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The Billionaire Don's Secret Boss
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00:03The night before my wedding, I got a keycard, presidential suite, a penthouse in Manhattan,
00:08the place my fiancƩe found me in the middle of the house, the place we first made love.
00:12I thought he wanted to relive that night, a pre-wedding surprise.
00:16Then I opened the door.
00:17All I saw was his back, strong, pounding into some blonde.
00:21His hands were crushing her tits.
00:23Baby, you're so good.
00:24He was groaning satisfied.
00:27He didn't stop until he came inside her.
00:30Then he turned, lit a cigar, and looked right at me.
00:36It's nothing personal. I'm just tired of the act.
00:39You needed to see the real me before the wedding, so you don't give me any shit later.
00:42Don't worry. You'll still be the official Mrs. Bellina.
00:46You've been with me for ten years. Your hands aren't clean either.
00:48You did it all for my business. Who else in this city would have you?
00:52So the wedding's tomorrow, as planned. I'll give you your spectacle.
00:56I just slipped his rock off my finger, the engagement ring.
00:59I put it on the table and walked away.
01:01The next day, Nico Bellini stood at the altar of St. Patrick's Cathedral.
01:05I walked right up to him, on the arm of his greatest enemy.
01:09I held up a piece of paper.
01:11You wanted a wedding.
01:12Here it is.
01:14The marriage certificate?
01:15It belongs to him now.
01:19Serafina! Over here! Look here!
01:21You're New York's top art consultant.
01:23How does it feel marrying the Don of the Balooie family?
01:25A match made in heaven!
01:27The wedding of the century!
01:28Reporters, disguised as guests,
01:31warm the entrance to St. Patrick's Cathedral.
01:33I've stepped out of the custom-rolled Royce,
01:35my Louboutin stilettos hitting the peak.
01:38The white silk of my gown dragged along the red carpet.
01:41Ms. Vitale, your gallery has supplied high society with countless treasures.
01:44Today, you've become the most precious piece of art yourself.
01:47I had noticed in the pictures and the endless praise,
01:49walking towards the church, flanked by my bodyguard.
01:53Nico Bellini stood on the steps in his expensive custom suit.
01:57He wore a smug smile.
01:58He'd called me this morning.
02:00I'd fucked that woman all night, seven times.
02:03I needed to catch up on sleep to have enough energy for the wedding,
02:05so I couldn't come pick up you.
02:08He was so sure I'd come on my own.
02:10Xavier, you finally made it.
02:14He walked toward me and gave me a light kiss on the lips.
02:19He looked at me in my wedding dress and devoured me with his eyes,
02:22a mix of raw lust and pride.
02:24The media let out a soft, knowing laugh.
02:26I felt the warmth of his lips.
02:28I thought about how that same mouth was kissing another woman's nipples just last night.
02:32I said, taking his arm.
02:38It's fine.
02:40I know you're a busy man.
02:43Rocco leaned in.
02:44Boss, that move last night was cold.
02:46Making her watch you with another woman,
02:47and she still shows up today smiling in a wedding dress.
02:51This broad is wrapped around your finger.
02:54Yeah, any other woman would have lost her mind.
02:56Our Donna's got guts.
02:58Nico pulled me tighter.
02:59Of course she does.
03:00She's been with me for ten years.
03:02What hasn't she seen?
03:05Besides,
03:06who else in this city would dare to have her?
03:09I listened, and I kept smiling.
03:11Everyone here knew how much money I've laundered for him over the last ten weeks.
03:15How many messes I've seen him.
03:17My hands weren't clean.
03:19Like he said,
03:20who else would have me?
03:23Just then,
03:24his private phone rang.
03:26He glanced at the screen.
03:27A smile touched his lips.
03:32What's wrong?
03:32Didn't I tell you to call later?
03:34Nico,
03:34I'm flying to Paris this afternoon.
03:35I made an appointment at City Hall in ten minutes.
03:37Can you come?
03:38I want to have the certificate before I go.
03:40Ten minutes?
03:41In that much of a hurry?
03:42Boss?
03:43Who was that?
03:44Isla.
03:45She's flying to Paris,
03:46insisted on getting the marriage license before she leaves,
03:48the way she begs for it.
03:49Un-fucking-real.
03:50What about the wedding?
03:51What about it?
03:52The ceremony will take an hour or two.
03:54I'll just swing by City Hall.
03:55It's a ten-minute thing.
03:56You know how that little princess gets.
03:58If I don't keep her happy,
03:59she'll throw a tantrum at the airport.
04:01Rocco knew better than to argue.
04:03Nico walked back to me,
04:05put an arm around my shoulder.
04:06Here, get a picture of us.
04:08For the memories.
04:09The flash went off a few times.
04:11Nico held my waist
04:12and gave me a quick peck on the lips.
04:14Be good.
04:14I gotta go or I'll be late for the registry.
04:16You wait for me.
04:17He patted my cheek like I was a pet.
04:19Then he turned and started walking toward his car.
04:21I stood there,
04:22watching his back.
04:24Ten years of my youth.
04:25Ten years of love.
04:26All for last night's humiliation
04:28and today's
04:29wait for me.
04:31A cold wind blew.
04:32I felt clearer than I had in years.
04:34Nico Bellini!
04:36He stopped and turned back to look at me.
04:37That same careless, in-control look in his eyes.
04:41If you walk that door today,
04:42I'm replacing the groom.
04:46Nico stopped in his tracks.
04:48He turned around slowly.
04:49The careless look on his face
04:50turned into an amused one.
04:52He looked at me like a man
04:54watching a child throw a tantrum.
04:55Replacing the groom?
04:56He walked back,
04:57his voice dripping with mockery.
04:59Serafina,
05:00what do you think this is?
