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00:00With 12 other heiresses, waiting at the gala in Palermo, I stood in a row with 12 other heiresses, waiting
00:05to be chosen.
00:06One flower, one night, one chance.
00:09As Don Earl's Bastarda, I had no room to fail.
00:12Lorenzo Rossi, heir of the Rossi family, was my childhood friend.
00:16He was the only man who'd agreed to protect me, and he had promised me the white lily.
00:20We'd made the deal just yesterday, three years of cover.
00:23Then he could love whoever he wanted.
00:25Yesterday, he'd said yes.
00:26Tonight, at the last second, he smiled and handed the flower to the girl beside me, Mia, the scholarship student
00:32he'd been sponsoring.
00:33Her hands were shaking as she took it.
00:35Let Mia have the spotlight today, Elena.
00:39The poor thing has never known happiness.
00:41Don't worry. As long as I'm here, no one will dare arrange your marriage.
00:46I looked at him. He was already turning away, placing Mia's hand on his arm.
00:50Mia is elegant and noble.
00:53She is worthy of this honor.
00:56Noble.
00:57The word landed like a slap.
00:59Whispers rippled through the crowd.
01:01I stood empty-handed.
01:02The Don's Bastard Daughter publicly passed over for a stray.
01:05When the crowd dispersed, Lorenzo appeared at my side, wine glass in hand.
01:10These idiots.
01:12I told them to save you at least one flower.
01:17Do you know what tonight means?
01:18The white lily wasn't decoration.
01:20It was a marriage proposal between families.
01:23Without it, I had nothing.
01:24No protection.
01:25No choice.
01:26No way out of the arranged marriage Donna Earl had already planned for me in New York.
01:30Lorenzo was my only option.
01:32No other man here would choose the Bastarda.
01:34And he'd just chosen someone else.
01:3718 years.
01:40He didn't answer.
01:41Behind him, Mia was smiling.
01:43The white lily in her hands, still perfect.
01:46The white lilt flickered across Lorenzo's face.
01:49He sent Mia away.
01:51You're used to these events, Elena.
01:53But Mia's poor.
01:54This is her only shot to shine in her whole life.
01:59Just do me a favor.
02:04You can have your way any other day.
02:06Why today of all days?
02:07I stayed silent.
02:13Today's her graduation.
02:15After tonight, I can't sponsor her anymore.
02:20I promised her one unforgettable memory.
02:24Unforgettable for me, too.
02:25But it was too late.
02:27Lorenzo, do you understand what the gala...
02:30Mia returned before I could finish.
02:33Elena, did I ruin everything?
02:37Please don't blame Lorenzo.
02:39I begged him to...
02:42Enough, Elena.
02:43It's just a flower.
02:44I'll buy you another one.
02:46He reached into a nearby vase,
02:48pulled out a rose,
02:49and shoved it into my hand.
02:53Roses suit you better anyway.
02:55A lily isn't worth making a scene over.
02:57This isn't like you.
02:59The rose was dripping wet.
03:00Its thorns had been cut.
03:01Its stem snapped short,
03:03just like me.
03:04But the white lily meant honor.
03:06The wife of a don.
03:07A queen.
03:08The red rose meant mistress.
03:10A woman you kept in the shadows.
03:11An illegitimate bootlicker,
03:13thinking she could marry the Rossi heir?
03:16Didn't you hear him say noble?
03:18Even a poor student ranks higher.
03:20Lorenzo silenced the woman with one look,
03:23but the words had already sunk in.
03:26Elena, I'm sorry.
03:29You've always had everything.
03:31I just wanted one night to feel special.
03:34Everything?
03:35I'm a bastard, Mia.
03:37Do you have any idea how the Marotti family treats me?
03:40The cake slipped from her hands and landed on her shoe,
03:43her eyes filled with tears.
03:45Look, it's already done.
03:46Let her enjoy tonight.
03:50Come on, let's get you cleaned up.
03:53You can head home if you want.
03:56Home?
03:56I didn't have one.
03:57As soon as Lorenzo left my side,
03:59someone closed in.
04:01Antonio Ricci,
04:02a reckless libertine from a rival crew,
04:05sidled up to me.
04:06You smell good, Elena Moretti.
04:09Without Lorenzo,
04:10I didn't even get basic respect.
04:12Lorenzo told me to give you a flower.
04:15I didn't.
04:16I told you before,
04:17stop chasing him and try me instead,
04:19but you never listened.
04:21How's it feel now?
04:23Humiliating, isn't it?
04:24Lorenzo had given him the task of delivering my flower?
04:27Knowing Antonio had been harassing me for months?
04:29Another betrayal.
04:31I only asked for three years.
04:32Three years to gain enough power
04:34to escape the Marotti family's grip.
04:36But Donna wanted me gone.
04:37She wouldn't even give me time to breathe.
04:40If it wasn't for that pretty face,
04:42you'd be nothing.
04:45Ritzy!
04:46Did I not warn you?
04:48Don't touch my people.
04:51That's none of your business.
04:52Your people?
04:54You just picked the charity girl.
04:56What do you need Elena for?
