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00:00My 18th birthday, my mafia boyfriend Lorenzo coaxed me into giving him my first time.
00:05I endured the tearing pain and gave him everything he wanted through his relentless demands that lasted the entire night.
00:11After putting me through 10 physically exhausting positions, Lorenzo slid a ring set with an onyx stone,
00:16the symbol of the Nostra family, onto my finger.
00:19He looked completely satisfied.
00:21This is for my future wife. You know what that means.
00:24Before I could even process his words, he had already thrown on a silk robe,
00:28lit a cigar, and walked out onto the balcony.
00:30I stared at the onyx ring on my finger, unable to stop the smile tugging at my lips.
00:35It was the first time Lorenzo had ever clearly expressed that he intended to marry me.
00:39I opened a drawer and took out the only thing my mother had left me, a silver pocket watch.
00:44I had planned to give it to him.
00:46I walked toward the balcony door, just as I was about to push it open.
00:49Lorenzo's voice came through, clear as day.
00:52That stupid girl was so easy to fool. Sleeping with her was just practice.
00:55Otherwise, how am I supposed to go after Elena?
00:57I'm not about to get kicked out of her bed for being bad at it.
00:59My hand froze. The watch nearly slipped from my fingers.
01:02His phone was on speaker.
01:04The voice of one of his crew members came through loud and clear.
01:07As expected of the Don, a low-level member's daughter is only good for practice.
01:10What did she taste like?
01:11Lorenzo let out a soft laugh.
01:13Not bad. More open than I expected.
01:15Ten times in one night and she held up.
01:16Tears flooded my eyes instantly.
01:18My body started trembling uncontrollably.
01:20So I was nothing more than a rehearsal,
01:22a tool for him to sharpen his skills so he could climb higher.
01:25I couldn't hear anything else after that.
01:28When I heard footsteps approaching from the balcony,
01:31I stumbled back to the bed.
01:33All the happiness I had felt turned to ash, replaced by a piercing humiliation.
01:37I replayed every moment from that night.
01:40Lorenzo had insisted on trying ten different difficult positions.
01:43Even when I was exhausted and begging him to stop, he showed no mercy.
01:47He never cared about how I felt.
01:49That wasn't intimacy.
01:50It was a cold, clinical experiment on a woman's body.
01:53The bedroom was warm, but my heart felt like it had fallen into ice.
01:56I thought when he put that ring on my finger, my suffering was over.
02:00Now it all seemed laughable.
02:01Lorenzo walked back into the room.
02:03Out of habit, he pulled me into his arms and kissed my cheek.
02:06Baby, what's wrong?
02:08You don't look happy.
02:09He sounded concerned.
02:10Like he actually cared.
02:12It's nothing.
02:13I was just thinking about my mother.
02:16Oh.
02:16I forced the tears back and steadied my voice.
02:19I hid the hand holding the watch beneath the blanket.
02:22Don't be sad.
02:24You've got me now.
02:26He didn't notice anything was wrong.
02:27He rubbed his chin lightly against my forehead.
02:30That gesture used to make my heart race.
02:33Now it only made me feel sick.
02:34I listened quietly as he whispered sweet words inside.
02:38Something in me had already died.
02:39He pulled me down with him, holding me as we lay there.
02:42I turned my back to him.
02:43The moment I closed my eyes, a tear slipped out and soaked into the pillow.
02:48I kept asking myself how I could have fallen for a heartless mafia man.
02:51How could I have been so stupid?
02:54Late at night, his breathing grew steady.
02:57I quietly reached over and picked up his phone from the nightstand.
03:00I had always believed there was absolute trust between us.
03:03I had never checked his phone before.
03:04I entered Isabella's birthday.
03:06The screen unlocked instantly.
03:08My hands shook violently as I opened the encrypted chat between him and Isabella.
03:11The moment I read the messages, tears hit the screen again.
03:15They had already planned everything.
03:16Next month, they would go to Sicily together to take over core operations.
03:19And me?
03:20I was nothing more than a cheap sacrifice, a stepping stone for his skills in bed.
03:24What Lorenzo didn't know was that I had also applied for a medical relief program in Sicily.
03:28I had wanted to surprise him.
03:30Now it all felt pointless.
03:31I let out a bitter laugh, locked the screen, and put the phone back.
03:34Then I picked up my own phone and sent an encrypted message to Rossi.
03:37Doctor, I've decided to accept the doctors without borders assignment in Yemen.
03:41Rossi replied almost immediately.
03:43Elena, have you lost your mind?
