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00:03I'd been with Luca Russo for six years. Suddenly, he handed me a contract. I had thought that was
00:08a prenup. I was ready to sign. But what I saw was... Missed disagreement. Three years. On call
00:1424-7. Renew if satisfied. My finger trembled. Luca, what does this mean? Luca leaned back on
00:21the sofa, smoking a cigar. He looked at me with cold eyes. My father is pushing hard. He chose a
00:26marriage alliance for me. Serena, the daughter of the Vitoli family. They hold the entire Adriatic
00:31arms line. And I need that. My voice trembled. And what about me? Luca looked up, sneered.
00:37Tesoro, give me a break. Your dad had left you with gambling debts. And I had paid for his care.
00:43Your ex stole your identity and left you with thugs. My men threw them into the Hudson River.
00:48I'm just asking you to be my secret lover. Is that too much? I looked at the sharp black text
00:53written on paper. Party B must be on call 24-7. Party B shall not appear at any family events
00:59or
00:59social gatherings. If Party B gets pregnant, she must handle it herself. The Russo family will not
01:04acknowledge the child. I stared at the last one. And my hand instinctively touched my belly.
01:09My fingers were ice cold. Sign it. Luca flicked the ash from the cigar.
01:14Why are you just staring at it? I put down the contract. My voice trembled.
01:19Luca, we've been together for six years. He laughed. So what? Did we ever plan on getting
01:25married? Those words stabbed me like a knife. For six years, he took me to every gala. And all
01:31the unmarried women looked at me with calculating eyes. But he always introduced me as his assistant.
01:36His mother, Rosa, had implied more than once. Mia cara, you should find a good man to marry.
01:42I thought she was teasing us. Now I realized she was politely telling me to get out.
01:46What were these six years to you?
01:51Luca crushed the cigar and walked to me.
01:55It was a fair trade. I supported you for six years. I paid for your dad's nursing home.
01:59I cleared your ex's debt. I gave you a job. You've managed the Russo family's accounts for six years.
02:04If you leave, who would dare to hire you? He paused, then smiled.
02:08Tezora, be reasonable. You didn't hesitate to use me when you were in trouble.
02:13Now I'm using you. It's just business.
02:15I felt my eyes burn. But I didn't shed a single drop of tears. He never mentioned these things.
02:20Though I knew he was telling the truth. He was right. My father was a loser. He walked
02:25out on us to gamble. Then spent over a decade rotting away before showing up at my door with
02:30broken legs. I was soft. So I took him in. As for my ex, we only dated for a month.
02:36I didn't even know
02:36he used my identity to get a loan until three men with machetes showed up at my door. It was
02:42Luca's
02:42men who came and cleared the trouble. I knew I owed him, but I never thought he was keeping a
02:46ledger
02:47of every cent. So I pushed his hand away. There was no love? Only investment? Luca laughed.
02:53Don't be silly. You call this an investment? I've got nothing back from you, haven't I?
02:58Luca dropped a black card on the table. Sign and it's yours. In three years,
03:02if you want to stay, we will renew. If not, keep the money. 500k, enough to buy 10 lives,
03:08but not enough to buy me. I wanted to say something, but it was caught in my throat
03:13because I remembered the nursing home's call. If I don't pay, they'll kick my father out.
03:18Luca knew I needed money, so he just dropped that card in front of me, like feeding a treat to
03:22a dog.
03:23Is it not enough? I get it. Six years for 500k isn't much, but that's mistress money,
03:29not girlfriend money. As of now, this is exactly what you're worth. He paused again and smiled.
03:35Of course you can refuse. But then...
03:41But then, you need to move out of this apartment. My heart felt like it was being crushed.
03:45Over the past six years, I have treated this place as my home. I planted the roses on the balcony
03:50myself. In the kitchen, my favorite vinegar always sat next to his jar of olives. Our travel photos are
03:56still on the nightstand, but in the end, I was just a tenant who could be kicked out at any
04:00time.
