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My Fiancé Left Me A Bastard On Our Wedding Day
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00:03Marry the dog
00:05I got a mission in Miami
00:06Wedding's off
00:07On my wedding day
00:08I waited hours for my fiancé
00:09All I got was a bulldog in a suit
00:11My fiancé, Damien, had the dog on a leash in one hand
00:14A cross-eyed baby boy with a twisted mouth in the other
00:17You always said you wanted a child with me
00:19Well, Teresa just had one
00:21She's coming with me
00:23No time to raise a kid
00:24So here, consider it practice
00:25Miami is volatile right now
00:27I don't know when I'll be back
00:28But I promise you
00:30Raise him right
00:31And I'll come back to marry you
00:33He grabbed Teresa's waist and drove off
00:35But what he didn't know
00:36Constantine, the Don of the Vitti family
00:38Had always seen me differently
00:39The second Damien left
00:40I decided to marry Constantine
00:42I became the Vitti family's Donna and Consiglier
00:45For five years, Constantine handled expansion and kept order
00:48I rooted out the rats and gathered intel
00:50The streets gave me a new name
00:52The Black Mamba
00:53Beautiful
00:53Deadly
00:54One strike was all it took
00:55Today I took my son, Lucian, to our casino
00:58Lucian simply stood by the tables
01:00Casually rattling off a string of odds
01:01In an instant, he helped a desperate gambler win back every lost chip
01:05The crowd gasped
01:06That kid's a reincarnated prodigy!
01:08An arrogant voice cut through
01:09Of course he's brilliant
01:11He's my son
01:12Damien stood there with whiskey in hand
01:14Teresa, still striking after all these years on his arm
01:17Good job, Claire
01:18I lied to you back then
01:19This child is mine and Teresa's
01:21Look at him
01:22A boy this smart obviously takes after me
01:24But I'll admit it
01:25You did a decent job raising him
01:26I'll keep my promise
01:28But Teresa gave me five years and a brilliant heir
01:31I already promised Teresa the wife's place
01:33You can be my mistress
01:34I shoved Lucian toward the VIP lounge
01:36Finally glancing up at him
01:38Save it, Damien
01:39I'm the Donna of the Vitti family
01:41I'm nobody's dirty secret
01:43Damien frowned
01:44I haven't even taken over as Don yet
01:46We aren't married
01:47Who calls you the Donna?
01:48Watch your mouth
01:49I won't have my men saying
01:50I don't know how to discipline a woman
01:51I scoffed
01:53You?
01:53The Don?
01:54Relying on Teresa?
01:56She's just your nominal adoptive sister
01:59Don't make me laugh
02:00She's not even allowed in the inner circle
02:02Damien's face darkened
02:03I looked right past him to my driver
02:05Take Lucian to the estate
02:06Nobody move!
02:07My driver stepped forward
02:09Teresa cut him off
02:10She violently yanked Lucian away
02:11Struggling in her arms
02:12Lucian cried out in fear
02:15Get your hands off my boy, Teresa
02:17She dodged me with the child in her arms
02:19Your son?
02:20Are you insane?
02:21Since when did my son become yours?
02:23My driver rushed her
02:24Get your hands off the young master
02:26Damien kicked him square in the chest
02:28The driver flew backward
02:29Coughed up blood
02:30And sprinted out the doors
02:31The crowd scattered
02:32Damien sneered
02:33He grabbed my wrist
02:34Claire, I know you like children
02:35Especially a boy as smart as my son
02:37And in the past five years
02:39You've made plenty off him in this casino
02:41I know, but now we're back
02:42It's time you gave him back to Teresa
02:44I snapped
02:45Don't be ridiculous
02:46The child you and Teresa had was born impaired
02:49Did you really think I'd be stupid enough to raise him?
02:51This is my son with Constantine
02:53Let him go
02:55Now!
02:56Damien froze as I moved to tell the truth
02:58Lucian went pale
02:59He clutched his chest
03:00Gasping for air
03:01I shoved them aside
03:02Ripped an inhaler from my bag
03:04Pumped it twice into Lucian's mouth
03:05Lucian, swallow quick!