04:58She's mine.
04:59That's all you need to know.
05:00Antonio spat and walked away.
05:01Lorenzo spun me around to face him.
05:04He touched you and you didn't fight back?
05:08Wasn't this your idea?
05:10Lorenzo, could I get some champagne?
05:13One's cold and stubborn.
05:15The other's bright and warm.
05:16Lorenzo's choice was easy.
05:18Tonight, you're the star.
05:19Whatever you want.
05:20We'll talk tomorrow.
05:22I'll come by your place.
05:24Tomorrow?
05:25I smiled coldly.
05:26Tomorrow, you'll have to come to New York to find me.
05:30Lorenzo left to greet the other Capos.
05:32And Mia walked back to me,
05:34holding a glass of wine.
05:35The timid scholarship girl was gone.
05:37In her place,
05:38stood someone who'd tasted power.
05:41You have everything, Elena.
05:43Why do you need to take this one moment of glory from me?
05:50I should never have helped Lorenzo choose her for the scholarship.
05:54You grew up in luxury.
05:56I only wanted Lorenzo's protection for one night.
06:03Luxury?
06:05You think I'm better off than you?
06:06My mother died early.
06:08Don Earl brought me back to the estate when I was little.
06:10Donna looked at me like she wanted me dead.
06:13My father had mistresses everywhere and didn't care about one more bastard daughter.
06:17I learned to read faces young.
06:19Without this face, I wouldn't have survived.
06:21I was trapped between two sides.
06:23I turned to Uncle Luca and begged him to train me, to back me up.
06:27Uncle Luca never smiled.
06:31Your father has 23 children.
06:35Why should I invest in a bastard who won't last?
06:38Because I have nothing to lose.
06:40I'll do what they won't.
06:42But the time wasn't right.
06:43Uncle Luca wouldn't help me either.
06:45They say Dante Vitale is ruthless.
06:47Anyone who crosses him gets crushed without mercy.
06:50The Morettis wanted his protection,
06:51but wouldn't sacrifice a legitimate daughter.
06:54So they chose me.
06:56Uncle Luca must know how the gala ended.
07:01Elena,
07:02do you think Lorenzo even knows what the gala means?
07:06I wasn't the type to dwell on emotions.
07:08I needed to find a way to stay.
07:11Do you know what tonight actually means?
07:13Sure, it's a matchmaking event, but it's just formality.
07:15Don't worry, I'll talk to the Morettis.
07:17No one's forcing you into marriage.
07:18Then can you get the lily back from Mia?
07:19I'll return it tomorrow.
07:20That's not good.
07:21It's already hers.
07:22That orchid had a rare golden edge.
07:24It couldn't be copied at all.
07:26Lorenzo, you know I won't clink on you.
07:28Why did you humiliate me tonight?
07:30Elena,
07:31no one else will take you.
07:32You're a Moretti bastard.
07:34Everyone Palermo knows you're mine.
07:35Elena,
07:36please don't fight with Lorenzo.
07:39Enough, Elena.
07:41Tomorrow,
07:41Mia goes back to her life.
07:43I left the gala
07:44and got into Uncle Luca's car.
07:46Accept your loss.
07:48Tomorrow you leave for New York.
07:51I'll come back.
07:54Back at the estate,
07:55Donna glanced at Uncle Luca,
07:57then at me.
07:58We've raised you for 18 years.
08:00Time to repay that.
08:01Tomorrow,
08:02you leave.
08:03Nothing in this house was mine.
08:04Not even the plane ticket.
08:06Uncle Luca said nothing
08:07and went to his room.
08:08I went to my small bedroom to pack.
08:10My half-sister Bianca
08:11leaned in the doorway,
08:12checking her nails.
08:15Mom told me to keep an eye on you.
08:17Don't take anything valuable.
08:19Not even tonight's gown.
08:23Oh,
08:23and Mom said Dante Vitale
08:25already in love with someone else.
08:27Good luck.
08:29I took off the gown in front of her
08:31and removed all the jewelry.
08:32Then I walked to the bathroom in my slip.
08:34Mia had posted a photo in Instagram.
08:36She was glowing,
08:37Lorenzo's arm around her.
08:39He was still wearing the cufflinks
08:40I'd given him.
08:41I left everything Lorenzo
08:43had ever given me behind.
08:44Before dawn,
08:45I was up.
08:46No goodbyes.
08:47I grabbed my backpack
08:48and headed to the airport.
08:49Security,
08:50boarding,
08:51everything went smoothly.
08:52As the plane taxied,
08:53I shut off my phone completely,
08:55cutting all ties to Palermo.
08:57Then the announcement came.
08:59Apologies, passengers.
09:00The Rossi family has purchased
09:02all available flights
09:03out of Placer today.
09:04We are returning back.
09:06I stared out the window
09:07as the runway slowed back down.
09:12The plane came to a stop.
09:21My phone reconnected
09:23and messages flooded in.
09:25The announcement came again.
09:26Apologies for the inconvenience.
09:28To compensate,
09:29the Rossi family will refund your ticket
09:31at ten times the price.