04:01Luca, my voice was still trembling. If you don't love me, let's say goodbye. You don't have to
04:06humiliate me like this. Love? He crushed the cigar, leaned in, put his hands on either side of the
04:12armrest. Did your father love you? Did your ex love you? Does anyone in this world truly care about
04:18you? He whispered, looked into my eyes. I paid your debts. I protected you. I can't give you a
04:25marriage. But I'm giving you a way to survive. My tears fell eventually, because at some point,
04:31I realized he's right. He handed me the pen, clearly running out of patience. Well, are you
04:36signing it or not? I opened my mouth. I looked at the pregnancy rule again. I swallowed my words.
04:41If my mother and I had planned to get married early next month, would you still have made me sign
04:46this?
04:46Married? He laughed. Planned with whom? Your drowned mother? Even without these changes,
04:52I never planned to marry you. You have quite an imagination. I closed my eyes. Six years. This
05:00marriage was never meant to be. I opened my eyes and picked up the pen. I signed my name on
05:04the last
05:05page. Vittoria DeLuca. My hands had stopped trembling. Luca collected the contract. Good girl.
05:11Everything stays the same. But from now on, in public, you call me Mr. Russo. He kissed my
05:19forehead coldly. Be good. Luca left. The door closed. He was gone. I looked down at the black
05:25card in my hand. I slowly squatted down on the floor, burying my face in my knees. I didn't know
05:31how long I'd been sitting here. My legs were numb, and my tears had finally dried up. I stood up
05:36unsteadily and walked into the bathroom. I turned on the faucet and splashed cold water on my face
05:41repeatedly, until I finally calmed down. I picked up my phone and made a call. Mom, you were right.
05:46I've lost. That thing you mentioned before? Get it started. I'm ready. The person on the other end
05:52paused. Are you sure? There's no turning back. I looked out at the cathedral. The bells were tolling
05:59like a funeral. It's Ave Maria. I'm sure. The next morning, I went to the nursing home. My father was
06:08in a wheelchair, being pushed into the yard by a nurse. He looked very old, like a hollow tree.
06:13His hair was completely white. Both his legs were gone. They had been crushed by a van six years ago.
06:20His lips trembled. Something lit up in his murky eyes. I handed him that black card. There's 500k euros
06:26in here. It's enough for the best care and the best nurses. From today on, I won't see you again.
06:32Where are you going? I'm going back to her with a clean slate. I took out a photo and put
06:39it in his
06:40hand. It's a photo of my mom when she was young, wearing a white dress, standing in a lemon grove,
06:46smiling brightly. She asked me to give you a message. I said, what message?
06:51He burst into tears, touching the photo with shaking hands. He had thought she had committed
06:58suicide. He had no idea she was actually alive, but he didn't know she was alive. She was saved
07:04by the Moretti family. It had all been a play she had staged to fake her death. She waited six
07:10years for me. She waited for me to lose everything, to wake up and to finally call her. I turned
07:15to
07:16leave, but I stopped at the corner. Dad, that car back then, was it your doing? The air went silent.
07:23He opened his mouth, then closed it. Tears streamed down his wrinkled face.
07:28No, Vittoria, really no. I didn't know that car was coming. I just saw it heading for you,
07:37and I... And you pushed me out of the way. Yes. I wanted to save you, even if it cost
07:44my life.
07:45I'm a deadbeat. I owe you and your mother too much. I closed my eyes. I believed him. A bastard
07:52father who abandoned his wife and daughter actually acted like a father in that moment. But that didn't
07:58mean I forgave him. That money is to pay you back for my life. We're even now. I walked out
08:04of the
08:04nursing home. I heard him crying and laughing behind me. She's alive. She's not dead. Good.
08:12Good. Good. Go now. Don't ever come back. I didn't look back. After that, I went back to work in
08:19the
08:19casino as usual. The Russo family owned many businesses, and the casino was just one of them.
08:26All the dirty money from weapons, smuggling, and loans was laundered through those accounts.
08:32And I was the one who kept the books. Luca walked in while I was organizing the monthly statements.
08:38He looked at me with no expression. When this quarter's books are done,
08:42bring them to my office. Yes, Mr. Russo. I replied naturally. Luca paused, looking surprised.
08:48You've adapted quickly. He whispered and moved his finger across the back of my hand on purpose.
08:53I didn't move nor react. Our relationship wasn't a secret. For six years, he picked me up from work
09:00and took me everywhere. The inner circle had always known an unspoken truth among them. But he never
09:06officially announced us. Since we were never official, calling him Mr. Russo now actually made
09:12things look more professional to others. At night, Luca sent me a location. I took a taxi here. I opened
09:18the door to a suite. The floor was covered in rose petals. A silk nightgown was hanging on a rack.
