:04I looked down at my left hand.
05:05The ring finger was bare.
05:06Last night, I left the engagement ring on the hotel coffee table,
05:10right next to that woman's scattered lingerie.
05:12A slow smile spread across my face.
05:14Nico, if you're in such a hurry to register your marriage with another woman,
05:17then go.
05:18This multi-million dollar wedding of the century.
05:20I'll be happy to take it.
05:21Let's go inside.
05:22Donna?
05:23The wedding is about to start, isn't it?
05:25Or do you want to keep over 300 of New York's most important people waiting outside?
05:33The church was packed.
05:34The elite of New York high society were all here.
05:37Politicians, business magnates, art collectors, and representatives from every family.
05:41Everyone was waiting for the wedding of the century.
05:43The wedding march began to play its solemn tune.
05:46Everything was perfect, except the groom was missing.
05:48I heard Rocco and the others shuffling behind me.
05:51They had no idea what to do.
05:52Donna, the boss just had some family business to handle.
05:56He'll be right back.
05:57Why don't you sit for a bit?
05:58Yeah, yeah.
05:58The boss knows what he's doing.
05:59It's your wedding day.
06:00He won't be late.
06:01The boss was willing to throw this wedding for you.
06:03He's not going to let a few hundred million go to waste.
06:05I glanced at the antique clock at the front of the church.
06:08Fine.
06:09I'll wait for him.
06:12Quick, bring a glass of champagne from Adam.
06:15I'll wait, but it won't be for him.
06:46The waiting room was silent except for the ticking of the clock.
06:49I'll wait for him.
06:57I'll wait for him.
07:04When you tried on your dress?
07:06I remembered that day.
07:07Nico was standing outside the dressing room.
07:09He saw me in the dress through a crack in the door, and his eyes instantly weltered up.
07:14I have never seen a more beautiful bride.
07:16I was so jealous of you back then.
07:18I wanted to punch my own loser boyfriend.
07:20Who would have thought he could turn around and pull a stunt like this?
07:23Just then, my phone buzzed.
07:25A notification from Instagram.
07:26I opened it.
07:28A new post from Isla.
07:31The photo showed clothes scattered on a luxurious bedspread, a woman's lace panties, and a magnificent wedding dress.
07:38An identical custom-made gown to the one I was wearing, but that dress was covered in white stains.
07:42I knew exactly what they were.
07:44Isla's caption was pure provocation.
07:46Someone said he'd only be ten minutes, but now he won't leave.
07:50Says I'm his favorite toy, and he can't get enough of me.
07:53Isla, who are you trying to piss off?
07:57Whoever's sitting in a wedding dress waiting for a man who isn't coming.
08:00I took a screenshot.
08:02What?
08:02That bitch!
08:05Calm down.
08:06Calm down?
08:08Serafina, did you see what she posted?
08:10That whore is humiliating you.
08:12I saw it.
08:13I put the phone back in my purse.
08:14My movements as composed as if I were handling a simple business contract.
08:18You came to New York from Chicago for him?
08:20Do you know how pissed your parents were?
08:22Back then, Nico Belinci was a nobody, and you bet ten years on him against your parents.
08:27Now you've lost everything.
08:28You even used your father's connections to launder his money, to build his network, to get him where he is
08:33today.
08:34And he had the nerve to wait until the night before the wedding to show his true colors?
08:38Serafina, wake up!
08:39A man like that isn't worth it!
08:41I stood up and walked to the full-length mirror.
08:43The woman in the mirror wore a million-dollar dress.
08:45Her makeup was perfect, her posture elegant, like a beautiful piece of art.
08:49Chloe, you're right.
08:50A ten-year bet.
08:51It's time to collect.
08:52You mean, you're going to break up with him?
08:54Break up?
08:55No, that's letting him off too easy.
08:58As for my parents, after the wedding is over, I'll go back and admit I lost.
09:02Today is the day I collect on all my bets.
09:07I calmed Chloe down, and I calmed myself down.
09:10I needed some air.
09:12I pushed open the French doors to the terrace and stepped outside.
09:16The New York autumn air was cool against my bare shoulders.