09:33Who do you think
09:33the Rossi family is looking for?
09:35Wow, this is so dramatic.
09:37Like a movie.
09:40I scrolled through my phone,
09:42exhausted.
09:43Lorenzo had gone to the Moretti estate
09:45early this morning
09:46looking for me.
09:47He saw the gown,
09:48the jewelry,
09:50everything I'd left behind.
09:51But my backpack was gone.
09:53He panicked.
09:54He demanded answers
09:55from the Morettis.
09:57Where did Elena go?
09:58Lorenzo lost it.
10:01He almost tore the estate apart.
10:03Then he started calling me.
10:04But by then,
10:05I was already on the plane.
10:06When Lorenzo realized
10:08I hadn't taken a single thing
10:09he'd ever given me,
10:10he snapped.
10:11I grabbed my backpack
10:12and got off the plane.
10:14It was early.
10:16I was starving.
10:18I found a small cafe
10:19and ordered pasta.
10:24Uncle Luca's message came through.
10:25Do you want to come back?
10:27Lorenzo still wants you.
10:30The Moretti family
10:31was built on schemes.
10:34Lorenzo might spoil me,
10:35but he'd never lose face for me.
10:37Going back meant more humiliation.
10:46Moving forward.
10:47Maybe there was a chance.
10:50I ate slowly,
10:52watching black-suited men
10:53flood the terminal.
10:54They grabbed every woman
10:55who looked like me,
10:56asking questions.
10:57Then Lorenzo rushed in,
10:59drenched in sweat.
11:02His phone pressed to his ear.
11:03He passed right by my table.
11:05He looked desperate,
11:06frantic,
11:09calling my number
11:10over and over.
11:11My phone kept buzzing
11:13in my pocket.
11:14When no one answered,
11:15he almost smashed the phone
11:17in frustration.
11:19His men returned empty-handed.
11:21I'd never seen Lorenzo like this,
11:23completely unraveled.
11:26Where is she?
11:27I don't care what it takes.
11:29No plane flies to New York today.
11:31I checked my phone.
11:33There was a flight to Milan
11:34in 20 minutes.
11:38I scrolled through the news
11:40while I waited.
11:41Palermo's tabloids
11:41were having a field day.
11:42The headlines screamed,
11:44Rossi airs new flame,
11:45but who's he hunting
11:46at the airport?
11:47Two women at the table
11:48behind me were gossiping loudly.
11:51God, that's so romantic.
11:54If someone did that for me,
11:55I'd say yes immediately.
11:57You don't get it.
11:59Last night at a gala,
12:00Lorenzo chose some
12:01scholarship for me.
12:03I bet.
12:04Bet he got scammed.
12:06Wait, he didn't pick
12:07a rich girl?
12:08He picked a charity chase?
12:10Then why is he
12:11freaking out today?
12:12I sipped my coffee,
12:14trying not to react.
12:16I'm guessing Lorenzo
12:17didn't realize
12:17giving the white loafs
12:18was a marriage proposal.
12:20The first girl said smugly,
12:21How do you know all this?
12:24Because I was at the gala
12:25last night.
12:26I froze.
12:27I glanced back,
12:29didn't recognize her.
12:31Lucky.
12:32So what does the rich girl
12:34look like?
12:37She's beautiful.
12:39Stunning, actually.
12:43Then why would Lorenzo
12:44give the lily to an outsider?
12:46The girl's voice turned sharp.
12:47Who cares?
12:49The other girl's
12:50just a bastard anyway.
12:51Not like us real heiresses.
12:53I coughed,
12:54and both women turned.
12:55The moment they saw my face,
12:57one of them
12:58gasped and pointed,
12:59unable to speak.
13:04What?
13:05Do you know her?
13:07The other girl stared at me,
13:09then whispered.
13:11Wait.
13:12Are you?
13:14I pressed a finger to my lips.
13:16Both women slapped their hands
13:18over their mouths.
13:19I stood up and left.
13:20As I walked away,
13:22I heard one of them shriek.
13:23You didn't tell me
13:24she looked like that!
13:25You have zero chance now!
13:27I am on my way
13:28to the boarding gate,
13:29and another refund notification
13:31hit my phone.
13:32The Rossi family
13:33had bought out
13:33every route out of Palermo,
13:35even flights to other cities.
13:36I stood there,
13:38clutching my phone,
13:39stuck.
13:39Then it rang.
13:40A New York number.
13:43Hello?
13:43Dante Vitale.
13:44The name of my arranged husband.
13:46His voice was cold,
13:47but strangely pleasant.
13:48The kind that made you
13:49want to keep listening.
13:50I'm sorry, I...
13:51My men are already
13:52at the airport.
13:53They'll bring you to me.
13:54Before I could explain
13:55that all the flights
13:56were grounded,
13:57I saw it.
13:57A private jet on the tarmac.
13:59Several men in black suits
14:00stepped off the plane,
14:02standing at attention.
14:03Understood.
14:04I hung up
14:05and walked toward the jet.
14:10It was drizzling.
14:11An umbrella appeared
14:12over my head
14:13the moment I stepped outside.