03:07Teresa shrieked
03:07Damien!
03:08She's poisoning our boy!
03:10I grabbed her hair
03:11Slapped her hard
03:11I aimed the inhaler again
03:14Damien kicked me square in the back
03:16I hit the ground hard
03:17My cheeks swelled almost instantly
03:19He hauled me up by my collar
03:20What the hell did you feed my son?
03:22Teresa clawed the inhaler out of Lucian's mouth
03:24I ignored him completely
03:26My eyes locked on Lucian
03:27I screamed
03:28Don't pull it out!
03:29He's having an asthma attack!
03:31Make him use the inhaler!
03:33Lucian collapsed
03:33His body started seizing
03:35Pure panic hit me
03:36I beat frantically at Damien's arm
03:38It's not poison!
03:40It's asthma!
03:41Give him the medicine!
03:42Damien looked down
03:43He raised his heavy boot
03:44And stomped the inhaler into dust
03:49You think I'm stupid?
03:50I know asthma
03:52That's poison
03:52I stared at the crushed inhaler on the floor
03:54My eyes widened
03:55I went pale
03:56Frisk her!
03:57Find the antidote!
03:59Stop!
03:59Not a single one of you is qualified to touch me!
04:02I whipped out a handgun
04:03Pressing it to Damien's head
04:04Back off
04:06Or I'll turn New York into a bloodbath
04:08Dead silence
04:09The guards froze in their tracks
04:10I glanced at Lucian on the floor
04:12I swallowed my terror
04:13Damien, listen to me
04:14Lucian is my biological son
04:16With Constantine
04:17If anything happens to him
04:18None of you are walking out of here alive
04:20Get a medic!
04:22Now!
04:22Therese's crying snapped off
04:24Wait, didn't Constantine get married five years ago?
04:27The wedding date?
04:29Oh, I remember now
04:30It was the exact same day
04:32Claire married that dog
04:34Claire, I remember Constantine
04:36Chased after you
04:37And you turned him down
04:38Don't tell me
04:39You regret it now?
04:40Are you living in some fantasy
04:42Where you're his wife?
04:43Is that why you're claiming
04:44My son is his?
04:46Damien's expression darkened instantly
04:48Claire, who do you think you are?
04:50Some kind of hot commodity?
04:52Constantine's words at the family banquet then
04:54Were just drunken rambling
04:55He even made it clear afterward
04:57That he wasn't interested in you
04:58I can't believe you're still hung up on him
05:00Some top-tier graduate from a prestigious school
05:02Acting like a cheap street waiter
05:03Have you no shame?
05:04I let out a cold laugh
05:06You're trying to climb the ranks
05:07By cozying up to Constantine's adopted sister
05:09And you have the nerve to call me shameless?
05:11When Constantine confessed to me at the family banquet
05:13I turned him down
05:14To keep rumors from hurting your reputation
05:16I had him explain it away as a drunken slip
05:19And here you are
05:19Thinking I was just delusional
05:21You are so conceited and hippopredical
05:23Damien, humiliated and furious, snapped
05:26What are you all standing around for?
05:27Can't a bunch of you handle one woman with a little pistol?
05:30Go!
05:30One of the bodyguards behind me
05:32Kicked my pistol out of my hand
05:34Before I could react
05:35I dodged his grap
05:36Lashed out and kicked another man's knee
05:38And moved nimbly
05:39Then Teresa let out a piercing streak
05:41Damien, our baby is dying!
05:44I looked back
05:44Lucian, who had been convulsing months ago
05:46Was now completely still
05:47Lucian!
05:48I stumbled and ran toward him
05:50Damien was panicking too
05:51Grabbing one of the bodyguards
05:53Someone call an ambulance!
05:55There's no time!
05:55Teresa pulled out a dagger from somewhere
05:57Her eyes filled with desperation
05:59Damien, cut his stomach open!
06:01We have to pump the poison out ourselves!
06:04The doctors can stitch him up later!
06:06I stared at her in disbelief
06:07Shaking with rage
06:08Teresa, are you insane?
06:10Damien shoved my hand away
06:12You're the crazy one!