05:02Some cheap soap opera?
05:04The reporters around us
05:05sensed something.
05:06Their camera lenses
05:07quietly turned toward us.
05:09Nico came to a stop in front of me,
05:10his hand reaching up
05:11to stroke my cheek.
05:12Baby, don't make a scene.
05:14His voice was soft, gentle,
05:16but his eyes held
05:17a look of arrogant pity.
05:19Who would you replace me with?
05:20In this entire city,
05:21what man would dare
05:22touch my woman?
05:24Of course,
05:24if you actually manage
05:25to find a man who'll touch you,
05:26maybe I'll let you have your fun.
05:28He opened his car door,
05:29throwing a final teasing line
05:30over his shoulder.
05:31I told you,
05:33you're the only official Donna.
05:34Stop messing around.
05:35Those little strays on the outside,
05:36I'm just playing, okay?
05:38Rocco walked over.
05:40Boss,
05:41maybe you should make Isla wait.
05:42It's your big day with the Donna.
05:44Nico waved him off.
05:47That little princess
05:48is more of a handful.
05:49He pointed at me,
05:50his tone went of absolute certainty.
05:52She's not going anywhere.
05:54She has nowhere else to go.
05:57I stood in front of the cathedral,
05:59watching the bulletproof
06:00black Maybach roar to life
06:01and speed away.
06:03I stood there,
06:04the hem of my wedding dress
06:05catching the cold wind.
06:07The photographer beside me
06:08held his camera,
06:09awkwardly unsure of what to do.
06:11No one said a word.
06:12I looked down at my left hand.
06:14The ring finger was bare.
06:16Last night,
06:17I left the engagement ring
06:18on the hotel coffee table
06:19right next to that woman's
06:21scattered lingerie.
06:22A slow smile spread
06:24across my face.
06:25Nico,
06:26if you're in such a hurry
06:27to register your marriage
06:28with another woman,
06:29then go.
06:30This multi-million dollar
06:31wedding of the century.
06:33If you're going to hand me
06:34a multi-million dollar party,
06:35I'll be happy to take it.
06:37Let's go inside.
06:39Donna?
06:40The wedding is about to start,
06:41isn't it?
06:42Or do you want to keep
06:43over 300 of New York's
06:45most important people
06:45waiting outside?
06:50The church was packed.
06:51The elite of New York
06:52high society were all here.
06:54Politicians,
06:55business magnates,
06:56art collectors,
06:57and representatives
06:58from every family.
06:59Everyone was waiting
07:00for the wedding of the century.
07:02The wedding march
07:03began to tiny its solemn tune.
07:05Everything was perfect,
07:06except the groom was missing.
07:08I heard Rocco and the others
07:09shuffling behind me.
07:10They had no idea what to do,
07:12just forced smiles
07:12onto their faces.
07:13Donna,
07:14the boss just had you
07:15some family business to handle.
07:19Why don't you sit for a bit?
07:20Another one.
07:21Marco tried to play it off.
07:22Yeah, yeah,
07:23the boss knows what he's doing.
07:24It's your wedding day.
07:25He won't be late.
07:27The boss was willing
07:28to throw this wedding for you.
07:30He's not going to let
07:31a few hundred million
07:31go to waste.
07:32They all chimed in,
07:33like he just stepped out
07:34for a cup of coffee.
07:36I glanced at the antique clock
07:37at the front of the church,
07:3810.40.
07:39Fine.
07:41I'll wait for him.
07:42Rocco let out
07:43a visible sigh of relief
07:44and quickly ordered someone
07:45to bring me champagne.
07:46So I'll wait,
07:47but it won't be for him.
07:49The waiting room was silent,
07:51except for the ticking
07:52of the clock.
07:52I looked around,
07:53taking in every detail.
07:54The waterfall of white roses
07:56by the window,
07:57the crystal curtains
07:58hanging from the dome.
07:59Even the font
08:00on the guest cards
08:01was custom designed
08:01by the best in Europe
08:02on his orders.
08:04That was Nico.
08:05When he did something,
08:06he did it to the extreme.
08:08It was true when he pursued me
08:09and it was true
08:10for this wedding.
08:10He made this wedding
08:12the talk of the town,
08:13the dream of every woman.
08:15And he made his cheating
08:16just as extreme.
08:17No room for doubt,
08:18no explanations.
08:20In his world,
08:21he could give you everything
08:22and still drag you to hell.
08:24And my only option
08:25was to accept.
08:27The door to the dressing room
08:28burst open.
08:30Serafina!
08:31I just saw Nico drive off.
08:33It's your wedding day.
08:34Has he lost his mind?
08:36He's running off
08:36to get a marriage license
08:37with another woman?
08:38I thought he was just talking shit,
08:40but did he have to pick today?
08:41When you two were planning this,
08:43he sent his men
08:44to buy out the entire flower market
08:45just to pick your bouquet.
08:47And when you tried on your dress...
08:50I remembered that day.
08:52Nico was standing
08:53outside the dressing room.
08:54He saw me in the dress
08:55through a crack in the door
08:56and his eyes
08:57instantly weltered up.
08:59He said he'd never seen
09:00a more beautiful bride.
09:01I was so jealous
09:03of you back then.
09:04I wanted to punch
09:05my own loser boyfriend.
09:07Who would have thought
09:08he could turn around
09:09and pull a stunt like this?
09:10Just then,
09:11my phone buzzed.
09:13A notification from Instagram.
09:15I opened it.
09:16A new post from Isla.
09:18That dress was covered
09:20in white stains.
09:21I knew exactly what they were.
09:23He only did it
09:24seven times last night.
09:27He couldn't hold back
09:28this morning.
09:31Someone said he'd only be
09:33ten minutes,
09:33but now he won't leave.