14:15The man holding it
14:16kept his eyes down,
14:17respectful.
14:18Mrs. Vitale,
14:19we're here to bring you home.
14:20That's when Lorenzo spotted me.
14:22He sprinted toward me,
14:23grabbing my wrist.
14:25Elena, come with me.
14:27Vitale's men
14:28immediately surrounded me.
14:29Lorenzo's men closed in.
14:31The two groups faced off.
14:32Onlookers pulled out
14:33their phones, filming.
14:35The man leading Dante's crew
14:36was older, impeccably dressed,
14:38with the calm precision
14:39of a man who'd seen everything.
14:41He smiled politely,
14:42but his eyes were stone.
14:44Mr. Rossi,
14:45I'm here to escort
14:46Mrs. Vitale home.
14:47Please step aside.
14:49Lorenzo's gaze turned lethal.
14:51She hasn't left Palermo yet.
14:52I'd like to see
14:53who has the balls
14:54to take my woman.
14:56I felt exhausted.
14:57I'd tried to tell him
14:58several times,
14:59but his attention
15:00was always on Mia.
15:01Lorenzo,
15:02you've protected me for years.
15:04I'm grateful,
15:06but this is where it ends.
15:08I don't blame anyone.
15:10Don't blame anyone?
15:12Then come back with me.
15:14I'll marry you.
15:15I'll tell the Morettis myself.
15:17The rain fell harder.
15:19Lorenzo's hair was soaked,
15:20his eyes red.
15:22The Vitale butler
15:23stepped between us,
15:24unmoved.
15:25Apologies, Mr. Rossi,
15:26but the agreement
15:27with the Moretti family
15:28has been finalized.
15:29Mrs. Vitale leaves
15:31with us today.
15:32Lorenzo ignored him,
15:33staring only at me.
15:34I shook my head.
15:35Lorenzo,
15:36I told you.
15:37I only wanted three years.
15:39I have someone
15:40I truly like.
15:42I never planned
15:43to marry you.
15:44This again?
15:46Elena,
15:47you've been trapped
15:48in Morettis.
15:49Where would you even
15:49meet someone to love?
15:50I know calling you
15:51my shadow upset you.
15:53Stop being stubborn
15:54and come back with me.
15:55We'll talk there, okay?
15:57His tone had shifted,
15:58almost pleading now.
15:59I was grateful
16:00for his years of protection,
16:01but the moment Lorenzo
16:02let go of me
16:03and handed that flower
16:04to the scholarship girl,
16:05it meant we could
16:06no longer walk together.
16:09Lorenzo,
16:10Mia is your fiancé.
16:12All of Palermo saw it.
16:14You two should be
16:14happy together.
16:16Marry a scholarship girl?
16:18He laughed bitterly.
16:19Are you serious?
16:20I'd marry you
16:21before I'd ever marry her.
16:22My expression went cold.
16:25Lorenzo had always liked me,
16:26but he'd never respected me.
16:28This time,
16:29I didn't hesitate.
16:30I turned and walked
16:31toward the jet
16:32with the butler.
16:32Lorenzo stood frozen,
16:34his fists clenched,
16:36fury radiating off him.
16:38Elena!
16:39You leave Palermo
16:40and no one
16:41will protect you anymore.
16:44Think carefully.
16:45Once you're gone,
16:46don't come back
16:47regretting it.
16:48I didn't answer.
16:49I stepped onto the plane.
16:51The butler had thoughtfully
16:52prepared a towel for me.
16:53He pointed to the washroom
16:55at the back of the plane,
16:56keeping his voice low.
16:57You can freshen up there,
16:58Mrs. Vitai,
16:59getting caught in the rain,
17:00you'll catch cold.
17:02The jet was luxurious,
17:04clearly not a rental.
17:05This had to be
17:06the Vitale family's
17:07private plane.
17:08The Vitale family's power
17:10was on another level.
17:12Even the Morettis
17:13didn't own a private jet.
17:14The plane didn't just
17:15have a bathroom,
17:16it had a full bed.
17:18Strangely,
17:19the bedding was soft pink,
17:20definitely not something
17:21Dante Vitale
17:22would choose for himself.
17:24In the bathroom,
17:24I changed into
17:25the prepared clothes.
17:27Another shock.
17:27The clothes fit me perfectly.
17:29When I came out,
17:30the butler had dismissed
17:31the guards to the back
17:32of the cabin.
17:33Excuse me,
17:34I asked.
17:34Does the Don usually
17:35use this plane?
17:36The butler saw my confusion.
17:38This plane was purchased
17:39specifically for you,
17:40Mrs. Vitale.
17:41Everything was customized
17:42to your preferences.
17:44The Don personally
17:45selected the bedding,
17:46the softest material available.
17:48My jaw nearly dropped.
17:50Something this extravagant?
17:51Casually given to a stranger?
17:53Wasn't he supposed
17:54to have someone he loved?
17:55The flight to New York
17:56is long.
17:57You should rest.
17:58So we've prepared
17:59a humidifier for you.
18:07No one had ever cared
18:08about my comfort before.
