Dumped, humiliated, and treated like a joke on April Fools’ Day, Eliana is betrayed by not one—but three ex-husbands who think they’ve ruined her life for good. But everything changes when she impulsively marries a powerful mafia Don within hours of the divorce. The men who mocked her soon realize they made the biggest mistake of their lives.
Three Ex Husbands, One Scam is a wild revenge romance packed with toxic exes, mafia power plays, shocking betrayals, emotional payback, possessive love, and a fearless heroine who refuses to stay broken. As Eliana rises from humiliation to unstoppable queen, her enemies face devastating consequences for crossing the wrong woman.
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Three Ex Husbands, One Scam is a wild revenge romance packed with toxic exes, mafia power plays, shocking betrayals, emotional payback, possessive love, and a fearless heroine who refuses to stay broken. As Eliana rises from humiliation to unstoppable queen, her enemies face devastating consequences for crossing the wrong woman.
Watch the full movie now for addictive drama, billionaire mafia romance, revenge twists, and satisfying female-lead comeback moments.
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00:03On April Fool's Day, my husband, Bleyo, handed me divorce papers.
00:07Your two exes called me yesterday, talking shit.
00:10They said you're too uptight, can't take an April Fool's joke.
00:15Said you'd never have the guts to sign divorce papers.
00:19Honey, you wouldn't make me look bad in front of them, would you?
00:23I have two ex-husbands, my childhood friends, Marco and Liu.
00:26But those first two marriages were just business to help their families out of a jam.
00:31Only my marriage to Blair was for love.
00:33I felt I'd finally found my home, until I overheard the three of them talking.
00:39Lucy is sick.
00:41Her dying wish is for the three of us to spend one whole month with her.
00:45Just the three of us.
00:47Blair, you can handle that, can't you?
00:49Of course. I'll get Eliana to sign the divorce papers.
00:52I'll just tell her it's an April Fool's joke.
00:54And we'll get remarried after the month is up.
00:57I heard everything. I didn't let on.
00:59I just calmly signed the papers.
01:01Then, I texted my father, the godfather of the Moretti family.
01:05Father, I'm divorced.
01:07That arranged marriage you mentioned, is the offer still on the table?
01:10I was standing outside our front door,
01:12holding a gift from Chicago handmade candies from that century-old chocolate shop Blair loves.
01:18The conversation inside continued.
01:21Will Eliana go for it?
01:23Of course she will.
01:24She's a Maradi.
01:25She knows the rules.
01:27Besides, Ellie's a pup over.
01:28Never makes waves.
01:30Exactly.
01:31She's gotten us out of so much trouble.
01:33This time will be no different.
01:35Ever since we got married,
01:36Blair had always acted like he hated Marco and Leo.
01:40I thought he was jealous.
01:41I was even a little smug about it.
01:43Now I knew the truth.
01:44The three of them were clues.
01:46So close, they could plot against me together.
01:49I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.
01:52So that's all I was to them.
01:53My feelings, my dignity, my marriage.
01:57Just tools for them to use.
01:58I sat in the car for an entire afternoon,
02:01letting the chill seep through my whole body.
02:03My phone buzzed.
02:05A text from Blair.
02:06Babe, how was the trip?
02:08Got home soon.
02:09I miss you.
02:10I stated the words,
02:11I miss you,
02:12and almost laughed.
02:13I got out of the car,
02:14tossed the box of chocolates in the trash,
02:16and pushed open the front door.
02:18Blair shot up from the sofa,
02:20a perfect smile on his face.
02:22Ellie, you're back.
02:25How was the road?
02:26He walked over,
02:27smoothly taking my coat and handbag,
02:30and gave me a light kiss on the cheek.
02:32He'd done it for a year.
02:34It always made me feel warm.
02:35Now, it just made me sick.
02:38I subtly wiped my cheek.
02:40Blair sat down next to me,
02:42his expression suddenly serious.
02:44Ellie,
02:45I need to talk to you about something.
02:48Here we go.
02:49I fought with a cold smile,
02:51but I kept my face,
02:53a mask of confusion.
02:55The commission is auditing the family's assets.
02:58The lawyers are suggesting a temporary divorce,
03:02just on paper.
03:03It's to protect you,
03:04keep you from getting dragged into this.
03:07A temporary divorce?
03:08He explained eagerly.
03:10Then his face fell into a wounded look.
03:13It's just a formality.
03:14As soon as I clean up the family business,
03:16we'll get remarried.