09:35Says I'm his favorite toy
09:37and he can't get enough of me.
09:42I took a screenshot.
09:44My hands were steady,
09:45but my heart was pounding
09:46like a drum.
09:47What, that bitch?
09:49Calm down.
09:50Calm down, Serafina?
09:51Did you see what she posted?
09:52That whore is humiliating you.
09:54I saw it.
09:55My movements as composed
09:56as if I were handling
09:57a simple business contract.
09:58You came to New York
09:59from Chicago for him.
10:01Do you know how pissed
10:01your parents were?
10:02Back then,
10:03Nico Bellini was a nobody
10:04and you bet ten years
10:05on him against your parents.
10:06Now you've lost everything.
10:07You even used father's connections
10:08to launder his money,
10:09to build his network,
10:10to get him where he is today.
10:12And he had the nerve
10:13to wait until the night
10:14before the wedding
10:14to show his true colors.
10:17Serafina,
10:19wake up.
10:20A man like that
10:21isn't worth it.
10:22I stood up
10:23and walked to the full-length mirror.
10:25The woman in the mirror
10:26wore a million-dollar dress.
10:28Her makeup was perfect.
10:29Chloe, you're right.
10:30A ten-year bet.
10:32It's time to collect.
10:33You mean,
10:34you're going to break up with him?
10:36Break up?
10:37No,
10:37that's letting him off too easy.
10:39I calmed Chloe down
10:40and I calmed myself down.
10:42I needed some air.
10:43I pushed open the French doors
10:44to the terrace
10:45and stepped outside.
10:46As I was about to take a deep breath,
10:48I heard men's voices.
10:50They were gathered for a smoke break.
10:51The boss is playing with fire this time, huh?
10:53Is he really not coming back?
10:54What fire?
10:55He's got a siren wrapped around him.
10:57What's he supposed to do?
10:58Besides,
10:58the Donna's easier to handle
10:59than the little princess.
11:00The boss knows what he's doing.
11:02Rocco took a drag from his cigarette.
11:05How long do you think
11:05the Donna will put up with it?
11:07Look at her today.
11:08The groom ditches her
11:09in front of all the media and guests
11:10and she doesn't even flinch.
11:12With a Donna like that,
11:13the boss doesn't know
11:14how good he have it.
11:14So when is he coming back?
11:15The guests are all here.
11:16If you drag this out any longer,
11:17what's the rush?
11:18I'll give the boss a video call right now
11:20and see what the hell is going on.
11:21I held my breath,
11:22pressing myself against the wall.
11:25Boss,
11:26about the wedding.
11:29I could also hear
11:30a woman's flirtatious giggles
11:32and faint moans.
11:33My fingers gripped the railing.
11:35Boss,
11:35the Donna's out here.
11:36She's asking about the wedding.
11:37Tell her to wait.
11:38I'm busy.
11:39Nico,
11:39pay attention to me.
11:41Boss,
11:41sounds like you're busy over there.
11:42This little devil won't let me go.
11:44Keeps begging me to stay.
11:45Well,
11:45you handle your business,
11:46boss.
11:46We can handle the Donna for you.
11:47Before he could finish,
11:48I pushed open the terrace door.
11:50The man huddled around the phone froze.
11:53The wedding starts in three minutes.
11:57Donna,
11:57we,
11:58wait.
11:59I walked over.
12:00Since Nico is busy,
12:01let him listen.
12:03I looked at the phone screen.
12:04I couldn't see the picture,
12:06but I could hear those sickening sounds.
12:08Over 300 guests are waiting
12:10for the wedding of the century.
12:11Do you think this is appropriate?
12:13Marco tried to smooth things over
12:14with a dry laugh.
12:15The boss is just,
12:16is three minutes enough
12:17for him to finish?
12:18Someone muttered.
12:19The air turned to ice.
12:22Enough.
12:23Three minutes?
12:24Tell her I'm going
12:26for another round
12:27and I'm already hard again.
12:28Rocco,
12:29you guys keep things under control.
12:31I'll be over when I'm done.
12:33Rocco quickly hung up.
12:34The men fumbled
12:35to put out their cigars
12:36and straighten their suits.
12:37The air was thick
12:38with embarrassment.
12:39I turned to leave.
12:41Marco rushed after me,
12:42a pleading smile on his face.
12:44Donna,
12:44wait.
12:46The boss
12:46has you in his heart.
12:48You know that.
12:49After all these years,
12:51you know how men are.
12:52It's just for fun.
12:54I ignored Marco's words.
12:56Just for fun?
12:57If this was just for fun,
12:59then what was last night's humiliation?
13:01I walked back to the waiting room,
13:03my mind replaying the last 10 years.
13:05I never wanted to believe
13:06that the man I'd been with
13:07for a decade would change his heart
13:09for some girl fresh out of college.
13:11Isla Marino,
13:12the only daughter
13:13of an old money New York family.
13:14The complete opposite of me,
13:16a woman who had walked the line
13:17of the underworld for 10 years.
13:19He changed after he met her
13:20at an auction six months ago.
13:22At first,
13:23I made excuses for him.
13:24I chose to ignore
13:26all the suspicious moments.
13:27The late night encrypted messages?
13:29Family business.
13:31The unfamiliar perfume on his clothes?
13:34Just some woman
13:35who hugged him too tight at a party.
13:36I believe that 10 years of history
13:38couldn't be defeated
13:39by some little girl
13:40until three months ago.
13:41He started letting me
13:43find out on purpose.
13:44He stopped making excuses
13:45for coming home late.
13:47Just a simple...
13:49Got held up.
13:51He stopped hiding his phone,
13:53taking calls from her
13:54right in front of me.
13:55An exceptional man
13:56can't have just one woman.