09:24The air was thick with the scent of Guerlain. That's the brand Serena liked.
09:28Seen enough? His voice came from behind. Luca leaned against the doorframe, looking at me with
09:33a half smile. The engagement party is next week. You're coming to help.
09:41Help with what? I channeled the calmness I had spent the last few days cultivating.
09:46They hired the best planning team in Sicily for their engagement party.
09:49They didn't need an ex-girlfriend getting in the way. Hosting guests and... Serena feels you must
09:56witness our happiness. I let out a short laugh. That last part was the real reason.
10:02Fine. I will confirm the details with Mr. Russo tomorrow. If that's all, can I go? His future
10:08wife just left, so he wouldn't need me to stay. After all, a mistress was only used for one thing.
10:15He squinted at me. You aren't upset at all? Does Mr. Russo want me to be upset? He walked
10:20over and grabbed my chin. You've changed a lot lately. You've become a bit annoying. How does
10:24Mr. Russo want me to be? I can change. Years ago, he had been attracted to me because I was
10:31the closest
10:31person to him. Yet, I never asked for anything. Back then, he called it integrity. Now, he calls it
10:38annoying. It had never been me who changed. He stared at me for a long time and let go.
10:44Forget it. Go home. As I turned to leave, he suddenly hugged me from behind. He rested his
10:50chin on my shoulder, his voice muffled. Do you know why I won't let you leave? He meant the
10:55agreement. Because you are a good girl. You never make things difficult for me. You don't fight with
11:01me or ask where I've been. Not like her. She checks on me every day. He tightened his arms around
11:06me.
11:07Sometimes I think, if only you had a decent family background, I wouldn't have to marry someone else.
11:14I almost let out a laugh. In the end, he was blaming me for not having a high-class background.
11:19But he forgot that he was the one who came after me first.
11:23Mr. Russo. I gently pulled Luca's hands away. What color should I wear to the engagement party?
11:30I need to prepare in advance. His hands froze in mid-air. I ignored him and turned to leave.
11:36After I walked out of the hotel, I realized my palms were bleeding from my own fingernails.
11:42Hmph.
11:44The day of the engagement party. It's held in Villa Ikea Royal Hotel, the most luxurious place in
11:50Sicily. The guests were all powerful figures from the underworld. I had hidden my pregnancy report in
11:55his desk drawer. I had thought that when he found it, he would naturally propose to me.
12:00So, you are the Miyakata? I froze for a second, then nodded.
12:04Luca mentioned you. He said you've been with him for many years, and you're very capable.
12:08Oh, by the way, we've chosen a new wedding house near the apartment. It won't be convenient for
12:12you to stay there anymore. You should look for a new place.
12:14Okay. I'll take care of it.
12:17Suddenly, Serena grabbed the champagne glass next to my hand and poured it over her white wedding dress.
12:23How could you throw wine on me? A loud slap hit my face. Everyone looked over. Luca walked up,
12:30frowning. What happened? Luca, I was just kindly telling her that you won't be living in the
12:34apartment anymore, and she threw wine at me. I didn't. Are you saying she poured it on herself
12:40just to hit you? No one would believe a bride would ruin her own dress at her own engagement party.
12:45Don't make this difficult for me. You know what day it is. Apologize or don't come to work tomorrow.
12:50He looked at me. Six years ago, he had picked me up from the rain. Six years later, he held
12:56the
12:56person who bullied me and demanded I apologize. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have poured the wine on you.
13:02It's just a misunderstanding. Please go back to the party.
13:07Yes, it was embarrassing. But the most embarrassing part was that the man I loved for six years found
13:12me guilty without even asking questions. I took out my phone and sent a message. Mom, I want to end
13:18this now.
13:20I walked out of the bathroom, having already schooled my face into a blank mask. Come to room
13:25306 on the third floor. It was from Luca. Since I signed that agreement, he only wanted me for one
13:33thing. But today was his engagement party. He had just finished toasting every guest with his fiancee,
13:40and now he wanted me in a private room? What was I to him? Or did he find it more
13:46exciting because of
13:47the occasion? Another message popped up. It didn't matter anyway. After this night,
13:53everything would be over. The door to room 306 was ajar. Mr. Russo? I told you I wasn't available
14:01these few days. Suddenly, the door slammed shut. A man smelling of heavy alcohol appeared.