03:18And yesterday,
03:19those bastards Marco and Leo called me.
03:21They said since you've been married twice,
03:22you'd never dare to divorce again.
03:24That you can't take an April Fool's joke.
03:26He was a damn good actor.
03:28If this were the Oscars,
03:29he'd take home best actor.
03:31How could they say that?
03:33I know.
03:34And I wasn't going to take that.
03:36I know my wife is the bravest woman there is.
03:38You're not afraid of anything.
03:41He pulled the papers out from under the coffee table
03:44and handed them to me.
03:45I took the file and skimmed it.
03:47It detailed it to the division of assets,
03:50most of his property,
03:51his stocks,
03:52his real estate.
03:53It was all going to me.
03:55Tomorrow,
03:56we'll give them the shock of their lives.
03:59I almost laughed out loud.
04:01He was so damn sure of himself.
04:03So certain we'd be remarried soon.
04:06That this was all just for show.
04:07I picked up the pen on the table
04:09and signed my name
04:10at the bottom of the agreement
04:12with a clean, sharp stroke.
04:14Done.
04:15You should call them now.
04:16I want to hear it
04:17when their jaws hit the ground.
04:18Blair froze for a second,
04:20clearly not expecting me
04:21to sign so quickly,
04:22so decisively.
04:23I pushed the papers back to him
04:25with a sweet smile.
04:26He looked a bit dazed
04:27as he collected the agreement,
04:29then planted a soft kiss
04:30on my forehead.
04:31I knew you'd understand.
04:33You're the best wife in the world.
04:35Then he took his phone
04:37and walked into the study.
04:38I sat in the living room.
04:40Through the half-open study door,
04:42I clearly heard his hushed voice.
04:44She signed.
04:46Yeah, didn't even hesitate.
04:48We'll file tomorrow.
04:50In a month, we can...
04:52I told you, Ellie was easy!
04:54She's still so gullible!
04:56After you're done with Lucia,
04:58make it up to Alana.
04:58Don't let her get too bent out of shape.
05:00Of course.
05:02She's my wife, after all.
05:04A moment later,
05:05my own phone laid up with two messages.
05:08The first,
05:09from Marco.
05:10Long time no see,
05:11when I get together.
05:12The second,
05:13from Leo.
05:14Ellie,
05:15how are you getting divorced again?
05:16Don't be sad.
05:17I always said that guy
05:18wasn't good enough for you.
05:20How about I buy you a drink?
05:21I used to think
05:22our friendship
05:23was the most important thing
05:25in the world.
05:26Marco asked me to marry him
05:28to secure his position
05:29as heir to the Falcone family.
05:31I did it.
05:32Leo asked me to marry him
05:33to get out of
05:34and arrange marriage.
05:35I did that too.
05:36And what did I get for it?
05:38I didn't reply.
05:39I just flipped my phone
05:40face down on the table.
05:41Back in the bedroom,
05:42I silently pulled the suitcase
05:44from the closet.
05:45After a year of marriage,
05:47I didn't have much.
05:48The clothes and jewelry
05:49Blair had given me,
05:51I left them all behind.
05:52Just as I was
05:53zipping up the suitcase,
05:54the doorbell rang.
05:55It was Lucia.
05:56I sat at the door
05:57and watched
05:58as she stumbled in,
05:59drunk,
06:00and threw herself
06:01into Blair's arms.
06:04Blair,
06:05I missed you
06:06so I came over.
06:07Blair instinctively
06:09glanced back at me,
06:10a flash of panic
06:11in his eyes.
06:13Lucia's drunk.
06:14She insisted on coming
06:15to see an old friend.
06:16We couldn't stop her.
06:16Alicia's still here.
06:17Have some respect.
06:19You think it's okay
06:19for a drunk woman
06:20to be hanging all over you?
06:21Blair immediately
06:22pushed Lucia away.
06:24You knew that?
06:25And you still brought her
06:26to my house?
06:27Who's the one
06:28with no respect?
06:30We're protecting
06:31Lucia's reputation.
06:33That's better than
06:34some guy who's getting
06:34cozy with another woman
06:35in front of his wife.
06:37All right, all right.
06:38Let's not fight
06:39over something so small.
06:41Lucia's just had
06:42too much to drink.
06:43She doesn't mean
06:44any harm.
06:45Then he looked at me,
06:46his eyes searching my face.
06:48You don't mind,
06:49do you, Illyana?
06:51Of course not.