03:44That place is real warzone hell.
03:46Constant bombardment, complete information blackout.
03:48Once you go, you may never come back.
03:50No one will be able to find you.
03:51I've thought it through, I'm sure.
03:53I'll send you the pass tomorrow morning.
03:55The process will take about half a month.
03:56Spend that time saying goodbye to your family.
03:58You may never see them again.
04:00I looked at the onyx ring on my finger and quietly typed back a single word.
04:03Okay, for the next two weeks, I would not see Lorenzo again.
04:06That night, I didn't sleep at all.
04:07By morning, Lorenzo had already left.
04:09On the table, sat an omelet.
04:10He had made himself.
04:12In the past, I would have taken a picture and sent him countless messages thanking him.
04:16Now I didn't even look at it.
04:17I picked up the plate, dumped it straight into the trash, and walked out.
04:20This lie was over.
04:23I went to the underground clinic and submitted my final confirmation for the medical relief program.
04:28Then I took my mother's silver pocket watch and headed to Lorenzo's private shooting range.
04:33I planned to confront him face to face.
04:34Lorenzo was the don of the mafia.
04:37When he was 18, he bought an entire basement level in the city center and turned it into
04:41his personal shooting range and armory.
04:43He hadn't treated me badly all these years.
04:45He just gave me his desire and gave someone else his love.
04:48I pushed open the heavy metal door.
04:50At a glance, I saw Isabella and Lorenzo flirting with each other.
04:53Lelaina, just try a bite.
04:55Cut it out, you little tease.
04:57Isabella was wearing a tight mini skirt and a low-cut camisola.
05:00She picked up a slice of spicy sausage pizza dripping with garlic sauce and held it up
05:05to Lorenzo's lips.
05:06They were standing close.
05:07Too close.
05:08Isabella leaned in, her chest nearly brushing against his arm.
05:11Lorenzo gave a helpless little smile.
05:13The way he looked at Isabella was full of indulgence.
05:15He opened his mouth to take a bite, then casually grabbed her wrist.
05:18At the sound of the door opening, he turned instinctively.
05:21Our eyes met across the room.
05:22Elena, what are you doing here?
05:25A flicker of panic crossed his face as he shot to his feet.
05:28I said nothing.
05:29My gaze locked onto the pizza box on the table.
05:32The heavy smell of garlic and grease hung in the air.
05:41And suddenly, I was pulled back to last month.
05:44We had gone at it five times in the lounge of this very shooting range.
05:48It had been so intense that afterward I collapsed from exhaustion.
05:52My blood sugar crashing.
05:54I had pulled a chocolate bar out of my bag.
05:56The wrapper had barely been opened when Lorenzo's expression darkened.
05:59He snatched it from my hand and threw it straight into the trash.
06:02I've told you before.
06:03No food in my shooting range.
06:05If you mess up my weapons, you can't afford to replace them.
06:07I had been pale, shaking, on the verge of passing out.
06:10But there was no concern in his eyes.
06:12Only cold irritation.
06:13It wasn't until I actually collapsed that he rushed me to the crime family's medical room.
06:18I lay in bed that day with an IV in my arm.
06:20And Lorenzo sat beside me and apologized.
06:23I'm sorry, baby.
06:25I was in a bad mood today.
06:27I just can't stand the smell of food in here.
06:30You know how obsessive I am about my gear.
06:34That's my bottom line.
06:36Back then I had felt wronged.
06:37But I told myself he valued those weapons more than anything.
06:40In the end I forgave him.
06:42But now, standing in this shooting range filled with the sharp smell of garlic pizza,
06:45I finally understood.
06:47There was no bottom line.
06:48There was only a lack of love.
06:50I snapped back to the present and met his gaze.
06:53Didn't you say you hate people eating in the range?
06:56My nails dug into my palm until it went numb.
06:58Lorenzo swallowed and reached for my hand.
07:01Just let me explain.
07:03I'm the one who brought it in.
07:04Isabella said, rising to stand beside him, pressing close.
07:15Back at the apartment, I opened the drawer and tossed the silver pocket watch inside.
07:20For the past two weeks, Lorenzo had barely come back to our penthouse.
07:23He claimed there was an arms shipment at the docks that required his personal attention.
07:27But I knew the truth.
07:29He was with Isabella.
07:30Over the past few days, I had found Isabella's private social account.
07:34Photos of them filled the feed.
07:36Lorenzo dining with her at Michelin starred restaurants,
07:39taking her out on a private yacht, even moving straight into her villa by the bay.