13:58Now, his men
13:59were still outside whispering.
14:00I looked at the time.
14:0211 o'clock on the dot.
14:04Just then,
14:05the emotional pain
14:05was in front of the church.
14:07The main door slowly swung open.
14:09A tall, imposing figure
14:11stood silhouetted
14:11against the light.
14:13Every smile
14:13in front of me.
14:15Meanwhile,
14:15at Nico's private estate,
14:17in the lavish master bedroom,
14:19are you really leaving?
14:21I want more.
14:23Baby, I have to go.
14:24She gave me three minutes.
14:25It's been 20.
14:27So what?
14:28What's she gonna do to you?
14:30Nico chuckled
14:31and walked over
14:31to kiss her forehead.
14:33I don't know her temper.
14:34She's usually tame,
14:35but she can be a real bitch
14:36when she's pissed.
14:37But I promised her
14:38the wedding of the end century.
14:39I have to at least
14:40see the show through for her.
14:41What about the marriage license?
14:43You promised me.
14:44Of course it's yours.
14:45My legal wife can only be you.
14:47Don't worry about that.
14:48He picked up his phone
14:49from the nightstand
14:49to call his driver.
14:51But the flood of notifications
14:53on his screen
14:53made him pause.
14:54The encrypted group chat
14:56was blowing up.
14:57It was filled with emergency calls
14:58and voice messages
14:59from Rocco
15:00and the others.
15:05The last message
15:06was a video file
15:07sent by Rocco
15:08just moments ago.
15:10Nico frowned
15:10and tapped it open.
15:11His pupil shrank.
15:12Isla saw Nico's face
15:14and flinched.
15:16What is it?
15:16She sat up in bed.
15:18You look like
15:19you've seen a ghost.
15:20The phone shook
15:21in Nico's hand.
15:22In the video,
15:23Serafina was smiling.
15:24They looked perfect together,
15:26like it was their wedding.
15:27No fucking way.
15:29Nico took a deep breath,
15:30trying to calm down.
15:32Nico thought back
15:33to when he was just
15:33a punk on the street.
15:34She gave him every penny
15:36she had to start his business.
15:37She traveled to 12 cities for him,
15:39worked herself into the ground
15:41until she was hospitalized
15:42with a bleeding stomach.
15:43She used her father's connections
15:45to push him,
15:46step by step,
15:47to where he was today.
15:48Nico dialed Rocco's number.
15:50Boss, you finally called!
15:51What the hell is going on?
15:53Why did you let
15:53Caspian DeLuca in the church?
15:55We don't know!
15:55He just showed up!
15:56Said he was here for the wedding!
15:58For the wedding?
15:59He's here to humiliate me!
16:00Boss, what do we do now?
16:01The guests are all whispering!
16:03What's the panic?
16:05Caspian has no shame,
16:06but the DeLuca family
16:07has a reputation.
16:08He won't pull a stunt
16:09in front of all these people.
16:11But boss...
16:12But what?
16:13Boss,
16:14you need to see
16:15the second video I sent you.
16:17The red carpet,
16:19covered in white roses,
16:20every flower was priceless.
16:22I held Caspian's arm.
16:24Just signing the papers
16:25would have been enough.
16:26The ceremony isn't important.
16:27This wedding comes with flowers,
16:29a band,
16:29300 guests,
16:30and a Michelin star feast.
16:31And it's all free.
16:32Why let it go to waste?
16:36Besides,
16:36you already changed
16:37into this custom suit
16:38in the car behind the church.
16:39If you really didn't care,
16:40you wouldn't have come so prepared.
16:42You don't miss a thing.
16:43His warm breath
16:44brushed against my forehead.
16:45A free wedding.
16:47I'll play along.
16:48Then his thumb started
16:49drawing little circles
16:50on the back of my hand.
16:51The touch was soft,
16:52but it was a deliberate tease.
16:54But for that comment,
16:56I'll be collecting
16:57with interest.
16:58A jolt went through me.
17:00I could feel my cheeks
17:00getting hot.
17:01This man,
17:02he was more dangerous
17:04than I thought.
17:04The organ began
17:05the solemn wedding march.
17:07Caspian took my hand
17:08and we started walking again.
17:09Isn't that the Don DeLuca?
17:11What's he doing
17:11with Belucci's fiance?
17:13Where's Mr. Belarvi?
17:13I saw a few of Nico's top guys
17:15standing by the aisle,
17:16their faces ashen.
17:17Rocco tried to pull out his phone
17:19to send a warning,
17:19but the screen read,
17:20no signal.
17:21Tony pulled out his phone too.
17:23Same thing.
17:23They finally realized it.
17:25They had completely lost control
17:27of the situation.
17:28We reached the altar.
17:29The priest,
17:30a kind old man,
17:31looked from me
17:32to the new man at my side.
17:33His confusion was obvious,
17:34but he was a professional.
17:36He recovered quickly.
17:37Ma'am, if I may.
17:39Continue.
17:41Follow the original plan.
17:42The priest nodded
17:43and opened his book.
17:44Caspian stood beside me,
17:46tall and straight
17:46as a pine tree.
17:47Dearly beloved,
17:48we are gathered here today
17:50to witness the union
17:51of this man
17:52and this woman
17:53in holy matrimony.
17:54The commotion
17:55in the pews grew.
17:56People were whispering,
17:57some trying to take pictures.
17:59Cameras flashed,
18:00but with the cell signal jammed,
18:02the pictures weren't going anywhere.
18:03Just as the priest
18:04was about to get
18:05to the most important part
18:06of the vows,
18:07Miss Serafina Vitality,
18:09do you take-
18:10The church doors
18:11were thrown open.
18:12Everyone turned.
