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