09:19As I was about to take a deep breath, I heard men's voices.
09:22The boss is playing with fire this time, huh?
09:24Is he really not coming back?
09:27What fire?
09:28He's got a siren wrapped around him.
09:30What's he supposed to do?
09:32Besides, the Donna is easier to handle than the little princess.
09:35The boss knows what he's doing.
09:38How long do you think the Donna will put up with it?
09:40Look at her today.
09:42The groom ditches her in front of all the median guests, and she doesn't even flinch.
09:48With a Donna like that, the boss doesn't know how good he has it.
09:51So when is he coming back?
09:53The guests are all here.
09:55If we drag this out any longer, what's the rush?
09:58I'll give the boss a video call right now, see what the hell is going on.
10:14Boss, the Donna's out here.
10:16She's asking about the wedding.
10:18Tell her to wait, I'm busy.
10:21Nico, pay attention to me.
10:24Boss, sounds like you're busy over there.
10:28This little devil won't let me go.
10:31Well, you handle your business, boss.
10:33We can handle the Donna for you.
10:38The wedding starts in three minutes.
10:41Donna, we...
10:42Since Nico is busy, let him listen.
10:44Over 300 guests are waiting for the wedding of the century.
10:48Do you think this is appropriate?
10:49The boss is just...
10:52Why do we minutes this?
10:53Is three minutes enough for him to finish?
10:56Enough three minutes.
10:58Three minutes?
11:01Tell her I'm going for another round.
11:03I'm already hard again.
11:05Rocco, you guys keep things under control.
11:07I'll be over when I'm done.
11:13Rocco quickly hung up.
11:14The air was thick with embarrassment.
11:16I turned to leave.
11:20Donna, wait!
11:21The boss has you in his heart, you know that.
11:23After all these years, you know how men are.
11:25It's just for fun.
11:29I ignored Marco's words.
11:30Just for fun?
11:31I walked back to the waiting room, my mind replaying the last 10 years.
11:35I never wanted to believe that the man I'd been with for a decade would change his heart for some
11:39girl fresh out of college.
11:41Isla Marino, the only daughter of an old money New York family.
11:44The complete opposite of me.
11:45A woman who had walked the line of the underworld for 10 years.
11:48He changed after he met her at an auction six months ago.
11:51At first, I made excuses for him.
11:53The late night encrypted messages?
11:54The unfamiliar perfume on his clothes?
11:56Just some woman who hugged him too tight at a party.
11:59I chose to ignore all the suspicious moments.
12:01Until three months ago, he stopped making excuses for coming home late.
12:05He stopped hiding his phone, taking calls from her right in front of me, his voice soft and warm.
12:10I miss you too.
12:13Now, his men were still outside, whispering.
12:16They thought I would walk down the aisle alone, in my wedding dress, stand before the priest,
12:21and wait for a groom who might never show up.
12:23And then I would smile and say I do to an empty space.
12:25That was the script Nico had left for me.
12:27I looked at the time.
12:2911 o'clock on the dot.
12:30The main door slowly swung open.
12:33A tall, imposing figure stood silhouetted against the light.
12:37Every smile in the room froze.
12:39Meanwhile, at Nico's private estate, Isla was wrapped in a silk sheet.
12:45Are you really leaving?
12:47I want more.
12:50Baby, I have to go.
12:51She gave me three minutes.
12:53It's been 20.
12:54So what?
12:56What's she going to do to you?
13:00You don't know her temper.
13:02She's usually tame, but she can be a real bitch when she's pissed.
13:06But I promised her the wedding of the century.
13:09I have to at least see the show through for her.
13:11What about the marriage license?
13:14You promised me.
13:17Of course it's yours.
13:19My legal wife can only be you.
13:21Don't worry about that.
13:22He picked up his phone from the nightstand to call his driver,
13:24but the flood of notifications on his screen made him pause.
13:28The last message was a video file sent by Rocco just moments ago.
13:32Nico frowned and tapped it open.
13:34His pupils shrank.
13:37Isla saw Nico's face and flinched.
13:40What is it?
13:42You look like you've seen a ghost.