14:07I knew him. Tony Bianchi, also known as the King. He was the top thug for the Vitali family. A
14:14man with
14:15blood on his hands. Oh, you're here? He was grinning, bearing yellow stained teeth. Russo said some woman
14:23messed up today. Sent her here for me to teach a lesson. Didn't expect you'd be this fiery. Tony lunged
14:29at me.
14:29I backed away, but knocked over the coffee table. He grabbed my wrist in a tight grip. Let go of
14:35me!
14:36Scream all you want. Tonight, you belong to me. He ripped open my collar in a brutal motion.
14:43Infuriated, Tony swung his arm and slapped me hard across the cheek. Tony swore coarsely and
14:48crawled over me, his hands squeezing my neck tightly. At this moment, the door was kicked open with a
14:54thunderous crash. The tip was right! They're caught in the act! Keep taking pictures! Mr. Russo's
14:58ex-girlfriend can't stay lonely! Caught in bed at the engagement party! Trying desperately to hide
15:03myself with my torn clothes. I saw them clearly. In the hallway, Luca had Serena in his arms,
15:10turning away. Tears slid down the corners of my eyes and into my hair. Oh my god! What's that blood?
15:15There's so much blood! Call an ambulance! I looked down. Beneath my skirt, bright red blood was winding
15:21down my thighs. My vision started to blur again and again, like the lights of judgment day.
15:29A black maybox slowly drove out of the Milla Igea Royal Hotel. Who did this? It's so shameless! If
15:36my father hadn't called us, I would have gone to that room to see for myself. Luca kept his eyes
15:39closed. His mind was filled with the image of me standing at the desk. He even started to find the
15:45woman beside him annoying. Don't get too interested in other people's business. Suddenly, his phone
15:50vibrated. His assistant... Boss, you need to come back to the hotel immediately. Someone, someone is dying.
15:56Then call the police. Why call me? I'm not a cop. But boss... He hung up. Who was that? Marco.
16:04He's
16:04making a fuss out of nothing. He said someone died at the hotel. Luca's phone vibrated again. He ignored
16:10it. Serena pulled his sleeve. You really not going back to check it out? There's nothing to see.
16:16Tori is still in the hall cleaning up. Do you think she'd do something crazy because I slapped her?
16:21Serena, why the sudden care? It's not that. She's your ex-girlfriend. If something happens to her
16:26because of me, the media will go crazy. I won't know what to tell your father. Then why did you
16:29insist on her coming today? I just wanted her to give up on you for good. Who knew she'd actually
16:34throw wine at me? Don't worry. She'll be fine. She had survived much harder days. Six years ago,
16:40she had been scammed by an ex. Had been hounded by her father for money. She survived all of that.
16:45Today was
16:45just a slap. She might cry, but she'll be at work tomorrow. She needed this job. And she needed him.
16:51Luca rolled down the car window and lit a cigarette. Serena watched his face. Luca's phone vibrated
16:56again. Is this Mr. Luca Russo? Your partner is in critical condition. My partner is sitting right
17:00next to me. Are you trying to scam me? You've got a death wish. But in this lady's phone, you
17:06are saved
17:06as husband. Get lost. He hung up and blocked the number. His anger came out of nowhere. He lit another
17:12cigarette to calm down. Then he sent a message to Tori. We had lived in that apartment for six
17:18years. It was in the heart of Palermo, right next to the theater. Every morning, you could see the sun
17:24rising over the sea. Serena wanted to renovate this place for the wedding, but he refused. The
17:29message had been sent, but with no reply. He didn't mind. Besides, she was humiliated today. She had the
17:35right to be upset. He stayed late in the Vitali family's house. It was already two in the morning when
17:40he arrived at the apartment. When he climbed the stairs, he was thinking, should he go easy
17:45on her when he sees her? After all, Serena's slap was out of line. He didn't help Tori, but he
17:51knew
17:51the truth. Tori always knew her place, but that was his engagement party. If he didn't support his
17:57future wife, the Vitali family would find him weak, and the alliance he had sacrificed so much for
18:02would crumble. Once he controlled the Adriatic weapon lines, he wouldn't be afraid of the Vitalis
18:06anymore. Then, no one could tell him who to marry. He opened the door. It seemed nothing had changed,
18:12but the apartment was empty. He found a black suitcase in the corner. He opened it, and her
18:17things were in it. It turned out she had already packed everything. She was just waiting for the
18:22final step. Luca felt a surge of anger, so she was planning to leave him without even saying goodbye.