06:13She's his actual mother!
06:14Why would she hurt her own kid?
06:16If you hadn't poisoned him out of jealousy
06:17He wouldn't be suffering like this right now!
06:19Pull her away!
06:20He poured vodka over the blade
06:22And actually aimed it at my son's stomach
06:24I tore free from the guards
06:25Throwing my body over Lucian
06:27Damien, if you dare touch him
06:29Constantly will have your head!
06:31Damien sneered
06:32He wrapped his hand around my throat
06:33You are out of your damn mind!
06:35Do you have any idea who Constantine is?
06:37He's the don everyone in New York answers to!
06:40You keep dropping his name
06:41You're gonna get us all killed!
06:42He squeezed harder
06:43Black spots danced in my vision
06:45Once I save my son
06:46I'll send you to a breaking house
06:48In the red light district
06:49For three years
06:50Let them beat the crazy out of you
06:52He flung me across the floor
06:53Raising the blade over Lucian
06:56Don!
06:57The Donna and the young master are in here!
07:01A bullet shattered the blade
07:03Inches from Lucian's stomach
07:04The broken metal impled deep into the ceiling
07:06Damien froze
07:07A dozen laser sights painted his neck
07:10Constantine?
07:11Don Constantine stepped into the light
07:13Murder was written all over his face
07:15He looked like a king surveying his slaughterhouse
07:17Therese trembled
07:18Too terrified to even breathe
07:20Constantine, please!
07:21Help our son!
07:22My tears finally broke free
07:24Constantine's eyes landed on the child
07:26Lying still on the floor
07:27A terrifying rage surged through him
07:29He pulled a vial from his suit
07:31And slipped a pill into our boy's mouth
07:32Seconds later, Lucian's fingers twitched
07:35I let out a breathless sob
07:36Claire!
07:37Did you just say our son?
07:38He lunged at me
07:39Guards instantly slammed their rifles into his chest
07:41Constantine scoffed
07:43Shielding me behind his back
07:44Are you deaf?
07:45I'm her husband
07:45And he is our son
07:47What else would I be?
07:48The color drained from Damien's face
07:50His lips trembled
07:51Impossible!
07:52You married me five years ago!
07:55How can he be your husband?
07:56Forcing myself up
07:57I slapped Damien across the face
07:59Hard
08:01Married you?
08:02Don't flatter yourself, Damien
08:03The day you dumped your bastard child on me five years ago
08:05You were dead to me
08:06That letter
08:07I wrote it to tell you I was marrying Constantine
08:09And what did you do?
08:10You sent a bulldog to humiliate me
08:12Damien's pupils constrict
08:14He went pale
08:15Letting out a cold laugh
08:16Constantine drew his gun
08:17The bullet tore straight through Damien's palm
08:20Blood sprayed
08:21Damien collapsed
08:22Screaming in agony
08:23Teresa shrieked
08:24Rushing to his side
08:26Damien!
08:27Constantine's eyes were pure ice
08:29You used those hands to hurt my wife and my son
08:31I'll take both
08:32His gaze shifted to the red handprint on my cheek
08:35Claire
08:35Did he do that to your face?
08:37Shaking violently
08:38Teresa dropped to her knees
08:39Donna, forgive me
08:40I didn't know who you were
08:41I was just desperate
08:42My baby was dying
08:43And I lost my mind
08:44Please
08:44Spare us
08:45Just give me my son back
08:46Looking down at Lucien's pale face
08:48My fury boiled over
08:49I grabbed Teresa by the hair
08:51And slapped her hard
08:52Let me wake you up, Teresa
08:53The entire city knows Lucien is Constantine's son
08:56He was born a full year after our wedding
08:58As for the child you dumped on me
09:00I sent him straight to St. Jed's orphanage in the Bronx
09:02You want him?
09:04Go find him yourself
09:05Five years ago, their baby was born with severe brain damage
09:08The doctor said he wouldn't make it past three months
09:11As much as I hated Damien
09:12I couldn't just let a baby die on my hands
09:15So, I took him to the orphanage
09:17I never expected the kid to be such a fighter
09:19And actually survive
09:20Dazed from the slaps
09:22Teresa froze in place at those words
09:24Seeing me pick up Lucien
09:25She snapped
09:26Her face twisted into pure malice
09:28Liar!