07:43While packing, I found the silver Frisia necklace at the bottom of a drawer.
07:47It was a gift Lorenzo had picked out for me himself during our first year together.
07:51He knew Frisia was my favorite flower, and he had a jeweler custom make it.
07:55I used to think it meant something.
07:57Later, during one of our arguments, Lorenzo had stormed out and knocked over the jewelry box on the table.
08:01The necklace hit the floor hard.
08:03The clasp snapped.
08:04He casually said he would get it fixed someday.
08:06He never brought it up again.
08:08I put the broken necklace back in the drawer, waiting for him to remember.
08:11He never did.
08:12I held the necklace in my hand for a long time.
08:14In the end, I left it where it was.
08:16I never confronted him about his lies.
08:18Instead, I used the time to finalize my departure with Doctors Without Dobrins.
08:22The day before I was set to leave New York City for Yemen was my birthday.
08:26It was also the third anniversary of my relationship with Lorenzo.
08:29I picked up my phone and sent him a message.
08:31Lorenzo, do you remember what today is?
08:33Your birthday.
08:35And our anniversary, baby.
08:36Of course I remember.
08:38I had just stuffed the last piece of clothing into my suitcase when my phone buzzed again.
08:41A friend request from Isabella.
08:43I accepted it.
08:46The next second, more than a dozen intimate photos of her and Lorenzo came through.
08:55I stared at them, my eyes burning.
08:57Elena, do you really think Lorenzo's loves you?
09:01Let's make a bet.
09:02Do you think he'll come back tonight to celebrate your birthday?
09:06I didn't reply.
09:08I saved every single photo.
09:10Taking a slow breath, I sent Lorenzo one last message.
09:13I'll be waiting for you tonight.
09:15He replied instantly.
09:16I'll be right back, baby.
09:18But he never showed up.
09:19By late night, the steak on the table had gone cold and stiff.
09:22When the clock struck midnight, I picked up the plate and dumped everything into the trash.
09:27My phone screen lit up.
09:28A video from Isabella.
09:29I thought I had already gone numb.
09:31But the moment I pressed play, tears streamed down my face anyway.
09:34The video showed two bodies tangled together on a mess of sheets.
09:37The sounds of movement and heavy breathing cut straight through me.
09:40I grabbed the framed photo of Lorenzo and me from the nightstand and hurled it onto the marble floor.
09:45The sound of shattering glass was swallowed by the noise from the video.
09:49I bit down hard on my lip, my nails digging into my palm as tears fell onto the back of
09:53my hand.
09:54The video kept playing.
09:55Isabella, flushed and breathless, looked at him.
09:57Do you love me or Elena?
09:58Lorenzo's gaze was unfocused.
10:00His movements didn't slow.
10:01You're really bringing her up right now?
10:03Of course it's you.
10:04Isabella laughed softly, unable to hide her satisfaction.
10:06Then tell me, between me and her, who's better in bed?
10:10Lorenzo sank his teeth sharply into her shoulder.
10:13Isabella let out a gasp.
10:14Gasping for breath, he curled a smirk at the corner of his mouth.
10:16How could she even compare to you?
10:19You're the one I've always loved.
10:20She's just an abadient body to warm the bed.
10:30The video cut off abruptly.
10:31My stomach churned, and it felt like my heart was being crushed in someone's grip.
10:36A voice message from Isabella came through right after.
10:38I heard you're going to Sicily with Lorenzo next month for the family council.
10:42Elena, you really don't know, do you?
10:44He's going to Sicily for me.
10:46You're just a cover.
10:47A convenient excuse.
10:49I turned off my phone.
10:51I wanted to stay calm, but the tears would not stop.
10:54Like I had lost my mind, I smashed everything Lorenzo had ever given me.
10:58Designer bags, perfume, expensive jewelry.
11:00All of it went straight into trash bags.
11:02I gathered every photo from the past year, every picture of us together, and threw them
11:06into a metal bin on the terrace.
11:08I took a deep breath, struck a match, and dropped it in.
11:11Flames surged instantly, devouring every image of us.
11:14The firelight painted my face in flickering red, drying my tears as it burned.
11:18Staring at the ashes, I picked up my phone and sent Lorenzo a breakup message.
11:21I had planned to face him at the shooting range to end things properly.
11:24Now none of that mattered.
11:25I slipped the onyx ring off my finger and placed it on the entryway cabinet.
11:29I wrote him a letter and left it beside the ring.
11:38The next morning, Lorenzo rushed into the apartment with a gift in hand, but the place
11:43was already empty.