18:13A familiar figure
18:14stood silhouetted
18:15against the light,
18:16panting, rushing inside.
18:17Nico Bellini.
18:18She does not!
18:21Serafina!
18:22Get the hell down from there!
18:24Nico's voice echoed
18:25through the church,
18:26shaking.
18:27His tuxedo was a wreck,
18:29bow-tie crooked,
18:30hair a mess.
18:31He'd clearly rushed here.
18:33Boss!
18:34You're finally here!
18:35He gasped.
18:38Serafina.
18:39She walked down
18:40the whole aisle
18:41with Kasplin.
18:42Nico's eyes narrowed.
18:43What?
18:45Good thing you saw
18:46that second video I sent.
18:48That video.
18:49The one Rocco
18:50secretly filmed
18:51from a side corridor.
18:52In it,
18:52the aisle was long.
18:53I walked step-by-step
18:55toward Kaspean,
18:56and then I offered
18:57him my hand.
18:59Nico's face
18:59turned uglier.
19:00He knew better
19:01than anyone
19:02how much I hated
19:03Kaspean Delucia.
19:04For the last five years,
19:05we'd been at each other's
19:07throats in the black market
19:08for art.
19:09Every major auction,
19:10every big deal,
19:11he had to stick
19:11his nose in it.
19:12I hated his arrogance.
19:14Hated how he never
19:15showed any mercy.
19:16Most of all,
19:17I hated how he always
19:19ruined things for me
19:19at the last second.
19:20And now,
19:22Nico couldn't process
19:23what he was seeing,
19:24especially the way
19:25I was looking at Kaspean.
19:26I had never looked at
19:28any other man
19:28with that kind of softness.
19:30The priest was frozen
19:31on the altar,
19:32unsure what to do.
19:33I didn't turn around.
19:34I just spoke calmly
19:35to the priest.
19:36Please continue.
19:38Those two words
19:39made Nico's face
19:40go pale with rage.
19:41He stormed up the aisle,
19:42his voice low but shaking.
19:44Have you lost
19:45your damn mind?
19:46I finally turned
19:47to face the man
19:48I once loved
19:49so desperately.
19:49Right now,
19:51his eyes were filled
19:51with anger,
19:52confusion,
19:53and something
19:53that looked a lot
19:54like panic.
19:56Serafina,
19:57stop this.
19:57He said,
19:58trying to grab my hand.
19:58You think this little
19:59show with him
20:00is going to make me jealous?
20:01Do you think this
20:02is how you threaten me?
20:04I took a small step back,
20:06avoiding his touch.
20:07That simple move
20:08made his eyes darken.
20:09Who is Kasperi and DeLuca?
20:12Nico raised his voice
20:13like he wanted
20:14everyone here to listen.
20:15The dawn
20:16of the DeLuca family.
20:19You think he can't
20:20have any debunet
20:21he wants?
20:22He pointed at me,
20:23his eyes full of contempt.
20:25You think he'd want you?
20:28A woman I've had
20:29for ten years?
20:31A collective gasp
20:32went through the crowd.
20:33Caspian's eyes
20:34turned cold,
20:35deadly.
20:36He stepped forward,
20:37shielding me.
20:37Watch your mouth,
20:38Bellini.
20:39His voice was soft
20:40but it carried
20:41a deadly threat.
20:42One more disrespectful
20:43word about her.
20:46I'll show you
20:46exactly how the
20:47DeLuca family
20:48does things.
20:49Seeing Caspian
20:50protect me,
20:51a flash of panic
20:52crossed Nico's eyes.
20:53He covered it up
20:54quickly.
20:55He sneered.
20:59You think I don't
21:00know your game?
21:01You're just using her
21:02to get back at me!
21:04To ruin my name?
21:06To destroy my wedding?
21:08Seraphana,
21:09wake up!
21:10He reached for me again.
21:11Don't be a pawn
21:11and think you've won.
21:13Nico took another
21:14step closer.
21:15His eyes were certain
21:16like he still thought
21:17he was in control.
21:18Come down now
21:19and I'll pretend
21:20today never happened.
21:21His voice dripping
21:22with condescending
21:23forgiveness.
21:24We'll have another
21:25wedding.
21:26You'll still be
21:27Mrs. Bellini.
21:29He was waiting for me
21:30to run back to him
21:31crying.
21:32Waiting for me
21:33to apologize
21:33and beg for his
21:34forgiveness just like
21:35I had countless times
21:36over the last ten years.
21:38Waiting for me
21:38to gratefully accept
21:39his generosity.
21:40But I just watched
21:41him.
21:42And then
21:43I gave him
21:43a light, airy smile.
21:45That smile
21:46made the certainty
21:46in his eyes shatter.
21:48I turned my head
21:49to Caspian beside me.
21:50He was staring at me.
21:51His dark eyes
21:52held something
21:53I'd never seen before.
21:54Something deep,
21:55burning,
21:56dangerous.
21:57I stood on my toes.
21:58I wrapped my arms
21:59around his neck
22:00and kissed him.
22:01Caspian froze
22:02for only a second.
22:03The next,
22:04he took control.
22:05He was a predator.
22:07One who had held back
22:08for far too long
22:09and his prey
22:10had just walked
22:11right into his arms.
22:12His arm wrapped tight
22:14around my waist
22:14pulling me against him.
22:16The kiss was forceful,
22:18dominant,
22:19almost like he was
22:19claiming me.
22:20I could feel the desire
22:22he'd suppressed
22:22for years finally exploding.
22:24The entire room gasped.
22:26Women covered their mouths.
22:27Others stared wide-eyed.
22:34A sound like someone
22:35had his throat
22:36in a vice.
22:37His voice was broken,
22:38desperate,
22:39echoing through
22:39the silent church.