18:09I'd only ever learned
18:10to read other people's moods.
18:12This sudden concern
18:13made me restless.
18:14Fortunately,
18:15the butler noticed
18:15my discomfort
18:16and quietly withdrew.
18:18I pulled out a pen
18:18and started sketching notes,
18:20my mind full of worry
18:21about what lay ahead.
18:22The plane landed
18:23on a sprawling green estate.
18:25When I looked closer,
18:26I realized
18:27this was the Vitale compound.
18:29Even coming from
18:29a wealthy family,
18:30I'd never seen anything
18:32this lavish.
18:33Dante Vitale came
18:34to meet me personally,
18:36wearing a warm smile,
18:37nothing like the cold,
18:38ruthless man
18:39from the rumors.
18:40He draped a coat
18:41over my shoulders.
18:42His voice was smooth
18:43and pleasant.
18:44Are you cold?
18:45I shivered slightly
18:46and stepped back,
18:47putting some distance
18:48between us.
18:49Mr. Vitale,
18:51I know you have
18:52someone you love.
18:53I know marrying me
18:54was forced on you.
18:55Don't worry.
18:56I only need three years.
18:58I won't keep you
18:59from the woman
18:59you love for long.
19:00His brow furrowed,
19:02looking puzzled.
19:03Someone I love?
19:05Three years?
19:06Yes.
19:07For three years,
19:08I'll play the role
19:09of your wife.
19:10I won't interfere
19:11with your private life.
19:13After three years,
19:14we separate.
19:15I won't take a cent from you.
19:17I can sign an agreement.
19:18His frown deepened.
19:20He looked sharply
19:20toward the butler.
19:22When he got no response,
19:23he stepped closer
19:24and pulled me gently
19:25into his arms.
19:26My face flushed
19:27completely red.
19:28Who said we were going
19:29to keep things this separate?
19:30My wife?
19:31Seeing me embarrassed
19:32seemed to improve his mood.
19:34He lifted my chin,
19:35leaning closer.
19:36Everything I have
19:37is yours, my wife.
19:38Even after we went inside,
19:40I still hadn't recovered
19:41from the shock.
19:42Wasn't this man
19:42supposed to be cold
19:43and ruthless?
19:44Dante's home
19:45was all sharp lines
19:46and clean edges,
19:47but there were touches
19:48of color,
19:49soft furnishings
19:50that had clearly
19:51been added recently.
19:52The aesthetic was good,
19:54the pieces carefully chosen.
19:55They didn't clash.
19:56Instead,
19:57they made the space
19:58feel comfortable.
19:59I sat on the couch.
20:00I handed him
20:00a folded paper.
20:02This is my plan.
20:04I'd like to borrow
20:05some money.
20:05I'll pay you back
20:06in installments.
20:07He pulled the paper
20:08from my hand
20:08and scanned it.
20:11You need money?
20:13It was humiliating,
20:15arriving with nothing.
20:16No dowry,
20:17nothing of value.
20:18For the Vitalis,
20:19this had to look
20:19like disrespect.
20:20I'd done my research
20:21before landing.
20:22The Vitali family
20:23didn't need alliances.
20:25They didn't need
20:25anyone's support.
20:26They stood alone
20:27at the top.
20:28People lined up
20:28from New York
20:29to Palermo
20:29just to ask them
20:30for favors.
20:31I still didn't understand
20:32why they'd agreed
20:33to this marriage
20:33with the Morettis.
20:35Yes.
20:36I don't have money.
20:38But I promise
20:40I have a way
20:41to pay you back.
20:42He didn't question me.
20:43Instead,
20:44his hand closed
20:44around mine,
20:45warm against my
20:46cold fingers,
20:47and he rubbed gently.
20:49My face flushed again.
20:50His mood
20:51seemed to improve.
20:52Why do you need money?
20:53I looked up sharply,
20:55suddenly realizing
20:55maybe as Mrs. Vitali
20:57I wasn't supposed
20:58to have financial control.
21:00Maybe I was expected
21:01to live off an allowance?
21:02To ask permission
21:03for spending money.
21:04I straightened,
21:05meeting his eyes.
21:06Mr. Vitale,
21:08I don't want to be trapped
21:09by the Moretti family.
21:10And I won't be live
21:11as a housewife
21:12asking for handouts.
21:14I want my own career.
21:16If possible,
21:17I want to take back
21:18what belongs to me
21:19from the Morettis.
21:20Dante looked surprised
21:21that I'd spoken so openly.
21:22He reached up
21:23and ruffled my hair
21:24affectionately.
21:26Everything the vitals
21:27have is yours.
21:28Before I could process that,
21:29he gestured to the butler
21:30who brought over
21:31a black card.
21:32This is my account.
21:33Spend whatever you want.
21:36The room Dante gave me
21:38was the best
21:38in the entire compound.
21:40Sunlight flooded
21:41through the windows.
21:42The decor was soft,
21:43feminine,
21:44like something out
21:44of a princess's quarters.
21:46For someone who'd been
21:47an outsider in the Moretti
21:48house my whole life,
21:49it was almost unbelievable.