11:44His eyes landed on the onyx ring and the letter.
11:47He gripped the paper tightly, his expression turning dark in an instant.
11:50My phone started vibrating non-stop.
11:53Messages flooded in.
11:54Elena, where are you?
11:56You're breaking up with me?
11:57Stop messing around and pick up the phone.
11:59I glanced at the screen and blocked his number without hesitation.
12:01Watching the blocked call notifications pile up.
12:04I almost laughed.
12:05Who was this performance for, Lorenzo?
12:07That moment his phone rang.
12:09It was Rosie from the underground clinic.
12:11He answered.
12:12Don, Elena's final confirmation has gone through.
12:14What did you say?
12:15Where is she?
12:16She's already boarded a military transport to Yemen for her doctors without borders assignment.
12:20You didn't know?
12:21A soft clatter echoed.
12:23The onyx ring fell to the floor.
12:24Lorenzo's eyes turned bloodshot as he stared at the empty room in disbelief.
12:28No.
12:29That's impossible.
12:31On the security footage, Lorenzo's hands suddenly went limp.
12:34His phone slipped from his grasp and hit the marble floor.
12:37Both of his hands began to shake uncontrollably.
12:39I watched the screen.
12:41For the first time, I saw tears welling up in the eyes of this cold-blooded Don from Sicily.
12:45They slid down the bridge of his nose.
12:47He bent down shakily and picked up his phone.
12:49His voice was rough, almost unrecognizable.
12:52Where?
12:53Where is Elena right now?
12:55On the other end, Rosie paused, confused.
12:58In Yemen, she signed with Doctors Without Borders.
13:01I thought you knew.
13:02She should have landed by now.
13:10It hit Lorenzo like a bullet.
13:12His body swayed violently, almost collapsing onto the shattered glass scattered across the floor.
13:17The color drained from his face.
13:18His eyes looked hollow, lifeless.
13:21Just then, Isabella's call came through.
13:24Lorenzo answered mechanically.
13:26Lorenzo, I picked out a new lace nightgown.
13:29Her voice was soft, laced with suggestion.
13:31Can you come over to my villa tonight?
13:33His expression darkened instantly.
13:35His eyes filled with something dangerous.
13:37That's your problem.
13:38Why do you keep bothering me?
13:39Stop calling me.
13:40Do you understand?
13:41On the other end, Isabella was clearly shaken.
13:44Her voice rose tinged with panic.
13:46Lorenzo?
13:47What's wrong with you?
13:48It's me, Isabella.
13:49What happened to you?
13:50You've never spoken to me like this before.
13:53I let out a cold laugh as I watched.
13:55Once, Lorenzo had treated Isabella like she was everything.
13:57He spoke to her gently, even postponed family council meetings for her.
14:01In that video, he had said himself that Isabella was the one he truly loved.
14:04And now he looked like a man completely unhinged.
14:07Shut up, Isabella.
14:09He roared into the phone.
14:10You're nothing but a mistress.
14:12Why are you clinging to me all the time?
14:15Stay out of my sight from now on, or I'll kill you myself.
14:18He ended the call and hurled the phone against the wall.
14:21It shattered on impact.
14:22I turned off the surveillance feed.
14:24The transport plane cut through the clouds.
14:26I looked out at the dark night sky and quietly wiped the tears from my face.
14:30From this moment on, I had nothing to do with Lorenzo.
14:32Nothing to do with the mafia in Sicily.
14:34Nothing at all.
14:35Another mortar blast thundered outside the tank with a makeshift operating table trumpet.
14:40A volunteer nurse, covered in blood, pushed aside the blast curtain.
14:43I tore off my blood-stained gloves and pulled additional protective gear over my suit.
14:47Dr. Elena, new casualties on Route 3.
14:50As I turned, I caught sight of the satellite phone hanging on the metal rack.
14:53The screen showed 37 missed calls, all from Lorenzo.
14:56For once, I was grateful for the unstable signal here.
14:59It meant he could not track me.
15:00I powered the phone off one last time and tossed it into the medical waste bin.
15:11Life in Yemen meant no Lorenzo, no Isabella.
15:15I became a respected combat medic, working through the chaos of war,
15:19finally feeling like my life had meaning.
15:21That night, after treating the last of the wounded,
15:24I picked up the old newspaper on the table out of habit.
15:27But today, a familiar face stared back at me from the front page.
15:31Lorenzo.
15:31His eyes were sunken, his face pale.