18:28Tori, don't forget you signed that agreement! He stormed into the study,
18:31looking for the contract, only to find a hospital report. Before he could make out the contents of
18:38the report... Tori, I was just gonna... Boss? What are you doing here? What the hell are you doing here?
18:43Tori isn't answering her phone, so I thought I'd drop by her apartment. You're here looking for her
18:47too? She's not here. Why do you need her? Boss, you hung up on me several times. I know you're
18:51engaged
18:51now, and you don't want to hear about Tori. I'll leave right away. Stop right there, spit it out.
18:54What happened to her? Tori had been by his side for six years. Marco always kept him updated on her,
18:59never dared keep anything from him. After the engagement party ended, I called you a dozen
19:04times. You didn't pick up. Your calls were about a casualty at the hotel. What does that have to
19:08do with Tori? He stopped mid-sentence. Something clicked. Gosh, no way. Boss, the person involved in
19:18the incident in room 306 tonight was Tori. What the hell are you talking about? Remember Tony Biacci,
19:23the one who had been fighting you over the Adrianic arms line? He went into 306 too. When reporters rushed
19:27in after getting tipped off, she was already lying in a pool of blood. I kept calling you. You said
19:31call the police? By the time I got back, she'd already been taken to the hospital. I couldn't
19:34track her down anywhere. Do you think it's funny to make this up? You know what she means to me.
19:39How the hell would she end up with another man? Boss, it's true. Enough. She's just hiding from me
19:44for a few days. Stop making a fuss. He picked up the report and flipped it open casually.
19:50Early intrauterine pregnancy. Approximately six weeks. Fetal development normal.
19:57His heart skipped a beat. A strange feeling surged through him. He thought it was panic.
20:02She was carrying his child. That was before the contract. It didn't count as a violation.
20:09The priority now was finding her and setting her up. He called Tori, but her phone was off.
20:15He thought for a moment, then sent a message. The message had been sent, but there was no reply.
20:20Boss, we got something. One of my guys tracked down a private hospital. A doctor there said he took
20:24in a woman earlier tonight. Severe hemorrhage, pregnancy loss. The doctor said they tried the
20:28first emergency contact and her phone saved as a husband. They got through, but he hung up.
20:31The number ended in 8867. Boss, did you get a call from any hospital today?
20:35He had. Not only did he answer, he cursed them out. The second contact they dialed was saved as mom.
20:41That call went through and she was picked up shortly after.
20:43Whose mom? No idea. The doctor said the woman claimed to be Tori's mother.
20:47Impossible. Her mother's been dead for years. Who the hell picked her up? I'll ask them myself.
20:51Go pull the hotel's security footage right now. I want to know exactly why those two ended up in
20:57306 together. Tori would never humiliate herself like that. He knew that better than anyone.
21:02The woman who took Tori, what did she look like? Did she leave any information? You're
21:06the patient's husband? When Tori was hemorrhaging, we called. You hung up. Then we called her mother.
21:10Within 10 minutes, three black SUVs pulled up outside. A whole team got out. Doctors,
21:13bodyguards, two men in shoots. Since when had Tori had connections like that? No one ordinary could
21:18do that. When he got back to the apartment, Luca was like a man who'd lost his soul. He sat
21:26through
21:26the night. He had just found out about the child, thinking he was going to be a father. Yet
21:31overnight, he lost them both. Boss, the footage from the third floor corridor, the hard drive just
21:36happened to crash. Crashed. You really expect me to believe that? Marco kept his head down. He
21:45dragged Tony Bianchi out of the party and threw him into the casino basement. Luca, we can talk this
21:51out. Tony curled up, screaming in agony. Who sent you to 306? You texted me. You told me to take
21:59care
22:00of her. Said not to hold back. The afternoon of the engagement party. Look, it's right here. He
22:05remembered. Serena had borrowed his phone at the party. Tori, what did she say? She didn't say much.