06:52I watched their
06:53perfectly rehearsed
06:54little play unfold.
06:56Leo, the righteous accuser.
06:58Marco, the peacemaker.
07:00Blair, the wronged husband
07:01defending his honor.
07:03If I hadn't heard them
07:04celebrating on the phone
07:05earlier,
07:06I might have actually believed
07:07they couldn't stand each other.
07:09I thought about
07:10our old friendship.
07:12Marco, Leo, and I,
07:14we grew up together.
07:15We were the three musketeers,
07:17closer than blood.
07:18My father was always
07:19busy with family business,
07:22and everyone else
07:23kept their distance
07:24because of the Moretti name.
07:27Only Marco was willing
07:28to teach me how to shoot,
07:29taking me to the range
07:30every weekend.
07:31Leo even took a bullet for me
07:33from a rival family.
07:34He still has the scar
07:36on his left shoulder.
07:37Back then,
07:38we were the only people
07:39in the world
07:39we could trust.
07:40But that all changed
07:42when Lucia showed up.
07:44She came to Chicago
07:45from Italy,
07:46all bold and fiery.
07:47She became the center
07:49of everyone's world,
07:50including Marco's and Leo's.
07:52They started revolving around her,
07:53forming a new circle.
07:55I was slowly pushed
07:56to the sidelines,
07:57only remembered
07:58when they needed
07:59the Moretti family
08:00to solve a problem.
08:01The cracks were always there.
08:03I just chose to ignore them.
08:05Only today was I willing
08:06to face the ugly truth.
08:08Lucia finally seemed
08:10to notice me,
08:11the lady of the house.
08:12Ileana?
08:13Long time no see.
08:16I've always felt so bad.
08:18I know you think
08:19I stole Marco and Leo
08:20from you,
08:21but I really didn't mean to.
08:23Marco's heart
08:24instantly melted.
08:25He gently steadied her,
08:27and the look he gave me
08:28was sharp with annoyance.
08:30What are you talking about?
08:31Nobody stole anybody.
08:33That's right, Lucia.
08:34Anything that can be stolen
08:35wasn't really mine
08:36to begin with.
08:37You all came
08:38at the perfect time tonight.
08:40There's something
08:41I want you all to see.
08:42I walked to the coffee table
08:43and picked up
08:44the signed divorce papers.
08:46I want to make this clear
08:47in front of everyone.
08:48These are my divorce papers
08:50with Blair.
08:51I've already signed.
08:52Blair looked panicked
08:53for a second,
08:54clearly not expecting me
08:55to announce it like this,
08:56but he recovered quickly.
08:58He took a step forward,
08:59his voice dripping
09:01with fake concern.
09:03Ileana,
09:04you don't have to do this.
09:06Well, if you're divorced,
09:07then I guess you'll be
09:08giving me my ring back.
09:09Afros,
09:09my eyes dropping
09:10to the diamond
09:11on my ring finger.
09:13What do you mean?
09:14My voice was dry.
09:15Lucia smiled smugly.
09:16Take the ring off
09:17and look at the inner bang.
09:19My name is still
09:20engraved on it.
09:21Slowly,
09:22I twisted off the ring
09:23that had once made
09:24my heart leap
09:25and turned it over.
09:26Among the delicate filigree,
09:28I saw our names,
09:29Blair and Ileana,
09:31but in a tiny,
09:32almost hidden spot
09:34was a line in Italian.
09:36Per Semperi,
09:37mea Lucia.
09:38In that moment,
09:39the world started to spin.
09:40I looked at Blair,
09:42desperate for him
09:42to explain,
09:43to deny it,
09:44to tell me
09:45it was all a mistake,
09:46but he wouldn't
09:47meet my eyes.
09:48He just stood there,
09:49silent.
09:50I remembered
09:51the day he proposed.
09:52He was on one knee,
09:54looking at me
09:55with so much love.
09:56I had this ring
09:57custom made just for you.
09:58It's one of a kind
09:59in the world
09:59just like you are
10:00in my heart.
10:00I cried,
10:01thinking I was
10:02the luckiest woman alive.
10:04It turned out,
10:05the ring was never
10:06meant for me.
10:07It belonged to Lucia.
10:08It had her name on it.
10:09It was a promise
10:10of his love for her.
10:11And me,
10:12I was just the placeholder.
10:14I looked down
10:15at the divorce papers,
10:16and suddenly,
10:17I smiled.
10:18Right then,
10:19I was so glad
10:20I had signed them.