21:51I slept well
21:52for the first time
21:52in years.
21:53The next morning,
21:54I woke to a message
21:55from Uncle Luca.
21:56Lorenzo is furious.
21:58Why didn't you come back
21:59with him?
22:00Uncle Luca was the only one
22:01in the Moretti family
22:02who'd ever protected me,
22:04but his protection
22:04always came
22:05with strings attached.
22:06Uncle,
22:07I'm a person,
22:08not a pet you can call
22:09whenever you want.
22:11Really?
22:12I thought you'd already
22:13turned yourself
22:14into a weapon
22:15for revenge.
22:16Three years,
22:17I borrowed $100,000
22:19from the Vitales.
22:20I did everything
22:21a Don's wife
22:21was supposed to do.
22:23I attended galas
22:24with Dante,
22:25smiled for the cameras,
22:26let people court
22:27my favor.
22:27I played the role
22:28of the beautiful
22:29trophy wife.
22:30Even though Dante
22:31spoiled me endlessly,
22:32I never forgot my place.
22:34But in those three years,
22:35I used that $100,000
22:37to leverage resources
22:38in Palermo.
22:39I dismantled Moretti
22:40operations piece by piece,
22:42pulled their best men
22:43and capos
22:44into my own network.
22:46Don Earl
22:46finally saw the truth.
22:48His 23 children
22:49were useless.
22:51The second generation
22:52of Morettis panicked,
22:53afraid the family's collapse
22:54would hurt their shares
22:55of the casinos
22:56and territories.
22:57They started selling
22:58off their assets.
22:59I bought them all.
23:00One by one,
23:01I took control
23:01of their gambling operations,
23:03their shipping routes.
23:04I flipped operations
23:05that were bleeding money
23:06into profitable enterprises,
23:08expanded territories
23:09they'd neglected.
23:10By the time Don Earl
23:11realized what was happening,
23:13I controlled more
23:13of the family's income streams
23:15than he did.
23:16The other Moretti heirs
23:17couldn't compete
23:18with me anymore.
23:18It was 10 at night
23:19when I came home.
23:20Dante was sitting
23:21in the warm glow
23:22of the living room,
23:23waiting for me.
23:24My chest tightened.
23:25I walked over
23:26and wrapped my arms
23:27around his shoulders
23:28from behind.
23:29I held him
23:30for a long moment,
23:31then I let go
23:32and stepped back,
23:33composed again.
23:36Why are you back
23:36so late?
23:37He asked quietly.
23:38Are you tired?
23:39I had soup made for you.
23:41The words I'd been
23:42planning to say
23:42stuck in my throat.
23:44He took my hand
23:44and led me to the table,
23:46watching as I drank
23:46the soup.
23:50When are you going
23:51to let yourself
23:51depend on me?
23:52You don't have to
23:53exhaust yourself like this.
23:54I felt warmth
23:55spread through me.
23:56Looking at him
23:57in the soft light,
23:58I felt a pang of guilt.
23:59The three years are up.
24:01It's time for me
24:02to go back to Morettis.
24:04Dante had known
24:04all along
24:05that I hadn't truly
24:06given up on my plans.
24:07His expression
24:08showed no surprise.
24:11You don't like this
24:12from what I understand.
24:13Only Luca has been
24:14good to you.
24:14And that Lorenz,
24:15I heard he's come to New York
24:16several times
24:16looking for you.
24:17But you never saw him.
24:18I was surprised he knew
24:19and had said nothing.
24:21Luca only uses me.
24:22He wants the top
24:23position in the
24:24Maraci family.
24:25That's our arrangement.
24:26As for Lorenzo,
24:27the moment I left
24:28Palermo,
24:28we could never
24:29walk together again.
24:30Then why go back?
24:31I have enough power now.
24:33I can take what's mine.
24:35I'll pay you back
24:36ten times what you lent me.
24:38My voice was cold,
24:39but I couldn't control
24:40the pain underneath.
24:41In the three years
24:42with the Vitales,
24:43I'd found a happiness
24:44I'd never known before.
24:45My heart had already
24:46shifted toward him.
24:47But thinking about
24:48the woman he loved,
24:49the one I'd never met,
24:50I refused to let myself
24:51become vulnerable.
24:53Dante,
24:54I've always known
24:55you had someone you loved.
24:59And I have someone too.
25:00He raised an eyebrow.
25:02So you've kept your guard
25:03up all this time
25:03because you think
25:04I love someone else?
25:04Can I ask?
25:06Who do you love?
25:07That memory was distant.
25:09So distant,
25:10I'd almost forgotten
25:10if it even happened.
25:12When I was little,
25:13Donna Earl dumped me
25:14on the streets of Palermo.
25:15A boy found me
25:16and brought me back
25:17to the Moretti estate.
25:18He even bought me food.
25:20I only remember
25:21he was from New York,
25:22but I don't know
25:23what he looked like.
25:24It was the first time
25:25anyone was kind to me.
25:26I always wanted
25:27to thank him.
25:30Honestly, Dante,
25:31I've been tempted
25:33many times to stay here.