09:29You saw how smart my son was and stole him!
09:32Before she took two steps
09:33The guard slammed her into the floor
09:36Pulling me tight against his chest
09:37Constantine looked at Teresa like she was already dead
09:40Since she likes to run her filthy mouth
09:42Knock her teeth down her throat
09:44As for those hands that struck Claire
09:46Bring the pliers
09:47Take off her nails
09:48Constantine guided Lucien and me out the door
09:50Behind us
09:51The sickening crunch of bone and agonizing screams
09:54Echoed through the room
09:55I glanced back
09:56Teresa's face was a ruined, bloody mess
09:59A guard stepped forward
10:00Pulling a heavy pair of iron pliers from his coat
10:02Staring at the cold metal
10:03Teresa's eyes widened in sheer terror
10:05No, please
10:07Oh god, no
10:08Stay away from me
10:09Pinning her arms to the floor
10:10The guards didn't hesitate
10:11They clamped the pliers onto her fingernails
10:14Ripping them out one by one
10:15Teresa's shrieks tore through the casino
10:17As blood poured from her fingertips
10:19Within seconds
10:20Her perfectly manicured hands
10:22Were reduced to twisted, wrangled flesh
10:25The private doctor finished his exam
10:27Lucien was fully awake
10:28Knowing he was safe
10:29The last bit of strength drained from my body
10:31My legs gave out
10:32Constantine caught me before I hit the floor
10:34Claire
10:35Sweeping me into his arms
10:36Lucien called out from the bed
10:38Looking at me with worried eyes
10:39Mama
10:39I'm okay, baby
10:42Mama's fine
10:42Before I could finish
10:44Constantine laid me on the bed
10:45His face turned grim
10:46You're bruised all over
10:48And you're telling me you're fine?
10:49If you hadn't fought me to stay by Lucien's side
10:51I would have kept you in bed
10:52His voice was harsh
10:53But the look in his eyes gave him away
10:54The doctor packed his bag
10:56The Donna will recover
10:57Her injuries are superficial
10:58Thanks to the antidote
10:59The young master is out of danger
11:01He just needs strict bed rest
11:03I looked at Lucien
11:04Guilt gnawing at my chest
11:05I'm so sorry, baby
11:07If I hadn't taken you to that casino
11:09None of this would have happened
11:11Lucien wrapped his small arms around my neck
11:13It's not your fault, Mama
11:14It was those bad people
11:15He turned his fierce little eyes to Constantine
11:18Papa
11:19You have to make them pay
11:22Constantine leaned down
11:23Pulling us both into a fierce embrace
11:25Rest easy, my boy
11:26Anyone who laid a hand on you or your mother
11:29I'll make sure they don't see tomorrow
11:31Days later, Damien and Teresa left the hospital
11:34They drove straight to St. Jude's Orphanage
11:35A boy about five played in the yard
11:37Sturdy and sharp
11:38The kid looked a lot like a young Damien
11:40Damien's eyes watered
11:41He instantly knew
11:42This was his son
11:43The orphanage director hurried over with the registry
11:45He was about to check the five-year-old records
11:47Damien cut him off
11:48Don't bother with the paperwork
11:49Look at him
11:50He's my son
11:51Teresa sobbed
11:52She pulled the confused boy into her arms
11:54My baby
11:55Mama's here
11:56You've been through so much
11:58Did you miss Mama and Papa?
12:00Let's go home
12:01Hearing home
12:02The boy's eyes lit up
12:04Papa, Mama
12:05He cheered
12:06Suddenly
12:06A frail hand reached out from behind
12:08It weakly tugged at Damien's coat
12:10Damien frowned
12:11Turning around
12:12He instantly gasped in disgust
12:14Standing there was a severely deformed child
12:16His jaw was crooked
12:17His eyes were vacant
12:18Thick drool dripped down his filthy shirt
12:20The boy mumbled
12:22Pa
12:22Pa
12:24Ma
12:25Ma
12:25A wave of nausea hit Damien
12:27He slapped the small hand away
12:29Where did this beggar come from?