10:21I said,
10:22placing the ring
10:22on the coffee table.
10:24If it has your name on it,
10:28then it's yours.
10:30Lucia's eyes lit up.
10:32She snatched the ring,
10:33slid it onto her own finger,
10:35and admired it.
10:36Thank you, Eliana.
10:38It really does suit me.
10:39Eliana,
10:40let me explain.
10:42Pleia finally said,
10:43stepping forward
10:44to grab my hand,
10:45but I had already turned
10:47and was walking
10:48toward the stairs.
10:50Don't bother.
10:51Since we're divorced,
10:52I shouldn't be living
10:53here anymore.
10:54My office,
10:559 a.m. tomorrow,
10:56will finish the paperwork.
10:57I dragged my suitcase
10:59out the door,
10:59with Blair calling
11:00my name behind me.
11:02Full of panic,
11:03I didn't stop.
11:04From behind me,
11:05I heard Marco's
11:06low chuckle.
11:07Nice one, Blair.
11:09She folded even caster
11:10than when Leo and I
11:10got her to sign
11:11our marriage contracts.
11:12Lucia can't wait
11:13much longer.
11:14Let's head out tomorrow.
11:16Once the car was moving,
11:18my phone buzzed.
11:19A text from Blair.
11:20Eliana,
11:21I will explain
11:21about the ring.
11:22Find a place to stay
11:23for now,
11:24and I'll come get you
11:25in a few days.
11:26Be good.
11:26Don't overthink things.
11:28I looked at the message,
11:29a sneer playing on my lips.
11:31He still thinks
11:31I'm coming back.
11:32I gave my dad a call.
11:34Father,
11:35I'm divorced.
11:36That arranged marriage
11:37you mentioned,
11:38is the offer still
11:39on the table?
11:39Of course,
11:40my dear daughter.
11:41I'm glad you finally
11:42made a wise decision.
11:44A year ago,
11:45after my second divorce,
11:46my father had suggested
11:48an arranged marriage
11:50to a man from
11:51a powerful,
11:52allied family.
11:53But I was lost
11:53in my fantasy
11:54of falling in love
11:55with this Blair
11:56and refused
11:57how stupid I had been.
11:59Half an hour later,
12:00I got a new friend request
12:02on my phone.
12:02The message read,
12:03Time to meet
12:04your fiancé.
12:06The next morning,
12:07at nine,
12:08I arrived at my downtown office
12:10with the Moretti family's
12:11private lawyer.
12:12Blair was already there,
12:13looking exhausted
12:14and anxious.
12:15He clearly hadn't slept.
12:17Ileana,
12:18about the ring,
12:19I have to explain.
12:20The jeweler messed up
12:21the engraving.
12:21I was going to get it replaced,
12:23but there wasn't time,
12:23and I didn't want to upset you
12:25over something so small.
12:26I figured I'd quietly get you
12:27a new one after the wedding.
12:29Ileana,
12:29I know this hurt you,
12:30but you have to believe me,
12:32what I feel for you is real.
12:33After this month,
12:34after I handle things
12:35with Lucia,
12:36we'll get remarried.
12:37I promise I'll make it up to you
12:39with the most beautiful
12:40wedding ring in the world.
12:41One month,
12:42he meant that
12:43after he finished his
12:44romantic getaway with Lucia,
12:46he expected him to remarry me
12:47like nothing happened.
12:49I understand.
12:50I was done listening
12:51to his shameless excuses.
12:52I turned to my lawyer.
12:54Let's just get this done.
12:56Blair looked stunned,
12:57probably not expecting me
12:58to be so cooperative.
13:00The whole process
13:01was quicker than I thought.
13:03Signatures,
13:04witnesses,
13:04a legally binding contract.
13:06In less than half an hour,
13:08our marriage was officially over.
13:10The moment we stepped
13:11out of the office,
13:13Blair's phone rang.
13:14He glanced at the caller
13:15ID and his whole face
13:17softened.
13:18He answered,
13:19his voice gentle.
13:21Lucia,
13:23okay,
13:23I'm on my way.
13:25Don't worry,
13:26I'll take care of you.
13:28Wait for me,
13:29I'll be right there.
13:30He hung up
13:31and turned to me,
13:32the tenderness
13:33from the call
13:34still lingering
13:35in his eyes.
13:36He tried to look conflicted.
13:38Ileana,
13:39Lucia isn't feeling well.
13:40I have to go check on her.
13:42Wait here for me
13:43and I'll be back
13:44to take you wherever you're staying.