22:40I heard him.
22:41I didn't stop.
22:43In fact,
22:44I kissed Caspian back
22:45even harder.
22:46His lips were soft and warm,
22:47a stark contrast
22:48to his cold exterior.
22:49I could taste mint,
22:51could feel his breathing
22:52quicken.
22:52When Caspian finally
22:54pulled away,
22:54his thumb gently
22:55brushed my lip.
22:56The gesture was tender,
22:57but his eyes were hot
22:58enough to burn
22:59everything down.
23:02You started it.
23:04This time,
23:05I'm not letting you go.
23:08The second he finished speaking,
23:10men in black suits
23:11emerged from all
23:12corners of the church.
23:13Clearly,
23:14this was all planned.
23:15Drag him out.
23:16Yes, boss.
23:18Bodyguards moved
23:19toward Nico
23:19with practiced efficiency.
23:24Don't you dare!
23:26Nico scrambled backward.
23:28This is my wedding!
23:29My church!
23:30No one listened.
23:32Two guards
23:32grabbed him by the arms.
23:33Serafana!
23:34Wake up!
23:35Nico screamed
23:36as they dragged him away,
23:37not giving up.
23:38He's just using you!
23:40He just wants
23:40to humiliate me!
23:42You were with me
23:43for ten years!
23:44Ten years!
23:46How could you betray me
23:47for a man
23:48who doesn't even love you?
23:49His voice got more desperate,
23:50more broken.
23:51He's just picking up
23:51my sloppy seconds!
23:53Cassie and DeLonca,
23:54you're just taking
23:55the woman I'm done with!
23:57At that,
23:58murder flashed
23:59in Caspian's eyes.
24:00He signaled the guards
24:01to stop,
24:02then walked slowly
24:03over to Nico.
24:05What did you just say?
24:07Nico was shaken
24:08by his presence
24:08but refused to back down.
24:13I said you're taking
24:14my sloppy seconds!
24:15She was mine
24:16for ten years!
24:17Every inch of her skin,
24:19I'm...
24:20Caspian's fist
24:21connected squarely
24:22with Nico's face.
24:23Blood sprayed.
24:24I'll say this
24:25one last time.
24:27Insult her again
24:28and I'll cut
24:30your tongue out.
24:31Nico was dazed
24:32but he still struggled.
24:33I didn't marry Isola!
24:35I never signed
24:36the papers!
24:37His voice cracked,
24:38laced with tears.
24:40The first time
24:41I ever really wanted
24:42to marry someone!
24:43Serafina!
24:45Please!
24:46Come back to me!
24:48I can change!
24:49I'll change everything
24:50for you!
24:52But no one was
24:53listening anymore.
24:54The guards kept
24:55dragging him out.
24:55His voice grew fainter,
24:57more broken,
24:58until,
24:59finally,
24:59it was gone.
25:02You may now
25:03exchange rings.
25:04Caspian pulled
25:05an antique ring box
25:06from his inner
25:07suit pocket.
25:08It was deep
25:09blue velvet
25:09trimmed with
25:10delicate gold thread.
25:13Your hand.
25:14I did as he said.
25:15He opened the box.
25:16Inside was a
25:17uniquely designed ring,
25:18a platinum band
25:19with a perfect
25:20blue sapphire
25:21at its center.
25:22But it wasn't
25:23the gem that shocked me,
25:24it was the design.
25:26I knew that pattern.
25:28Carved around the sapphire
25:29were fine vines
25:30with flowers
25:30shaped exactly like
25:32the little daisies
25:33I doodled as a kid.
25:35It was 15 years ago,
25:36a summer afternoon.
25:38Caspian and I
25:38were just kids,
25:39already being pushed
25:40into an arranged marriage
25:41by our fathers.
25:42I fought it hard.
25:43I thought the quiet
25:44brooding boy
25:45was boring as hell.
25:46We argued about it
25:47on the lawn of the estate.
25:48I'm never marrying
25:50a boar like you!
25:51And if I did,
25:52the ring would have to be
25:52something I like.
25:53Here, like this.
25:55Then I threw the paper
25:56in his face
25:56and ran off.
25:57He didn't say anything then,
25:58just quietly picked up
26:00the crumpled piece of paper.
26:02I thought he'd forgotten
26:03all about it,
26:04but he hadn't.
26:05My voice cracked.
26:07You remembered.
26:08I've remembered
26:09for 15 years.
26:11I had it commissioned
26:12that same day.
26:13He looked up at me,
26:14his eyes filled
26:15with a tenderness
26:15I'd never seen.
26:17Now,
26:18you can't run away.
26:19His tone was
26:20part bossy,
26:21part sweet,
26:22and part a stubbornness
26:23that was almost childlike.
26:25My eyes instantly
26:26filled with tears.
26:2815 years.
26:29He waited 15 years.
26:31With a shaky hand,
26:32I took the man's ring
26:33from the box.
26:33The same design,
26:35the same care.
26:36Caspian held out
26:37his long fingers for me.
26:38The moment the cool metal
26:39touched his skin,
26:40I felt a sense of safety
26:41I hadn't felt in years.
26:43Like I was back
26:44on that summer afternoon.
26:45Even then,
26:46some part of me knew
26:46this boy would protect me
26:48for the rest of my life.
26:49In that warm,
26:50perfect moment,
26:51the church doors
26:51were thrown open.
26:53Dozens of men
26:54in black suits poured in,
26:55led by Nico.
26:56His face was terrifyingly dark,
26:58his eyes burning
26:59with a mad rage.
27:01Caspian Delico!
27:02You've crossed a fucking line!
27:05The guests screamed in time.
27:08Some tried to run,
27:08but the exits
27:09were all blocked.
27:10Stealing my woman?