12:30Who are you calling Papa and Mama?
12:32Get lost!
12:33The boy stumbled into the dirt
12:34He looked up in helpless confusion
12:36He remembered what the nice lady always whispered to him
12:38When you hear the name Damien
12:40That's your father
12:42The woman next to him is your mother
12:43He did exactly what she said
12:45Why were they taking someone else?
12:46Teresa glared at the boy with pure disgust
12:49What is this trash doing here?
12:50Thank god our boy is perfect
12:52If my son looked like that little freak
12:54I'd shoot myself
12:55They turned to leave
12:56The boy scrambled up
12:57He chased after Teresa
12:58Mama!
12:59He wailed
13:00Teresa froze
13:01Teresa looked down
13:03Her expensive dress was covered in muddy handprints
13:05Shaking with rage
13:06Get off me you little bastard!
13:08I'm not your mother!
13:09She shoved the boy hard
13:10The boy collapsed at Damien's feet
13:11He looked totally lost
13:13For a second pity hit Damien
13:14He reached out to help the kid up
13:16Suddenly he felt something cold pressed into his palm
13:18He looked down
13:19It was a piece of rotting
13:20Moldy beef jerky
13:21Are you messing with me?
13:23Are you messing with me?
13:24Rage erupted in Damien's eyes
13:25He kicked the boy hard in the chest
13:27The boy flew backward
13:28Slamming brutally against the concrete steps
13:31He convulsed
13:31Blood instantly spread from the back of his head
13:33Teresa shrieked
13:34She covered the son's eyes
13:36Don't look baby!
13:37Lying in the blood
13:38The boy kept his eyes wide open
13:39He stared at Damien
13:40As if asking
13:41What did I do wrong?
13:42Just then
13:42The director rushed out
13:44I found it!
13:46Sir!
13:46This kid is your son!
13:48You have the wrong boy!
13:51You have the wrong boy!
13:52What the hell did you just say?
13:54Holding up the registry
13:55Damien snatched the registry
13:56Seeing the records
13:57His entire body turned to ice
14:00Impossible
14:03How could my son be?
14:05Donna Claire brought him here five years ago
14:07He had severe brain damage
14:09Doctors gave him three months to live
14:10Wiping a tear
14:12Maybe he only stayed alive
14:13Because he wanted to see his parents
14:15The director pointed
14:16At the moldy jerky
14:17The kids here only get meat
14:19Once every two or three years
14:22He saved that jerky for three years
14:24He was keeping it for his parents
14:26The words hit Teresa like a bullet
14:28She violently shoved the fake son away
14:30And stumbled toward the steps
14:34My baby
14:35Mommy's here
14:36Screaming
14:37She pulled the bleeding body into her arms
14:39But the boy wasn't breathing
14:41He was gone
14:41Teresa shrieked
14:42She slapped her own face brutally
14:44Tears poured down her cheeks
14:46Damien's legs gave out
14:47He crashed to his knees
14:48No sound came out of his throat
14:50Just moments ago
14:51His own son was calling him Papa
14:53Offering him the jerky he cherished for three years
14:55And in return
14:56He had kicked the life out of his own son
14:58He violently choked
14:59Coughing up blood
15:00An army of black sedans surrounded the orphanage
15:02Constantine and I stepped out
15:04Seeing the dead boy on the ground
15:05Damien
15:06Pure shock hit me
15:07I gave you too much credit
15:08Even an animal protects its own
15:10But you?
15:11He just murdered your own blood
15:12Damien's eyes were bloodshot
15:14Why are you here?
15:15To gloat?
15:16Constantine's voice was ice
15:17We aren't that bored
15:19Take them
15:20I'm a made man in the VT family
15:22You have no proof
15:23The syndicate won't stand for this
15:24I shot him a death glare
15:26No proof?
15:27Five years ago
15:28You faked that Miami mission
15:30Actually you sold out to the Black Viper cartel
15:33You faked reports
15:34Played house with Teresa
15:36Stole Vitti intel and sold us out
15:38You thought you could claim your kid and swallow the Vitti family whole?