13:45Then he rushed off
13:46without a second glance.
13:48I stood in the lobby
13:49watching his hurry retreat,
13:51a wave of sadness
13:52and relief
13:53washing over me.
13:54That was the man
13:55I once loved so deeply.
13:57Not one minute
13:58after our divorce
13:59was final,
14:00he was already running
14:01to another woman.
14:03I turned
14:03and walked toward
14:04a conference room
14:06at the other end
14:07of the hall.
14:08My new fiance was waiting.
14:10Meanwhile,
14:10after waiting
14:11by the building's entrance
14:12for nearly 10 minutes
14:14and seeing no sign
14:15of Ileana,
14:16Blair decided
14:16to go back up
14:17to remind her
14:18about the plan.
14:19Just as he reached
14:20the entrance,
14:21he slammed right
14:22into a man walking out.
14:24Papers scattered
14:25across the mobile floor.
14:26Blair's divorce decree
14:28mixed with
14:28the other man's documents.
14:30A gust of wind
14:31from the revolving door
14:33flipped open
14:34the cover
14:34of one file.
14:35It was a marriage contract.
14:37As Blair bent down
14:38to grab his papers,
14:39he caught a glimpse
14:40of the photo
14:41on that contract.
14:42He froze.
14:43He only saw
14:44a small part of it,
14:45but that profile,
14:46the side of that face.
14:47The man sat politely,
14:49quickly gathering his files.
14:51Excuse me.
14:52Blair looked up,
14:53trying to get a clear look
14:54at the man's face,
14:55but he had already
14:56put on a pair of sunglasses,
14:57revealing only a sharp jawline
14:59and thin lips.
15:00There was an aristocratic air
15:02about him
15:03that felt strangely
15:04familiar to Blair.
15:06It's fine.
15:07Blair replied,
15:08but his eyes were glued
15:09to the marriage contract
15:10in the man's hands.
15:11The man finished
15:12collecting his things
15:14and headed for the exit.
15:15Blair stood there,
15:16a ridiculous thought
15:18growing stronger
15:18in his mind.
15:19Who signs a marriage contract
15:21on April Fru's Day
15:23and a photo on that contract?
15:25Even though he only
15:26saw a corner of it,
15:27why did it look so familiar?
15:29He felt like he'd seen
15:30this man somewhere before.
15:32That calm,
15:33commanding presence,
15:35that natural air
15:36of old wild power.
15:37Hey, wait!
15:38Just as Blair called out
15:40to the man,
15:40his phone rang.
15:41It was Leo.
15:42He hesitated,
15:43then picked up.
15:44Blair, where the hell are you?
15:45We're all waiting.
15:46When Blair looked up again,
15:47the man was gone.
15:48A black rose rose
15:49peeled around the corner.
15:51Shit.
15:52A second later,
15:53a text from Mako
15:54came through
15:54with correspondence.
15:55Get a move on.
15:57We need to be
15:57on the private island
15:58in the Bahamas
15:59before sunset.
16:01Lucia's waiting.
16:02Blair stared at the screen,
16:03and a memory hit him,
16:04a promise he'd buried
16:06for years.
16:07It was Lucia's dream
16:08back when they
16:09graduated high school.
16:10She wanted to take everyone
16:11to that secret private island
16:13and party for three days straight,
16:15watch the most beautiful sunsast,
16:17and drink the strongest shit
16:18they could find.
16:20Security on the island
16:21was tight.
16:22He was the only one
16:23with an invite.
16:24This was something
16:25only he could do for her.
16:26He glanced back
16:27at the building,
16:28wondering if he should
16:29go up and give Eliana
16:31a heads up.
16:32But time was short.
16:33It was just for a month.
16:35When he got back,
16:36everything would go back
16:37to normal.
16:38Blair shook his head,
16:39pushing the thought
16:40of the mysterious man
16:41out of his mind,
16:43and drove to the
16:44private airfield.
16:45When he got there,
16:46everyone was already waiting.
16:48Lucia was in a red dress,
16:51the sea breeze blowing
16:52through her long hair.
16:53The diamond necklace
16:54around her neck
16:55glittered in the setting sun.
16:57He had bought her
16:58that necklace
16:58for her 17th birthday.
17:00With six months
17:01of his allowance,
17:02she was still wearing it.
17:04Blair stood at the bottom
17:05of the jet stairs,
17:07looking at her,
17:07and it was like
17:08they were kids again
17:0910 years ago.