25:34I love it here.
25:36But I've been abandoned
25:38too many times.
25:40If I already know
25:41someone doesn't belong to me,
25:43I won't let myself
25:44depend on them.
25:45Dante's eyes grew brighter.
25:46A startling intensity
25:47filled them.
25:48He took my hand in his.
25:49Slowly leaning closer
25:51until our noses touched.
25:53Elena,
25:54how do you know
25:55the person I love
25:55isn't you?
25:56That little girl
25:57on the Palermo streets
25:58who said she'd marry me
25:58for a plate of pasta.
25:59I never for-
26:00The person I'd been
26:01searching for
26:02was right in front of me.
26:03The overwhelming joy
26:04made my head spin.
26:05I didn't even notice
26:06when his lips pressed
26:07against mine.
26:08The heat between us grew.
26:09Half resisting,
26:10half yielding.
26:11I lost track
26:12of when our clothes came off.
26:15The man in my bed
26:16was the man in my heart.
26:18Tears of gratitude
26:18slid down my face.
26:20Dante moved carefully,
26:21watching my reactions.
26:23Trust me, baby.
26:25Depend on me more.
26:26All I could do
26:27was bury my burning face
26:28in his chest.
26:29The union gala
26:30in New York.
26:31Both the Morettis
26:32and the Rossis
26:33came to the city.
26:34A Moretti butler
26:35arrived at the Vital compound.
26:36When he saw me at home,
26:38the butler still
26:38acted superior.
26:41Miss Elena,
26:42the Don wants to see you.
26:43I ignored him,
26:44tending to the flowers
26:45in my hands.
26:46With Dante backing me,
26:47I'd finally stopped
26:48living with dark circles
26:49under my eyes.
26:50The butler was used
26:51to ordering me around.
26:52Since I was a child,
26:53he'd never treated me
26:54like a real Moretti.
26:55He reached out
26:56to grab me.
26:57You married into Vitani
26:58and now you're cocky?
26:59Don't forget who fed you
27:00as a child.
27:02Really?
27:02I'm learning something
27:03new today.
27:04A butler dares to lay hands
27:06on my wife
27:07and the Vitali?
27:08Dante's voice
27:09was freezing.
27:10His hand slid
27:11protectively around my waist.
27:12The Morettis come to my place
27:14and think they can summon
27:15my wife without asking?
27:16Just a goddamn butler.
27:18Who exactly
27:19are you disrespecting?
27:20That same day,
27:22the butler,
27:22the man who tormented me
27:23since childhood,
27:24had his leg broken
27:25and was dumped,
27:26bloodied and broken
27:27in front of the Moretti's hotel.
27:29Only then did the Moretti family
27:31realize who I'd married.
27:32On the night of the gala,
27:33the hotel became
27:34New York's
27:35most exclusive power arena.
27:37Security lined
27:37the entrance.
27:38Hundreds of soldiers
27:39in black suits.
27:40Don Earl tried to play
27:42the father-in-law,
27:43acting entitled,
27:43but when he saw
27:44that everyone ignored him
27:45to pay respects
27:46to the Vitalis,
27:47he had no choice
27:48but to shuffle over
27:49with the rest
27:49of the Moretti family.
27:51Is the vitri family
27:52satisfied with my daughter?
27:54Crowd turned
27:54to look at him.
27:55He assumed
27:55his reputation
27:56from Palermo
27:57carried weight
27:57in New York,
27:58but the faces around him
27:59were blank.
28:00No one recognized him.
28:02Donna Earl,
28:03usually so arrogant,
28:04looked displeased.
28:06Elena,
28:07your parents came
28:07all this way
28:08and you don't even
28:09greet them?
28:10You haven't contacted
28:11the family in years.
28:12People will think
28:13we raised you
28:13without manners.
28:14Dante's wine glass
28:15hit the table
28:16with a sharp crack.
28:17Every eye in the room
28:18turned wary.
28:19This was the Dan Don
28:20signaling displeasure.
28:22These people
28:22were not welcome.
28:23Don Earl finally broke
28:25into a cold sweat.
28:26The Moretti was built
28:27on gambling.
28:28To expand into America,
28:29they needed
28:30legitimate fronts.
28:31But recently,
28:32someone had been
28:33quietly buying up
28:33their legitimate operations.
28:35By the time
28:36Don Earl noticed,
28:37his throat was already
28:38in someone else's grip.
28:39That's when he remembered.
28:40He had a daughter
28:41in New York.
28:42If he swallowed his pride
28:43and asked for help,
28:44there might still be a chance.
28:45But he'd spent
28:46his entire life
28:47being worshipped.
28:48He'd become a fool
28:49drunk on his own power.
28:50When the Morettis
28:51got nothing they wanted,
28:52they left the gala sulking.
28:54Donna Earl had spent
28:55the entire evening
28:56making snide remarks,
28:57insinuating I'd stolen
28:58opportunities from my sisters
28:59to marry into the Vitalis.
29:02Subtly,
29:02I'd been isolated completely.