13:44In the video, Serafina was smiling,
13:46where standing beside her was a man in a designer suit.
13:49Like it was their wedding.
13:51No fucking way.
13:53He chose that dress.
13:55He ordered those white roses.
13:56He planned this wedding.
13:59Serafina had been his woman for 10 years.
14:01His.
14:02How could this happen?
14:03And this guy.
14:04He was Caspian DeLuca.
14:06The Don of the DeLuca family.
14:08The man who runs New York's oldest and most powerful family.
14:11His empire runs from five months to shift into media.
14:14A man like that.
14:16How could he possibly want Serafina?
14:18She's just the daughter of some Chicago suit.
14:20A nobody.
14:22What did she have?
14:23A pretty face and a knack for business.
14:25That's it.
14:26Besides, Caspian's always been cold.
14:29Arrogant.
14:30He's never been tied to any woman.
14:32How the hell did he suddenly show up at Nico's wedding?
14:38Nico took a deep breath.
14:39Nico thought back to when he was just a punk on the street.
14:42She gave him every penny she had to start his business.
14:44She traveled to 12 cities for him and worked herself into the ground until she was hospitalized with a bleeding
14:50stomach.
14:52She used her father's connections to push him, step by step, to where he was today.
14:57A woman who loved him that much, how could she just turn on him?
15:01Nico dialed Rocco's number.
15:03Boss, you finally called.
15:05What the hell is going on?
15:07Why did you let Caspian DeLuca in the church?
15:10We don't know.
15:11He just showed up.
15:13Said he was here for the wedding.
15:16For the wedding?
15:18He's here to humiliate me.
15:19Boss, what do we do now?
15:21The guests are all whispering.
15:23What's through this panic?
15:24Caspian has no shame, but the local family has a reputation.
15:27He won't pull a stunt in front of all these people.
15:29But boss.
15:29But what?
15:30You need to see the second video I sent you.
15:34The red carpet stretched out before me.
15:36I held Caspian's arm, feeling the fine fabric of his suit.
15:40This was no off-the-rack tux.
15:41Just signing the papers would have been enough.
15:44The ceremony isn't important.
15:46This wedding comes with flowers, a band, 300 guests, and a Michelin star feast.
15:51And it's all free.
15:53Why let it go to waste?
15:57Besides, you already changed into this custom suit in the car behind the church.
16:02If you really didn't care, you wouldn't have come so prepared.
16:05You don't miss a thing.
16:11A free wedding.
16:12I'll play along.
16:16But for that comment,
16:19I'll be collecting with interest.
16:23The organ began a solemn wedding march.
16:26Caspian took my hand and we started walking again.
16:28His hand was large and warm, swallowing mine completely.
16:31It was different from Nico's cold, possessive grip.
16:34This felt more like protection.
16:36The guests started whispering.
16:38Isn't that the Don DeLuca?
16:40What's he doing with Bellini's fiancee?
16:42Where's Mr. Bellini?
16:43The murmurs grew louder.
16:44I saw a few of Nico's top guys standing by the aisle.
16:48Rocco tried to pull out his phone to send a warning, but the screen read no signal.
17:20Tony pulled out his phone, too.
17:21To witness the union of this man and this woman in holy matrimony.
17:26The commotion in the pews grew, some trying to take pictures.
17:29But with the cell signal jammed, the pictures weren't going anywhere.
17:32Just as the priest was about to get to the most important part of the vows.
17:48Niko's voice echoed through the church.
17:50His tuxedo was a rat, bowtie crooked.
17:52Boss, you're finally here.
17:56She walked down the whole aisle with Caspian.
17:59What?
18:00Good thing you saw that second video I sent.
18:03Rocco swallowed hard.
18:04That video.
18:05The one Rocco secretly filmed from a side corridor.
18:08In it, the aisle was long.
18:10I walked, step by step, toward Caspian.
18:13And then I offered him my hand.
18:15Nico's face turned uglier.
18:16He knew better than anyone how much I hated Caspian DeLuca.
18:19For the last five years, we'd been at each other's throats in the black market for art.
18:24Every major auction, every big deal, he had to stick his nose in it.