15:34The headline read,
15:35Nostra Family Don Personally Enters War Zone,
15:37Suspected Search for Missing Fiance.
15:40I actually laughed.
15:41How ironic.
15:42Once I had called him in the middle of a fever, alone in the rain.
15:45The one who answered was Isabella,
15:47her voice sweet as she told me Lorenzo was in the shower.
15:49And now he had abandoned the entire mafia in Sicily to come to this living hell,
15:53playing the part of a devoted lover.
15:55I tossed the newspaper into the trash and refused to look at it again.
15:59I thought I would never see him again.
16:00But a month later, he was standing outside my tent.
16:03Elena.
16:04I finally found you.
16:07Elena, come back to Palama with me.
16:10Let's get married.
16:12I studied him, a flicker of surprise crossing my mind.
16:14He looked gaunt, almost unrecognizable.
16:16His face was pale to the point of sickness.
16:18His eyes were bloodshot, fractured, like something inside him had broken.
16:22I looked at the face I once loved so deeply.
16:24It stirred nothing.
16:25Lorenzo, what are you doing here?
16:27My voice was flat, detached.
16:29The hurt in his expression was unmistakable.
16:31I came to take you home.
16:33Elena, come home with me.
16:35As he spoke, he pulled something from his pocket.
16:37An onyx bracelet, the symbol of a matriarch, along with a diamond ring.
16:50He grabbed my hand, trying to slide the bracelet onto my wrist.
16:54I frowned and struggled.
16:56Let go, Lorenzo.
16:57Let go of me.
16:58His eyes reddened, his voice breaking.
17:00Just put it on and come with me, Elena.
17:04Elena, please.
17:06Let's get married.
17:07I could not take it anymore.
17:08I knocked the bracelet out of his hand.
17:10It hit a stone on the ground and shattered into two pieces.
17:13Lorenzo froze, staring at me.
17:15Why?
17:18Elena, why did you leave without a word?
17:20What gave you the right to break up with me?
17:22He grabbed my shoulders, his voice turning hoarse.
17:25I looked at his bloodshot eyes.
17:26At some point, this cold-blooded dawn had become a man covered in tears.
17:31I thought nothing could move me anymore.
17:33But then I remembered the video, the way he had said Isabella was his true love.
17:37I closed my eyes and let the tears fall.
17:39You know exactly why, Lorenzo.
17:41I heard everything.
17:42What you said to your crew members.
17:44Every word.
17:45I was just your cover.
17:46Your shield for Isabella.
17:47A tool to protect her.
17:48So why are you pretending to be in love with me now?
17:50His face went pale instantly.
17:52He staggered back, shaking his head.
17:54No, that's not true.
17:55It's not like that.
17:56Elena, listen to me.
17:57Elena, just hear me out.
17:58I raised my hand and slapped him across the face.
18:01He did not dodge.
18:02He let me hit him.
18:02Then he pulled me into his arms, holding me tightly, almost desperately.
18:06Elena, you can hit me all you want.
18:08Just don't leave me.
18:10Please.
18:11Let's not break up.
18:12I only just realized.
18:13You're the one I love.
18:15Let's start over.
18:17Please.
18:17His words felt like needles piercing through me.
18:20Lorenzo, you disgust me.
18:23I struggled.
18:24I struggled.
18:30I struggled.
18:30I struggled.
18:30Violently trying to break free.
18:31But he held me from behind, refusing to let go no matter how much I hit or kicked him.
18:36Don't leave me.
18:36I'm begging you.
18:37Elena, you can't leave me.
18:39There was a sincerity in his voice that almost made it sound like he had always loved me.
18:43But the past came crashing back in an instant.
18:46How could I forget?
18:47I had been nothing more than a shield for another one.
18:49Not even a replacement.
18:51Anger, humiliation, and grief swallowed me whole.
18:54My eyes burned red as I twisted around and bit down on his arm with all my strength.
18:59Hot tears poured out, falling onto his skin, mixing with the blood slowly seeking from the wound.
19:04His body trembled violently, but his grip never loosened.
19:08He kept repeating the same words.
19:10Another doctor rushed in.
19:11She heard the commotion, mistaking Lorenzo for a local attacker.
19:15She grabbed a heavy medical kit and knocked him unconscious.
19:18That was how I finally got free.
19:20And she recognized him from the roots.
19:22With no other choice, we carried him inside and treated him.
19:25After bandaging him up, she looked at him curiously.
19:28You're not that Mafia Don's fiancé from the paper, are you?
19:31I shook my head.