15:41I have all the proof
15:42I turned to Teresa
15:43As for you
15:45You helped him steal our secrets
15:46Then murdered your own child
15:50By family rules
15:51You're both going before the commission
15:54Any objections?
15:55Damien thrashed
15:56The guard slammed him down
15:57Teresa clutched her dead baby
15:59She didn't flinch
16:00Her eyes were completely dead
16:02A bitter taste filled my mouth
16:04We were too late
16:05Let's go home
16:06Lucian is waiting
16:09The commission handed down its verdict
16:11Damien got a life sentence
16:13In a Vitti black site on Long Island
16:15Teresa
16:16Zipped in a duffel bag
16:17And tossed into the freezing Hudson River
16:19You've worked hard, Claire
16:22Once this is buried
16:23I'm taking you and Lucian to Florence
16:26Donna!
16:27Donna!
16:27Damien escaped!
16:28The iron bars were pried open from the outside
16:30The guard lay bleeding in the corner
16:32The black vipers broke him out
16:35After years in the Vitti family
16:36He knows our operation inside out
16:38He wants us dead
16:39If he's breathing, he's a threat
16:40Give me time
16:42I'll track his next move
16:43For two weeks
16:44I squeezed every informant in the city
16:46Damien stayed off the grid
16:47We couldn't pinpoint his location
16:49But one word kept coming up from different informants
16:52Gala
16:53I quietly went through Constantine's recent schedule
16:55Next week
16:56The Chamber of Commerce was holding its annual charity gala
16:59At the Peninsula in Manhattan
17:00Constantine attended every year
17:02That was it
17:02I checked his security detail
17:04Four bodyguards
17:05Three were old hands
17:07I knew them
17:07The fourth was Carlo
17:09Brought in six months ago by a retired capo
17:11I immediately had my informants look into him
17:13That retired capo got a massive
17:15Untraceable wire transfer six months ago
17:17His family had quietly moved
17:21Tomorrow night
17:22The guard on your right
17:23Carlo
17:24Damien bought him
17:25He's packing a silenced pistol in his suit lining
17:28Will Damien be there?
17:30He won't let a proxy pull the trigger on his revenge
17:32He's coming
17:34The night of the gala
17:35I wore a deep red evening gown
17:37I hooked my arm through Constantine's
17:39We entered the ballroom at the Peninsula
17:41I sipped champagne
17:42Elegantly chatting with the wives
17:44But I kept Carlo in the corner of my eye
17:46Midway through the night
17:47The orchestra switched tunes
17:49The crowd buzzed
17:50Right at that moment
17:51Carlo's right hand slipped toward his waist
17:53A micro-movement
17:54Less than a second
17:56Invisible to the naked eye
17:57But I saw it
17:58I set my glass on a passing tray
18:00Slipped the pearl-handled Derringer from my clutch
18:03I raised the gun and aimed
18:05The move was smooth and clean
18:07Like I was only adjusting my sleeve
18:09Damien busted through the doors
18:11A gun in his hand
18:12His eyes completely bloodshot
18:13His hands were already destroyed
18:15So he was gripping the weapon at a twisted angle
18:18Two or three dozen black viper goons
18:20Piled in behind him
18:21Heavily armed
18:22Claire, you took everything from me
18:25Tonight, you're coming
18:27To hell with me
18:29But I was faster
18:30My bullet tore straight through his right kneecap
18:32Damien screamed
18:34Dropping to one knee
18:35The gun slipped from his mangled fingers
18:37And clattered to the floor
18:38In seconds
18:39Constantine's men swarmed the vipers
18:41Pinning every last one of them down
18:44Claire
18:45You dumped my kid in the orphanage
18:47Left him to rot for five years
18:49You married Constantine
18:51And turned me into a damn joke
18:53You did this to me
18:54Who the hell gave you the right
18:56Standing over me
18:57Staring me down with that stone cold face
18:59Damien
19:01Who crushed your son to death
19:03He ended up in that orphanage
19:04Because you dumped him on me
19:06Did you even care if he lived or died after that
19:08When you and Teresa showed up there
19:10Who kicked their own flesh and blood to death
19:12You sold out the VT family to the vipers
19:15What about the brothers who died because of your intel
19:18You did this to yourself
19:21Don't put that on me
19:22Damien lowered his head
19:23His shoulders sagged
19:25He just crumbled there on the marble floor
19:26Completely silent
19:28Constantine stepped up beside me
19:29He looked down at him
19:30Damien
19:32You got anything else to say?