17:10Back then,
17:11Lucia had just moved
17:12to Chicago from Italy,
17:14wearing the same kind
17:15of red dress,
17:16looking at them
17:16with a shy
17:17but hopeful expression.
17:18As he was lost
17:19in the memory,
17:20a pang of gout hit him.
17:22He hadn't given
17:23Eliana many gifts.
17:25The Moratti family
17:26had everything.
17:27She didn't need luxury.
17:28He'd only given her
17:29a simple diamond bracelet
17:30for her birthday,
17:31but she'd worn it
17:32every single day
17:33like a treasure.
17:34He suddenly remembered
17:35signing the divorce papers
17:37today.
17:38Eliana's wrist
17:38had been bare.
17:39The bracelet was gone.
17:41The realization
17:42made his stomach drop.
17:43Why wasn't she wearing it?
17:45Was she angry?
17:46Or Lucia ran over
17:48and hooked her arm
17:49through his.
17:50Blair!
17:52What are you thinking about?
17:53We've been waiting forever.
17:55You're late,
17:56so you have to take
17:57three shots as punishment.
17:58The warmth of her arm
17:59and the sparkle
18:00in her eyes
18:01as she looked up at him
18:02threw him back
18:03to their teenage years.
18:05Alright,
18:05I'll take my punishment.
18:08The guy saw the bug
18:09and started whooping
18:10and hollering
18:11and knowing
18:12claimed on their eyes.
18:13Blair still got it
18:14bad for Lucia!
18:16What, you jealous?
18:18By the time
18:18they reached
18:19the island villa,
18:20the sky was dark.
18:21On the terrace,
18:22a party was in full swing.
18:24A gentle sea breeze
18:25blew,
18:26a star glittered overhead
18:27and glasses clinked.
18:29Just as Blair
18:30was about to hand Lucia
18:32a glass of champagne,
18:33Marco intercepted,
18:35swapping the flute
18:36in her hand
18:36for a glass of juice.
18:38Marco said,
18:38his eyes full of concern.
18:41You're sick.
18:43No booze.
18:44Lucia took the
18:45juice,
18:45blinked her wide,
18:47innocent eyes
18:48and asked.
18:49The air froze.
18:50Everyone stared.
18:51Sick.
18:52What are you talking about?
18:54Blair's champagne glass
18:55hung in midair,
18:56his eyes locked on Lucia.
18:59In the stunnedness silence,
19:01Lucia suddenly burst out laughing,
19:03covering her mouth,
19:04her eyes dancing with mischief.
19:06April fools!
19:09Raising her juice glass,
19:10almost doubled over with laughter.
19:13I'm not dying!
19:14I just needed an excuse
19:16to get everyone together
19:18for a wild party!
19:21Blair froze solid.
19:22The sound of waves
19:24crashing against the rocks
19:25seemed suddenly louder.
19:27The distant cries of seabirds,
19:29mocking his stupidity.
19:31Lucia wasn't sick.
19:32This was all a joke.
19:34He thought about how he divorced
19:35Eliana for this joke.
19:37He thought about Eliana's
19:39unnervingly calm expression
19:41as she signed the papers
19:42about the missing diamond bracelet
19:44on her wrist.
19:45A hot flash of anger
19:47shot through him.
19:48His voice was rough.
19:51What did you say?
19:53Seeing his face,
19:54Lucia's smile faltered,
19:55but she was still defiant.
19:57Oh, don't be so serious.
19:59It's not like you lost anything.
20:01You get to hang out with me
20:02on this beautiful island.
20:04Lucia,
20:05even for an April Fool's joke,
20:06that was a little much.
20:09Yeah,
20:10we were all really worried.
20:13Blair just stood there,
20:15the champagne foot
20:16trembling in his hand.
20:19Seeing his dark expression,
20:21Lucia immediately put on
20:22her best,
20:23innocent,
20:24hurt look.
20:26She walked out to him,
20:27tugging lightly on his sleeve,
20:29her eyes welling up.
20:31Blair,
20:32are you mad at me?
20:33I just,
20:34I just missed the days
20:35when we were all together.
20:37Her eyes were red
20:38as if she was about to cry.
20:40I know you have
20:41your own life now,
20:42you have a wife,
20:44but our friendship,
20:47all the good times we had,
20:49that was all real,
20:51wasn't it?
20:51That fragile,
20:53helpless look
20:54hit Blair
20:55right in his weak spot.