19:32It took me a moment before I spoke.
19:34We were together.
19:35It's over.
19:36I felt a tug at my sleeve.
19:38I turned.
19:39Lorenzo was awake.
19:41He clutched the edge of my clothes.
19:43His eyes red.
19:44Elena, we're not broken up.
19:46I looked at him coldly.
19:47When are you leaving, my ex?
19:48He sat there on the bed, lowering his head.
19:50I'm not leaving.
19:57I pulled my clothes free and turned away.
20:00The moment I turned, tears slid down my face.
20:02I could tell he meant what he said.
20:04But why should I forgive him just because he regretted it?
20:06I am Elena, and I never look back.
20:09The next day, Lorenzo was gone.
20:10The doctor told me that when she brought a medical kit to change his bandages that morning,
20:14the room was already empty.
20:16Hearing that, I felt nothing but relief.
20:19That feeling lasted until evening,
20:20when a nurse came running toward me in a panic.
20:23Elena, you need to come outside.
20:25Now.
20:26Frowning, I followed her out.
20:27The moment I stepped into the open space outside the planet, I froze.
20:31What had been a barren patch of dirt was now covered in thousands of vivid red roses.
20:36Lorenzo stood in the middle of them, dressed in a tailored black shirt.
20:39Elena, can you forgive me?
20:41Gauze still wrapped around his head.
20:43It looked almost ridiculous, but the smile on his face was gentle.
20:46I had no idea how many crew members he must have mobilized to airlift all these roses
20:50into such a remote place in a single day.
20:52He looked at me with deep intensity.
20:54Elena, I swear on my life and on my crime family.
20:57I will never betray you again.
20:58Just give me one more chance.
21:00Please.
21:00For a split second, my heart skipped.
21:02I almost took a step forward.
21:04Then a sharp female voice shattered the moment.
21:06Lorenzo!
21:07I finally found you!
21:08I stopped myself immediately, my expression turning cold.
21:11Isabella rushed in, dressed in an expensive Chanel suit,
21:14her heels sinking into the mud as she threw herself into his arms.
21:17Lorenzo's face changed instantly.
21:19He shoved her away, his voice turning icy.
21:21What are you doing here?
21:29Isabella pouted, clutching his arm tightly.
21:31You promised to take me to Paris for Fashion Week this week,
21:34and then you just disappeared.
21:35I asked your people.
21:36That's how I found out you were here.
21:38In the sea of red roses, Isabella and Lorenzo stood side by side.
21:41They really did look perfect together.
21:42A memory circles.
21:43The first time Lorenzo ever gave me flowers.
21:45They were roses, too.
21:46I told him my favorite flower was Lysianthus.
21:48Lorenzo, next time, get me Lysianthus.
21:51He had smiled and agreed.
21:52But every single time after that, it was always red roses.
21:55Now I finally understood.
21:57Isabella loved red roses.
21:58He never cared what I liked.
22:00Even now, lowering himself to beg forgiveness,
22:03he still chose her favorite flowers.
22:06I turned and walked away without hesitation.
22:08Seeing me leave, Lorenzo panicked.
22:10He shoved Isabella aside and rushed over, blocking my path.
22:13Elena, I didn't know she would come.
22:16Please believe me.
22:17I let out a cold laugh, looking at his flustered fuchsia.
22:20You don't need to report your life to me.
22:21Lorenzo, I don't care.
22:23I pushed him aside and moved to leave.
22:25Isabella's voice came from behind me.
22:27Well, if it isn't Elena, it's only been a few days.
22:30How did you end up looking like a refugee?
22:31I stopped and turned back, meeting her mocking, provocative gaze.
22:36Isabella, did you forget to brush your teeth?
22:38Your mouth smells like garbage.
22:39You bitch!
22:41Her face flushed with anger.
22:43I did not bother giving them another glance.
22:45I headed straight back toward the clinic.
22:53Lorenzo chased after me like a madman and grabbed my wrist.
22:56His eyes were terrifyingly red.
22:58Elena, I'll get rid of her.
23:01Just give me one last chance.
23:04Please!
23:04I yanked my hand free and looked at him coldly.
23:07What makes you think I would forgive you?
23:09You disgust me.
23:10His eyes filled with desperation, his voice shaking.
23:13Elena, you can't do this to me.
23:14I just made a mistake.
23:16One any man would make.
23:18You can't leave me.
23:19I could not help but laugh.
23:20A mistake?
23:21I grabbed the collar of his expensive shirt, forcing myself to hold back tears.