18:27I hated his arrogance.
18:29Hated how he never showed any mercy.
18:30Most of all, I hated how he always ruined things for me at the last second.
18:35And now, Nico couldn't process what he was seeing.
18:38Especially the way I was looking at Caspian, I had never looked at any other man with that kind of
18:43softness.
18:43The priest was frozen on the altar, unsure what to do.
18:47I didn't turn around.
18:48I just spoke calmly to the priest.
18:50Please, continue.
18:54Those two words made Nico's face go pale with rage.
18:57He stormed up the aisle.
18:58I finally turned to face the man I once loved so desperately.
19:01Right now, his eyes were filled with anger, confusion, and something that looked a lot like panic.
19:06Have you lost your damn mind?
19:09Serafina, stop this.
19:11You think this little show with him is gonna make me jealous?
19:14You think this is how you threaten me?
19:17Trying to grab my hand, I took a small step back, avoiding his touch.
19:21That simple move made his eyes darken.
19:23Who is Caspian DeLuca, the dawn of the DeLuca family?
19:27You think he can't have any debutante he wants?
19:29Any beauty he desires?
19:31You think he'd want you?
19:33A woman I've had for ten years?
19:35Caspian's eyes turned cold, deadly.
19:37He stepped forward, shielding me.
19:40Watch your mouth, Balani.
19:42One more disrespectful word about her.
19:45I'll show you exactly how the DeLuca family does things.
19:49Seeing Caspian protect me, a flash of panic crossed Nico's eyes.
19:53He covered it up quickly.
19:55He sneered.
19:56You think I don't know your game?
19:58You're just using her to get back at me?
20:01To ruin my name?
20:03To destroy my wedding?
20:06Serafina, wake up!
20:07Don't be a pawn and think you've won!
20:11Nico took another step closer.
20:13His eyes were certain, like he still thought he was in control.
20:16Come down now.
20:17And I'll pretend today never happened.
20:20We'll have another wedding.
20:22You'll still be Mrs. Bellini.
20:23He held out his hand.
20:24He was waiting for me to run back to him.
20:26Waiting for me to gratefully accept his generosity.
20:29But I just watched him.
20:30And then, I gave him a light, airy smile.
20:32That smile made the certainty in his eyes shatter.
20:35I turned my head to Caspian beside me.
20:37He was staring at me.
20:38His dark eyes held something I'd never seen before.
20:40Something deep.
20:41Burning.
20:42Dangerous.
20:43I stood on my toes.
20:44I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him.
20:47Caspian froze for only a second.
20:49The next, he took control.
20:50He was a predator.
20:52His arm wrapped tight around my waist, pulling me against him.
20:55The kiss was forceful, dominant, almost like he was claiming me.
20:58I could feel the desire he'd suppressed for years finally exploding.
21:02Women covered their mouths.
21:07Nico let out a strangled shriek.
21:09A sound like someone had his throat in a vice.
21:12His voice was broken, desperate.
21:14I kissed Caspian back even harder.
21:16His lips were soft and warm, a stark contrast to his cold exterior.
21:20I could taste mint, could feel his breathing quicken.
21:23When Caspian finally pulled away, his thumb gently brushed my lip.
21:26The gesture was tender, but his eyes were hot enough to burn everything down.
21:31You started it.
21:31This time, I'm not letting you go.
21:34The second he finished speaking, men in black suits emerged from all corners of the church.
21:39Clearly, this was all planned.
21:40Drag him out.
21:41Caspian said without looking back.
21:43The bodyguards moved toward Nico with practiced efficiency.
21:46Don't you dare!
21:47This is my wedding!
21:49My church!
21:50Serafana!
21:51Wake up!
21:52He's just using you!
21:54You were with me for 10 years!
21:5610 years!
21:58How could you betray me for a man who doesn't even love you?
22:01His voice got more desperate, more broken.
22:04He's just picking up my sloppy seconds!
22:06Caspian to Golka!
22:08You're just taking the woman I'm done with!
22:10At that, murder flashed in Caspian's eyes.
22:13He signaled the guards to stop, then walked slowly over to Nico.