20:56He remembered
20:57the 17-year-old Lucia,
20:59the first time she'd cried
21:01and asked him for help,
21:03and the fierce,
21:04protective urge he'd felt.
21:07That feeling
21:08had never completely disappeared.
21:10The others
21:12started chiming in.
21:13Some cousin
21:15from a pissing family
21:16snickered.
21:17Someone we know
21:18could never stay mad at her.
21:21Damn right!
21:23Back in school,
21:24anyone who messed with Lucia
21:26had to answer to Blair.
21:27He would have put a guy
21:28in the ground for her!
21:32Everyone laughed,
21:33and the tension
21:34started to fade.
21:35Blair looked at Lucia
21:37at the verge of tears,
21:38and finally caved.
21:44Lucia's face
21:45broke into a smile.
21:46She pushed a drink
21:47into his hand.
21:49Her cheeks flushed
21:50as she looked up at him.
21:52Thank you for coming out
21:53with me,
21:54for remembering my dream.
21:56Her voice was soft,
21:57calming his frayed nerves.
22:00Blair raised a glass,
22:01looking at the radiant woman
22:02in front of him,
22:03and the anger and suspicion
22:05began to mount away.
22:07Screw it,
22:08he thought.
22:09Let's just call it
22:10a perfect send-off
22:12to their younger days.
22:14The party ignited again,
22:16laughter and clinking glasses
22:18filling the air.
22:19As the night hit its peak,
22:22Hey, Blair's divorced,
22:23and Lucia's single!
22:26It's perfect!
22:31Everyone knew you two
22:33were crazy about each other
22:34back in the day!
22:36Now's your chance!
22:38Let's together!
22:39Let's together!
22:41Let's together!
22:42Yeah!
22:43Blair even divorced
22:44the Moretti princess
22:45for Lucia!
22:46It's on you now, Lucia!
22:48The crowd went wild,
22:49cheering and whistling,
22:51the sound echoing
22:52across the island.
22:54Lucia's face
22:55turned beet red,
22:56and she shyly looked down,
22:58but the slight curve
22:59of her lips
22:59showed she didn't mind
23:00one bit.
23:02Blair stood frozen,
23:03the deafening chance
23:05ringing in his ears,
23:06but his mind flashed back
23:08to Eliana's eyes,
23:09in the office that day,
23:11so calm,
23:12so final.
23:14He'd thought she was calm
23:16because she knew
23:17the divorce was fake.
23:18Now,
23:19he wasn't so sure.
23:20The look in her eyes,
23:22it was like she was looking
23:24at a stranger,
23:25not the husband she loved.
23:27Lucia whined,
23:28a hint of complaint
23:29in her tone.
23:30Blair?
23:32You're not gonna join
23:33in their teasing,
23:34are you?
23:36Blair snapped back
23:37to reality.
23:38He looked at the girl
23:40who had been
23:40his first love,
23:41opened his mouth
23:43to say something,
23:44but the words
23:45got stuck.
23:46He couldn't figure it out.
23:49Wasn't this exactly
23:50what he wanted?
23:51This escape?
23:53This freedom?
23:54So,
23:55why did he feel
23:55so damn empty?
23:57The party ended
23:57in a blur.
23:59Blair was blackout drunk.
24:00He vaguely remembered
24:01someone helping him upstairs,
24:03unbuttoning his shirt.
24:04Soft fingers traced his neck.
24:06He tried to push them away,
24:07but he had no strength.
24:09He mumbled in the haste
24:10between sleep and waking.
24:11Eliana.
24:14Blair, I'm here.
24:17I've always been here.
24:18He woke up the next morning
24:20to sunlight streaming
24:22through the floor-to-ceiling windows
24:23his head was pounding.
24:25The hangover
24:26made his thoughts
24:27feel like sludge.
24:29He slowly opened his eyes
24:30and saw a spill of black hair
24:32on the pillow next to him.
24:34Not Eliana's wavy chestnut hair.
24:36This was straight
24:37and jet black.
24:38He shot up,
24:39suddenly half sober.
24:40It was Lucia.
24:41The sheet had stepped down
24:42to her waist.
24:43Her shoulders were bare.
24:45Fragments of the night before
24:46flashed in his mind.
24:47Lucia crying,
24:49saying she was scared
24:49of being alone,
24:51that she'd always loved him.
24:52She kissed him
24:53and then
24:55Blair cursed,
24:57rubbing his temples hard.
24:58He instinctively grabbed his phone.
25:00No messages from Eliana.