23:25Lorenzo, how can you even say that?
23:27Even today, when you came here to beg me, you brought Isabella's favorite red roses.
23:31My favorite is Lysonymous.
23:33You never remembered.
23:34Not once.
23:35You think buying me jewelry and flowers means you loved me?
23:39You just happened to have money.
23:40You never knew what I actually wanted.
23:42My throat burned like I had swallowed glass.
23:45It felt like an invisible hand was crushing my heart, making it hard to breathe.
23:49Lorenzo, I gave you everything.
23:51And you used me as a shield for her.
23:53You love Isabella?
23:55Then go to her.
23:57Why did you have to use me?
23:59Why did I have to become the sacrifice in your love story?
24:02I raised my hand and slapped him hard across the face.
24:05I used all my strength.
24:06His head snapped to the side, a clear red mark appearing on his cheek.
24:11This man, the feared Don of the Mafia, stood there like a lifeless puppet, not even trying
24:16to dodge.
24:16He just stood there, repeating the same words.
24:19I'm sorry.
24:19Seeing him like that, tears burst from my eyes.
24:28I wiped them away forcefully, pulled out my phone, opened the video Isabella had sent
24:31me, and shoved it against his chest.
24:33Lorenzo, I told you!
24:34You make me sick!
24:35Without another word, I turned, walked into the room, and locked the door.
24:38Outside, I heard the heavy thud of a man dropping to his knees.
24:42Then came the sound of suppressed, desperate sobbing.
24:44I closed my eyes and touched my cheek.
24:46My fingertips were ice cold, late at night, just as I lay down to sleep.
24:51A violent pounding shook the door.
24:54I opened it cautiously.
24:55Outside stood Lorenzo, and on the ground, prinned down by his men, was Isabella.
25:00Her condition caught me off guard.
25:02Her once flawless face was swollen, her expensive clothes torn, her body covered in bruises and
25:07blood.
25:08It was obvious she had been tortured.
25:09The moment he saw me, Lorenzo stepped forward and grabbed my hand.
25:13Elena, I was wrong.
25:14I've already punished her.
25:16Can you forgive me?
25:17There was something unhiged in his eyes.
25:19If that's not enough, I'll have her dumped into the Mediterranean right now.
25:23Would that make you feel better?
25:24Lorenzo, have you lost your mind?
25:26You're going to kill me for her?
25:27Isabella screamed.
25:28Her face streaked with tears and blood.
25:30Lorenzo's expression turned terrifyingly dark.
25:32He lifted his foot and kicked her hard in the stomach.
25:34She cried out and curled up on the ground.
25:35His eyes burned red as he stared at her like a furious beast.
25:38If you hadn't sent that video to Elena, she never would have left me.
25:41I looked at Isabella's broken state and suddenly felt a bitter sense of irony.
25:44This was the same man who once told his crew members that Isabella was his only true love,
25:49the one he would protect at any cost.
25:50And now he was trampling that so-called love without hesitation, even ready to kill her.
25:54A mafia man's heart really was the cheapest thing in the world.
25:57Elena, I'm sorry.
25:59Lorenzo turned back to me and dropped to his knees in front of me, right there in front of his
26:02men.
26:03His broad shoulders trembled, his eyes red.
26:05Elena, I know I was wrong.
26:06I was completely wrong.
26:08There is no but.
26:09I cut him off coldly, looking down at him.
26:12We're done, Lorenzo.
26:12Forever.
26:13No.
26:20He looked up sharply and clung to my legs, his voice breaking.
26:23Elena, you wore my ring.
26:25You're my fiancé.
26:26You can't do this to me.
26:28I won't let you leave.
26:29I'm sorry.
26:30I'm really sorry.
26:32Elena, I'm begging you.
26:33Don't abandon me.
26:35Tears fell from the eyes of this ruthless dawn, splashing onto the floor as he begged me not to leave.
26:40It was almost laughable.
26:41He sounded like he loved me.
26:42I turned my face away so he would not see my tears.
26:44All those memories that once felt sweet had turned into blades.
26:47They cut deep into my heart.
26:49Elena, I really know I was wrong.
26:51Please forgive me.
26:52Give me a chance to make it right.
26:53I looked at him.
26:54Follow.
26:54The man who once made my heart race was now the one I least wanted to see.
26:58Make it right?
26:58I let out a cold laugh as tears slid down.
27:01How exactly do you fix this?
27:02You destroyed my trust with your own hands.
27:04To you, I was just something to use.
27:06A shield you could throw away whenever you wanted.