19:37That night
19:38The VT family struck in full force
19:40The black vipers' strongholds fell one by one
19:43Constantine led the purge himself
19:45Damien's failure had left the vipers in chaos
19:48Constantine uprooted their entire network
19:50Their boss was captured at dawn
19:53Executed on the spot
19:54By sunrise
19:55The black vipers ceased to exist
19:57I sat in the study flipping through the takeover files
20:00I signed the final page
20:01The VT family officially absorbed their territory and assets
20:05Constantine pushed open the door
20:07He sat across from me
20:08His eyes were exhausted
20:09But for the first time
20:10He looked completely at ease
20:12Thank you, Claire
20:13For what?
20:15For staying my side
20:15I couldn't have won without you
20:18We're married
20:19We share the burden
20:21Besides
20:22I'm not some fragile woman
20:24I am the concierge of the VT family
20:26Your wife
20:28Luchylian's mother
20:29I can protect myself
20:33I know
20:35That's why I married you
20:36Just then, Lucian ran in
20:38Papa!
20:38Mama!
20:39He threw himself into our arms
20:41Are you okay?
20:42I knelt down, hugging him tight
20:43We're fine, baby
20:44It's all over
20:45I'm so glad
20:47I knew Papa and Mama would beat them
20:50Looking at his sweet face
20:51My heart melted
20:52Constantine reached out, taking my hand
20:54He didn't say a word
20:55Outside, the sun was rising
20:56This long, bloody night in New York was finally over
20:59From now on, we'd finally have some peace
21:01Three weeks later
21:02Constantine hosted a victory banquet in a top floor private banquet hall in Manhattan
21:06Only the core of the VT family attended
21:08Elders, capos, and overseas bosses
21:10Halfway through dinner, Constantine stood
21:12He raised his glass
21:14The room fell dead silent
21:15All eyes locked onto him
21:17To the VT family
21:18To everyone who bled for us
21:20Glasses clinked
21:21Everyone drank
21:22He lowered his glass, scanning the room
21:24His eyes finally landed on me
21:26One more thing
21:26From now on, Claire handles all external affairs
21:30Intel, negotiations, alliances
21:32Her word is my word
21:34A brief silence filled the room
21:35The elders exchanged glances
21:37An old, white-haired capo slowly nodded
21:39Applause started from him
21:40Rippling through the entire hall
21:42I sat perfectly still
21:43Deep down
21:44A knot I'd carried for years
21:45Finally uncoiled
21:46After the banquet
21:47Constantine and I stood on the terrace
21:49The summer breeze was warm
21:50Below us, Manhattan's lights stretched out like an endless sea of stars
21:53You could have given me a heads up
21:55Constantine smirked, glancing at me
21:57If I had, you would have refused
21:59I said nothing
22:01Just let out a soft hum
22:03He was right, I would have
22:04Claire
22:04His voice dropped suddenly serious
22:06This family shouldn't just belong to me
22:08Your shot at the banquet saved everyone
22:11Your intel network kept us alive for five years
22:14You earned that seat
22:15I turned to look at him
22:17Those dark eyes were calm now
22:18And Lucien
22:19He's our son
22:20The rightful next Don
22:22When he grows up, you two will lead this legacy together
22:25My voice was steady
22:26Completely at peace
22:27Alright
22:29I accept
22:30Constantine didn't speak
22:31He just pulled me into his arms
22:33We stood there on the terrace
22:35Overlooking the city
22:36New York is never kind
22:37It's brutal, bloody, and built on betrayal
22:39But with my family by my side
22:41We will write our own legend here
22:43We will instructions for what will be heard
22:43We'll write out why
22:43Your story
22:43Thank you
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