22:16She came in and called out Mr. Russo. Serena was the interruper. Tori is my only true fiancé.
22:22Tali family stormed out in rage. Before the conference even ended, his father called in.
22:27Without the Vitalis, we are finished. Luca didn't argue. This was the only thing he could do for
22:34Tori now. She had never been just a mistress. Within hours of the announcement, the internet
22:39was on fire. Said it was all a ploy for power. Then someone anonymous leaked screenshots of the
22:45mistress contract he'd forced Tori to sign. Before Luca could trace the leak, the Vitale family
22:50retaliated. They pulled funding. Territory was chipped away. Key members defected. His father and the
22:56family elders pushed Luca to move fast. Cut losses. Do something. He couldn't hear a word of it. They
23:02didn't know. The only reason he'd ever agreed to marry Serena was to use the Vitale arms line. He
23:08searched for Tori like a madman. But he vanished from the home. Not a single trace left for him to
23:14follow. He went to the nursing home. Found her useless father. Said there's someone she needs to go see.
23:19Clean and pure. It's her mom. Must be her mom. Didn't her mother die? I know is. I'll never see
23:24her
23:24again. Two months later, just as Luca hit a dead end, a notification popped up on his phone. Driven
23:31by instinct, he clicked it. The photo shows a man and woman. Luca stared at the familiar face.
23:37His pupils contracted sharply. It all made sense now. When she said she'd discussed with her mother
23:45about the marriage next month, this was what she meant. The Russos had looked down on her for her
23:51background and her gambler father. Her mother was the runaway daughter of the Moretti family.
23:56All those years when Vittoria was struggling in the mud, she wasn't without a way out. Her mother
24:01had paid the price for marrying beneath her once. She would never let her daughter walk the same path.
24:07Vittoria had waited six years. She never left. What had he done? What did he do?
24:12Why didn't you tell me? Luca booked a flight to Los Angeles. He waited in the Moretti group lobby for
24:19three days. She wouldn't see him. On the fourth day, a document was delivered to him. Moretti was
24:25moving to absorb the last piece of the Russo territory. He couldn't take it anymore. He stormed
24:30into the elevator and went straight to the top floor. Inside the CEO's office, Vittoria Moretti
24:36was signing papers. Vittoria. Security, someone broke in. Vittoria, do you really have to leave me
24:44no way out? The mistress agreement isn't the only leverage I have. I have 20 records of money laundering
24:49from your casinos. That's enough to keep the FBI busy. If you bother me again, I won't go easy on
24:55you.
24:56Sign it. Then you still have a way out. So, this was your plan from the start?
25:03So, this was your plan from the start? You let me humiliate you. You signed the contract. You
25:07stayed at the casino. Not because you couldn't let go of six years. You were there to get your
25:10hands on the core financial records to hand them to the Morettis on a silver platter?
25:13Vittoria didn't deny it. With a clean slate. That was her mother's only condition. Her mother
25:19had wanted Vittoria to destroy Luca Russo herself. By the way, that Tony Bianchi is my mother's man.
25:27She arranged for him to play a part to turn you and the Vitalis against each other.
25:31She just didn't expect that I was pregnant. The news was contained. No one knows. If you want
25:37to make this public, I don't mind releasing the footage from 306 along with the message you sent to
25:42Tony. You didn't tell your mother about the pregnancy, did you? Because you knew she'd make
25:47you get rid of it. So the trap they set, they didn't tell you and that's why you lost the
25:50baby,
25:50right? Vittoria's fingers curled slightly. You still cared. Even though you hate me,
25:55you could have used the baby to blackrail me, but you didn't. You wanted that child, didn't you?
26:01You came all the way to Los Angeles just to tell me this?
26:05No. I came to tell you I had reasons for what I did. I thought marrying Serena would give me
26:09the
26:09power to marry you eventually. I was just taking a short- You never once asked if I was willing
26:13to wait.
26:13You only thought about how to maximize your gains at the minimum cost.
26:17Including you coming here. It's not because you love me. It's because you can't stand being
26:21outplayed by a woman you look down in. She stood up and walked past him toward the door.