27:08My vision blurred with tears.
27:10I shook his hand off and slammed the door shut.
27:12That very night, the camp was attacked by a rival family.
27:15Gunfire and explosions tore through the darkness.
27:18When a bullet was about to pierce my head, Lorenzo threw himself in front of me.
27:21The bullet hit his chest, missing his heart by mere millimeters.
27:24As the most powerful dawn in Sicily, Lorenzo was rushed back to a private hospital in New
27:28York City before boarding the plane.
27:30He gripped my hand tightly, his palms covered in blood, refusing to let go.
27:34In the end, I had no choice but to board his private jet with me.
27:37His injuries were severe.
27:38He stayed in the ICU for a full week before he was finally out of danger.
27:42During that time, I remained by his bedside, not out of love, just to repay a life.
27:46He had taken that bullet for me.
27:47The day he woke up, the first thing he saw was me.
27:55His eyes lit up instantly.
27:57I only looked at him calmly, my voice flat.
27:59Don't get the wrong idea.
28:00I'm just paying you back.
28:02The light in his eyes faded just as quickly.
28:04He stared at me, his voice weak and hoarse.
28:06Elena, that engagement ring, I had it fixed.
28:09It doesn't matter anymore.
28:10I won't wear it again.
28:11I looked at him, feeling nothing but exhaustion.
28:14Facing his pleading gaze, I let out a quiet sigh.
28:18Lorenzo, I did give you a chance.
28:20His head snapped up, his eyes turning red.
28:22On my birthday, I told myself that if you came back, I would give you a chance to explain.
28:28But that night, what I got instead was a video of you and Isabella.
28:33Tears streamed down his face.
28:34I'm sorry.
28:36I'm so sorry.
28:38I shook my head and lowered my gaze.
28:40Those apologies came too late.
28:41They meant nothing.
28:42And I did not believe this cold-blooded Don loved me that much.
28:45He was just used to my obedience and could not accept losing me.
28:48That day, Lorenzo cried on the hospital bed for a long time.
28:51I sat beside him quietly, watching.
28:54I had shed countless tears for him before.
28:56Now I could not cry at all.
28:58On the day he was discharged, I went to see him one last time.
29:01I've already booked my flight for today.
29:02Lorenzo, we won't see each other again.
29:04Fine.
29:04I won't send anyone after me.
29:06And about everything before.
29:08I'm sorry.
29:08He looked at me, his jaw tight.
29:10He offered to drive me to the airport.
29:11I did not refuse.
29:12It was the last time, after all.
29:14Outside the airport, his voice was thick with emotion.
29:16Can I have one more hug?
29:17Just one.
29:17No.
29:18I stepped back.
29:18Lorenzo, I need to move on.
29:19I turned and started toward the terminal.
29:21A black SUV suddenly sped out of control toward me.
29:26Behind the wheel was Isabella.
29:27She had completely lost her mind.
29:29After offending Lorenzo, her family had been wiped out by the mafia.
29:32She had lost everything.
29:33Tortured and discarded like trash.
29:35Elena, you bitch!
29:37This is all your fault!
29:38Go to hell!
29:40The SUV roared toward me.
29:42Fear rooted me to the spot.
29:44I could only close my eyes.
29:45The next second, a powerful force shoved me aside.
29:48At the same time, I heard a sickening impact.
29:50The sound of flesh crushed against steel.
29:53I opened my eyes, trembling.
29:54Blood was everywhere.
29:55Lorenzo lay in a pool of it, blood pouring from his mouth, staining his expensive suit.
29:59He turned his head toward me with great effort.
30:01When he saw that I was unharmed, his tense body finally relaxed.
30:04His lips moved.
30:05His voice was barely a whisper.
30:07But I heard him.
30:08I'm sorry, Elena.
30:09In the next life, I'll make it up to you.
30:11In the next life, I swear I'll love only you.
30:14I dropped to my knees on the cold pavement, my chest tightening as I looked at the man
30:18who once ruled everything.
30:19My throat felt tight as I forced the words out.
30:23Lorenzo, if there really is a next life, I hope I never meet you again.
30:30He froze.
30:31A tear slid down from the corner of his bloodstained eye.
30:34Then his gaze faded and his eyes slowly closed.
30:37Just like that, the most ruthless dawn in Sicily took his final breath.
30:40By the time his men and the police arrived, Isabella was already dead in the car.
30:44After giving my statement, I picked up my luggage.
30:47I boarded a flight to London.
30:48Life moves forward.
30:50So do I.
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