27:11On my turf!
27:13Every flower,
27:14every candle of music,
27:15every note of,
27:16I paid for it all
27:17with my blood and sweat!
27:18Every car outside,
27:19every guard
27:19paid for with my money!
27:21You think you can just
27:21walk in here with a new suit
27:22and take my place?
27:24You don't run things here!
27:25Bellini,
27:26you've already lost.
27:28His voice was even?
27:30Walk away with some dignity,
27:32and I can forget this happened.
27:35Lost?
27:35What have I lost?
27:37She's still wearing
27:37the dress I chose,
27:38standing in the church
27:39I decorated!
27:40You think you can just
27:41take her from me
27:41in your dreams?!
27:44At the same time,
27:45his dozens of thugs
27:47raised their guns.
27:48All of them pointed at us
27:49on the altar.
27:51This man trespassed
27:52on my property
27:53and stole my bride!
27:55Nico's voice shook with rage.
27:56Break his fucking legs
27:57and drag him out!
27:59Facing the barrels
28:00of a dozen guns,
28:01Caspian just sneered.
28:02His hand moved slowly
28:04toward his own waist.
28:05I knew he had a gun too,
28:06but I put my hand
28:07on his to stop him.
28:08Don't.
28:09I said softly.
28:11Then,
28:11I calmly stepped out
28:12from behind him.
28:13I faced those guns alone.
28:15Gentlemen,
28:17this is my wedding.
28:19To my husband,
28:20Caspian De Luwak.
28:21Your husband?
28:23Serafina,
28:24snap out of it!
28:28I'm perfectly aware
28:29of what I'm doing.
28:30Just then,
28:31Chloe stepped out
28:31from the side.
28:34Rocco,
28:35Marco,
28:37Tony.
28:37She called out
28:38the names of Nico's men
28:39one by one.
28:41Care to see
28:41what these are?
28:43She threw the files
28:44on the ground.
28:45They scattered
28:45bank statements,
28:46stock agreements,
28:47and registration documents
28:48for the family's companies.
28:50This,
28:51this is the rental contract
28:53for St. Patrick's Cathedral?
28:54Signed by
28:55Serafina Vitale.
28:57The contract
28:57for the custom wedding dress
28:59paid from an account
29:00in Switzerland.
29:02That's impossible.
29:04That was the boss's money.
29:05Was it?
29:06Why don't you check
29:07who the real owner
29:08of those offshore accounts
29:09and the three core
29:10money laundering companies
29:11under the Belie family name?
29:13The actual majority shareholder
29:15for all of them
29:16is Serafina.
29:17All of you,
29:18for ten years,
29:19I'm the one who's been
29:19signing your paychecks.
29:21Now,
29:22ask yourselves
29:22who you really worked for.
29:24It's time to choose.
29:26Dead silence.
29:27The gun in Rocco's hand
29:28started to tremble.
29:29He looked from the papers to me,
29:31cold sweat beating
29:32on his forehead.
29:33Donna,
29:34we...
29:35You always knew,
29:36didn't you?
29:36You knew where Nico's money
29:37really came from.
29:38You...
29:39You bitch!
29:40You planned this all along!
29:42Plan?
29:43It's called being prepared.
29:45One by one,
29:46the guns were lowered.
29:47These men knew better
29:48than anyone
29:48who really held the purse strings.
29:51Donna,
29:52can we still work for you?
29:54The others quickly lowered
29:55their weapons,
29:56pledging their loyalty.
29:57Only Nico still held his gun.
29:59No, impossible.
30:01How could you?
30:02So early on.
30:03Nico,
30:04put the gun down.
30:06Serafina!
30:07I just had to take care
30:08of a little business.
30:09That's all it was.
30:10For the sake of our ten years,
30:12just come back with me, okay?
30:14He reached out his hand
30:15just like he always used to.
30:17We'll start over.
30:18I promise.
30:19It will only be you from now on.
30:21It's too late.
30:23Ten years!
30:24Look,
30:25this is us.
30:26The watch you gave me.
30:27This all proves
30:27that you're my woman.
30:28We're practically married.
30:30His men watched,
30:31their faces a mix
30:32of embarrassment and pity.
30:33I slowly took a document
30:35from my purse
30:35and tossed it at the feet
30:36of the men
30:37who had already switched sides.
30:39A marriage certificate.
30:41Stamped and sealed
30:42by City Hall.
30:44Rocco picked it up,
30:45glanced at it,
30:46and immediately dropped
30:47to his knees.
30:49Donna,
30:50we were wrong.
30:51We are willing
30:52to continue serving you.
30:54The others all knelt too.
30:56Faced with a contract
30:57that was not only legal,
30:59but also represented
30:59the protection
31:00of the DeLuca family,
31:01Neko's remaining threats
31:02became a joke.
31:03No.
31:04Neko's face turned to ash,
31:05his eyes losing focus.
31:06The pistol slipped
31:07from his hand
31:07and clattered to the floor.
31:09He collapsed onto the ground,
31:10completely broken.
31:11Why could you throw away
31:12ten years
31:13without a second thought?
31:15I didn't hesitate,
31:17because you were
31:17never worth it.
31:20Caspian came to my side.
31:21He wrapped a possessive arm
31:22around my waist,
31:23claiming me.
31:24As we passed
31:25the kneeling Neko
31:25as we passed the kneeling
31:26he leaned down,
31:27his voice a low whisper
31:29in Neko's ear.
31:30The wedding is mine.
31:32The guests are mine.
31:33He paused,
31:34savoring the victory.
31:35And the woman,
31:36she was always mine.
31:38After dealing with Neko,
31:39I went back
31:40to Caspian's estate with him,
31:41a standalone mansion
31:42on the Upper East Side
31:44of Manhattan,
31:44classic and luxurious,
31:46just like him.