22:17What did you just say?
22:21Nico was shaken by his presence, but refused to back down.
22:24I said you're taking my sloppy seconds!
22:28She was mine for 10 years!
22:31Every inch of her skin I-
22:33Caspian's fist connected squarely with Nico's face.
22:36Blood sprayed.
22:37I'll say this one last time, insult her again, and I'll cut your tongue out.
22:43Nico was dazed, but he still struggled.
22:45I didn't marry Isis!
22:47I never signed the papers!
22:49His voice cracked, laced with tears.
22:52This was the first time, the first time I ever really wanted to marry someone!
22:57Serafina!
22:59Please, come back to me!
23:01I can change!
23:03I'll change everything for you!
23:05But no one was listening anymore.
23:06The guards kept dragging him out.
23:08His voice grew fainter, more broken.
23:10Until finally, it was gone.
23:15You may now exchange rings.
23:21Your hand.
23:23But with that same quiet authority, I did as he said.
23:27He opened the box.
23:28Inside was a uniquely designed ring.
23:30A platinum band with a perfect blue sapphire at its center.
23:34But it wasn't the gem that shocked me.
23:36It was the design.
23:37I knew that pattern.
23:38Carved around the sapphire were fine vines, with flowers shaped exactly like.
23:42It was 15 years ago.
23:44Caspian and I were just kids.
23:46Already being pushed into an arranged marriage by our fathers.
23:49I fought it hard.
23:50I thought the quiet, brooding boy was boring as hell.
23:53We argued about it on the lawn of the estate.
23:55I'm never marrying a boar like you.
23:58And if I did, the ring would have to be something I like.
24:01I scribbled a few little flowers on the scrap.
24:05Here, like this.
24:07Then I threw the paper in his face and ran off.
24:09He didn't say anything then.
24:11Just quietly picked up the crumpled piece of paper.
24:13I thought he'd forgotten all about it.
24:15But he hadn't.
24:16You remembered.
24:21Focused as he slid the ring onto my finger.
24:23I've remembered for 15 years.
24:26I had it commissioned that same day.
24:33Now you can't run away.
24:34His tone was part bossy, and part a stubbornness that was almost childlike.
24:3815 years.
24:39He waited 15 years, all because of a kid's silly tantrum.
24:43With a shaky hand, I took the man's ring from the box.
24:46The same design.
24:47The same care.
24:48Your turn.
24:49Caspian held out his long fingers for me.
24:51The moment the cool metal touched his skin.
24:54I felt a sense of safety I hadn't felt in years.
24:57Like I was back on that summer afternoon.
24:59Even then, some part of me knew.
25:01This boy would protect me for the rest of my life.
25:03In that warm, perfect moment, the church doors were thrown open.
25:07Dozens of men in black suits poured in.
25:09Led by Niko.
25:12His face was terrifyingly dark.
25:14His eyes burning with a mad rage.
25:16Caspian Delico.
25:18You've crossed a fucking line.
25:20The guests screamed in terror.
25:22Some tried to run, but the exits were all blocked.
25:24Niko strode toward the altar.
25:26Stealing my woman on my turf.
25:29Every flower.
25:31Every candle.
25:32Every note of music.
25:33I paid for it all.
25:35With my blood and sweat.
25:37Every car outside.
25:38Every guard.
25:39Paid for with my money.
25:41You think you can just walk in here with a new suit and take my place?
25:46You don't run things here.
25:48Caspian didn't let go of my hand.
25:50He pulled me behind him, his eyes turning dangerous and calm.
25:53Bellini, you've already lost.
25:55Walk away with some dignity.
25:57And I can forget this happened.
26:05What have I lost?
26:06She's still wearing the dress I chose, standing in the church I decorated.
26:10You think you can just take her from me?
26:12In your dreams.
26:14Niko yanked a silver pistol from his waistband.
26:17He aimed the black barrel right at Caspian.
26:19At the same time, his dozens of thugs raised their guns.
26:22All of them pointed at us on the altar.
26:25This man trespassed on my property and stole my bride.
26:29Break his fucking legs and drag him out!
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