29:04I stepped out
29:05of the ballroom,
29:06leaning against
29:06the balcony railing
29:07to cool off
29:08from the heat inside.
29:09A figure approached
29:10from behind.
29:11Where's the person
29:12you supposedly love?
29:15You wouldn't come back
29:16with me to Palera,
29:16but you changed
29:17your tune pretty fast here.
29:18I hadn't seen Lorenzo
29:19in a long time.
29:20He'd grown darker,
29:21more bitter.
29:22He stared at the
29:23million-dollar necklace
29:24around my throat.
29:25Lorenzo,
29:26I'm grateful
29:27you protected me
29:27for years.
29:28But you were the one
29:30who didn't choose me.
29:32You don't get
29:32to be bitter now.
29:34The person I love
29:35is right here beside me.
29:37When I said it,
29:38my voice carried
29:39a happiness
29:39I couldn't hide.
29:40It cut him deeply.
29:42What about all those
29:42years we knew each other?
29:43I always wanted
29:44to marry you.
29:45And what about Mia?
29:47Wasn't she the bride
29:48you chose at the gala?
29:49Everyone witness it.
29:50The Rossi family
29:51never accepted
29:52a scholarship girl
29:53as a daughter-in-law,
29:54but the media
29:55had crowned Mia
29:55as Lorenzo's bride anyway.
29:57Mia appeared at events
29:59as his wife
30:00so many times
30:00that it became
30:01a running joke.
30:02The Rossi family
30:03eventually locked her away,
30:05banning her
30:05from public appearances.
30:07Lorenzo wanted
30:07to say more,
30:08but Uncle Luca
30:09emerged from the shadows.
30:10The Rossi heir,
30:12that's nothing.
30:13I trained you myself,
30:15raised you like
30:15my own weapon,
30:17and you turned into
30:18a wolf in sheep's clothing.
30:19I underestimated you.
30:23My biggest mistake
30:24was letting you leave,
30:26letting you gather
30:26enough power
30:27to come back
30:28and fight for what you wanted.
30:30You're smart.
30:31If only you weren't a bastard,
30:33you'd have been perfect.
30:34There was regret
30:35in his voice,
30:36regret that our alliance
30:37had fallen apart.
30:38Several senior capos,
30:40tired of waiting,
30:40staged a coup.
30:42They switched
30:42Don Earl's blood pressure medication.
30:44He had a stroke
30:45and ended up in the hospital.
30:47His mistresses
30:47took the money and ran,
30:49distancing themselves
30:50from the family.
30:52Only Donna Earl
30:53and a few useless children
30:54remained,
30:55struggling to maintain appearances.
30:57They sent someone
30:58to find the largest shareholder.
31:00That winter,
31:00the Moretti family collapsed.
31:02That's when I returned
31:03to Palermo.
31:04Years had passed,
31:05but the city
31:05looked exactly the same.
31:07While New York
31:07evolved daily,
31:08Palermo was frozen in time.
31:10As a child,
31:11I thought staying inside
31:12the family kept me safe
31:13from the storm.
31:14After I left,
31:15I realized
31:16the family was the storm.
31:17I went to the hospital
31:18and found Don Earl
31:19lying in bed,
31:20his face twisted
31:21and drooping.
31:22He pounded the mattress,
31:24cursing the mistresses
31:24who'd abandoned him.
31:26Donna Earl spooned soup
31:27into his mouth
31:28with obvious disgust.
31:29I told you to stop
31:30running around
31:31with those women.
31:32Look at you now.
31:34I'm the only one left.
31:35When he saw me,
31:36he struggled to sit up,
31:37pointing a shaking finger.
31:39Elena,
31:40my daughter married well.
31:42With the Vitalis behind us,
31:44those wolves
31:45wouldn't dare touch me.
31:46I pressed a handkerchief
31:47to my mouth,
31:48holding back nausea.
31:49I came to tell you
31:51something, Father.
31:52Sign over your control
31:53of the family.
31:54I'll handle the rest.
31:55You dare?
31:56You're just a bastard.
31:58I'll never leave
31:59my empire to you.
32:00I forgot to mention,
32:01except for what's
32:02in your hands,
32:02I control every other
32:03territory,
32:04every business.
32:05You can refuse to sign,
32:07but I can call a sit-down
32:08with the family
32:08and have you removed.
32:10Your choice.
32:11I wanted his casinos.
32:12I wanted everything.
32:13Sign,
32:14and I'll cover
32:15your medical bills.
32:16Refuse,
32:16and I'll take it myself.
32:18I walked out of the hospital
32:19with full control
32:20of the Moretti family.
32:21Donna Earl,
32:22seeing that Don Earl
32:23had nothing left,
32:24abandoned him too.
32:25I'd never forget
32:26the shock in his eyes
32:27when he realized
32:27what I'd done.
32:29Romano,
32:30that was you?
32:31That's right.
32:32I used my mother's
32:33surname, Romano.
32:34You have forgotten,
32:35right?
32:35With the Vitalis backing me,
32:37crushing the traitors
32:38was easy.
32:38When I walked into Moretti
32:40for the first time
32:40as it's Don,
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