25:02That wasn't right.
25:03Usually,
25:04if he was gone for half a day
25:06on business,
25:07she'd text him,
25:08asking what he was doing,
25:09what he'd eaten,
25:10if he missed her.
25:11Sometimes,
25:12a dozen messages a day,
25:13just all that little stuff.
25:15He used to find it
25:16a little annoying.
25:17Now,
25:18the silence was unnerving.
25:19Why hadn't she sent
25:20a single text this time?
25:22Did she really not care
25:23about the divorce?
25:24To a stand,
25:25Lucia stood beside him.
25:27She slowly opened her eyes
25:29and a satisfied smile
25:30spread across her face
25:32when she saw him sitting there.
25:34Good morning, Blair.
25:36Lucia, I'm sorry.
25:37I was drunk last night.
25:38We shouldn't have...
25:39What the hell
25:40is that supposed to mean?
25:42I mean...
25:44Last night was a mistake.
25:45We were both drunk.
25:46A mistake?
25:47You're trying to brush me off
25:48with that?
25:49She tried to get out of bed,
25:50but her legs gave out
25:52and she nearly fell.
25:53Blair instinctively caught her,
25:54then immediately let go
25:55as if he had been burned.
25:57That small action
25:57was the final straw.
25:59Blair Russo,
26:00how long are you
26:01going to keep up this act?
26:03The devoted husband act?
26:04Did you forget?
26:06It was Alana's old man
26:07who put a gun
26:08to your family's head
26:08to make you marry her.
26:10No, that's not how it was.
26:11I was the one
26:12who went after Alana.
26:13You don't even love her.
26:14She didn't believe in love,
26:16was only willing
26:17to do a contract marriage
26:18for a friend's sake.
26:19I was the one
26:20who pursued her,
26:21who convinced her
26:22to give me her heart.
26:23You're lying!
26:25You told me
26:26I was the one you loved.
26:28You wrote me
26:28a love letter,
26:29didn't you?
26:30His words
26:31stabbed Lucia
26:31like a knife.
26:32Her face went pale,
26:33her eyes filling with tears.
26:35Blair stood rooted
26:36to the spot,
26:37his palms slick
26:38with cold sweat.
26:39A love letter.
26:40He had never written
26:41her a love letter.
26:42The only one
26:43he'd ever written
26:43was for Alana,
26:44but he never
26:45gave it to her.
26:46He had no idea
26:47how it ended up
26:48in Lucia's hands,
26:49but he couldn't say that.
26:51Not now.
26:52Lucia, listen to me.
26:53I don't want to hear
26:54your excuses.
26:55You're divorced now.
26:56Why can't you be with me?
26:59Do all those years
27:00mean nothing?
27:01She started sobbing,
27:04hysterically,
27:04her whole body shaking.
27:06Suddenly,
27:07she runs for the vanity
27:08and grabs the fruit knife.
27:10Lucia,
27:10what are you doing?
27:12She didn't answer.
27:14She pressed the blade
27:15to her own throat.
27:16The sharp edge
27:17left a thin red line
27:18on her pale skin.
27:19If you don't do
27:20what I say,
27:21I'll kill myself.
27:22All right, all right.
27:22Just calm down, okay?
27:24If you leave me,
27:25I'll die right here.
27:26Okay, okay.
27:26I won't leave.
27:27I'll stay.
27:28I'll stay with you.
27:29Just put the knife down.
27:30Hearing that,
27:31the crazed look
27:32in her eyes
27:33slowly faded.
27:34She lowered the knife,
27:35then collapsed
27:36into his arms,
27:37crying like a child.
27:39I know I'm terrible.
27:40I'm selfish.
27:41But I really do love you.
27:42Just stay with me
27:43for a while.
27:44Just until you figure out
27:45what you really want.
27:46Please?
27:47Okay, I'll stay.
27:49Lucia's tears
27:50tend to a smile.
27:51She immediately
27:52grabbed his phone.
27:53Before Blair could react,
27:55she had his contacts
27:56open
27:56and was deleting a name.
27:58What are you doing?
27:59Deleting everything, Aliana.
28:01This way you can be
28:01with me in peace.
28:03No distractions.
28:04Blair watched
28:05as Aileen's phone number,
28:06her private messages,
28:07her email address,
28:08all of it
28:09disappeared one by one.
28:10A strange panic seized him
28:12that he'd already
28:13given his word.
28:14He could only watch
28:15as a name was erased
28:17from his life.
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