26:25Luca Russo, you once thought I wasn't good enough for you. Now, it's my turn to look down on you.
26:30The acquisition went faster than expected. The casino, the docks, the money laundering channels,
26:36all changed hands. Old Russo had a heart attack and was hospitalized.
26:41The board demanded that Luca give up what was left.
26:43Mr. Russo, if you ever need anything, give me a call.
26:47Give her back to me.
26:50She was never yours. How can I give her back?
26:53Luca stood there, as if all his strength had been drained from him.
26:57Dante was right. He had never truly had her, and because of her, he had lost everything.
27:05Six months later, winter came to Sicily again. Luca sat inside a cheap apartment in Palermo.
27:12The sky outside veiled in dull gray. The old Russo died in the hospital. His last words were a curse.
27:19Black sheep.
27:21Luca didn't argue. For six months, he'd tried everything. Sent messages through intermediaries.
27:27Wrote letters. Even stood outside the Moretti's territory for an entire night.
27:32All he got was being chased away by bodyguards. And a warning from Dante Moretti.
27:37He knew he needed to let go. But every time he closed his eyes, that pregnancy test report kept haunting
27:44his mind.
27:45If that night hadn't happened, his phone rang. An unknown number.
27:50Luca Russo's. I'm her mother. I'm not calling for her sake. She doesn't know about this call, and I don't
27:57want her to.
27:58Then why?
27:59There's something you should know. The baby survived. She knows. She's always known.
28:06I wanted to keep it from her, but the first thing she asked when she woke up was whether the
28:10baby was still there.
28:12I couldn't lie to her. So she kept that child and married Dante.
28:15My adopted son is an excellent man. He's loved Tori for years. They're very happy now.
28:19I'm not telling you this because you're worthy of knowing. It's because she wants me to pass you a word.
28:22What does she want to tell me?
28:24She said, the child carries the Moretti name, not Russo. But her eyes are like yours. That's the only part
28:28of her you'll ever have.
28:28But don't ever think of getting close to her.
28:30Why are you telling me this?
28:31You should know what you lost. That's the only way this pain will last.
28:35The call ended. The light from his phone screen illuminated his tear-streaked face.
28:40This was his punishment.
28:44Three years later, Los Angeles, Sunny, in the gardens of the Moretti estate,
28:48a little girl with pigtails chased butterflies across the lawn.
28:51She looked pretty, round cheeks, gray eyes.
28:54Nana! Nana, look! A butterfly!
28:57All right, sweetheart. Go find your mama.
29:00The little girl hopped back toward the house.
29:03What's up, my little butterfly?
29:05Then to the beach we go.
29:08Dante stepped out of the study, a file still in his hand.
29:12When he saw this scene, he smiled lightly.
29:15Sunlight fell on her, and her white skirt fluttered in the wind.
29:19She looked relaxed and totally at ease, smiling as if nothing had ever hurt her.
29:24Same day, Palermo, a city street.
29:26Luca stood at the entrance of an Italian restaurant.
29:29A cigarette clamped between his fingers.
29:31He'd lost a lot of weight, with heavy dark circles under his eyes.
29:34Dressed in a plain jacket, he looked ordinary.
29:36The Russo family was history.
29:39Now he was just a nobody, making a living as an accountant.
29:42In his phone was a photo.
29:44One he'd spent all his savings to buy from a paparazzo.
29:47It's a photo of a little girl running across a lawn.
29:50A small dimple at the corner of her mouth when she smiled.
29:53He looked at it every day, and every time.
29:55He smiled first, then cried.
29:58If there had never been that mistress agreement.
30:00If he hadn't been so greedy and cowardly.
30:03If only when she'd said, if I said I planned to, he'd let her finish.
30:08Perhaps the story wouldn't have ended this way.
30:10But there are no what-ifs in this world.
30:13Only consequences.
30:15You live with what you choose.
30:17He chose betrayal.
30:18So he suffered loss.
30:20And she chose to endure pain.
30:22So she finally found freedom.
30:24The only regret left was the little girl with gray eyes.
30:27She would never know that on a street somewhere in New York,
30:30there was a man who cried over her photo every day.
30:33Nor would she ever know that her existence was the only pure thing
30:37between two people who owed each other far too much.
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