31:47I sat on the living room sofa
31:49watching the flames
31:50dance in the fireplace.
31:51My mind replayed
31:53our history,
31:53his and mine.
31:55He was the man
31:56my family chose for me
31:57when we were kids,
31:58but I craved freedom.
31:59I hated being controlled.
32:01Every time we met,
32:02we fought.
32:03I would never admit
32:04I actually had feelings
32:05for that cold bastard.
32:10Caspian's voice
32:10came from behind me.
32:11He walked over
32:12with two glasses
32:12of red wine.
32:13What are you thinking about?
32:15About when we were kids.
32:18About how we went
32:19from an arranged marriage
32:20to sworn enemies.
32:22He sat down next to me,
32:23a bitter smile on his face.
32:26Do you remember
32:26that graduation ceremony?
32:28Of course I did.
32:29It was the night
32:30before my college graduation.
32:31I was drunk
32:32at the University of Chicago's
32:34grad party.
32:35Caspian came to find me,
32:36said he had something
32:37to tell me.
32:37We ended up kissing
32:38on a bench
32:39in the campus garden.
32:40It was a light, brief kiss,
32:41but my heart was pounding
32:42out of my chest.
32:43I woke up the next morning
32:45terrified.
32:45I didn't even pack.
32:46I just ran
32:47all the way to New York.
32:50I thought you hated me.
32:52Hate you?
32:53You ran off to New York
32:54with Nico
32:55and I fought you
32:55at every turn.
32:56You thought that was hate?
32:58I was jealous.
33:00Jealous?
33:03I went after Nico
33:04in business
33:04like a madman
33:05just to prove a point to you.
33:06To prove I was ten times
33:07the man that piece of trash was.
33:09So why didn't you choose me?
33:10I was stunned.
33:12So that was...
33:13All that business competition?
33:15Furious.
33:15That was just me.
33:17Furious that you chose him.
33:20But I could never bring myself
33:21to actually crush you.
33:23Do you have any idea
33:24how many of Nico's messes
33:26I cleaned up for you
33:27behind the scenes?
33:28I thought back
33:29over the last ten years.
33:31Every time Nico
33:32got into deep trouble,
33:33some mysterious force
33:34would help us out.
33:35Every time we were
33:36about to go broke,
33:37some unexpected deal
33:39would fall into our laps.
33:40So why?
33:42Because I couldn't stand
33:43to see you suffer.
33:44Caspian put his glass down
33:46and came to stand behind me.
33:47His hand brushed my shoulder
33:48and he spoke next to my ear,
33:50his breath smelling
33:50faintly of wine.
33:51Even when you chose
33:52someone else,
33:53I couldn't stand it.
33:54And then he kissed me.
33:56This kiss was nothing
33:57like that first one.
33:58It was filled with
33:59ten years of longing,
34:00ten years of desire,
34:01like he was desperately
34:02trying to reclaim
34:03something he had lost
34:04long ago.
34:05I didn't push him away,
34:06instead I turned
34:06and kissed him back.
34:07I deepened the kiss.
34:09I could feel his body tremble,
34:11hear his suppressed groan.
34:15Suddenly, he swept me up
34:17into his arms.
34:18Caspian.
34:19Shh, don't talk.
34:20He carried me up the stairs
34:22to the master bedroom
34:22and pushed open
34:23the bathroom door.
34:25He gently set me down
34:26on the marble countertop.
34:28I've waited too long
34:29for this, my Donna.
34:29His long fingers began
34:31to undo the buttons
34:32on the back of my wedding dress.
34:34One by one.
34:35Slow.
34:36Gentle.
34:36Like he was unwrapping
34:38a priceless treasure.
34:39I felt the warmth
34:40of his fingers.
34:41Felt my own body responding.
34:43My reason was slipping away.
34:45Serafina,
34:46do you know how long
34:47I've wanted you?
34:48I closed my eyes.
34:50I let myself sink
34:51into this long,
34:52overdue tenderness.
34:53I let myself enjoy
34:54the feeling of being cherished.
34:56His hands were gentle,
34:57skilled,
34:57awakening a desire
34:59deep inside me.
35:00Ten years,
35:02I've thought about you
35:02for ten whole years.
35:05I felt like I was melting.
35:07The wedding dress
35:08slid to the floor
35:08like shedding
35:09a ten-year-old disguise.
35:10Who would have thought
35:11that two people
35:13who fought since they were kids,
35:14two rivals
35:14who battled for territory
35:15in the underworld,
35:16would end up tangled
35:18so fiercely together
35:19in the same bed?
35:22A month later,
35:24I brought Caskeyan
35:25back to Chicago.
35:26The private jet landed
35:27at the Vitale family
35:28private airfield.
35:30My father's motorcade
35:31was already waiting.
35:32A dozen black armored cars,
35:34a welcome fit
35:35for a conquering hero.
35:37In the family mansion,
35:38my father sat
35:39at the head of the table.
35:40The man they called
35:42the most powerful Don
35:43in the Chicago outfit
35:44watched us walk in.
35:46A satisfied smile
35:47spread across his face.
35:49My little princess,
35:50you finally brought
35:52the right man home.
35:53My father stood
35:54and opened his arms
35:56to hug me.
35:58Dad, I'm home.
36:01Welcome home, son.
36:03My father said,
36:04letting me go
36:04and turning to Caspean.
36:08Dinner was warm.
36:09My mother kept putting food
36:10on Caspean's plate,
36:11treating him like her own son.
36:14By the way...
36:15Putting down his wine glass.
36:16I have something for you.
36:17He motioned for the butler
36:18who brought over a folder.
36:20A monopoly on the East Coast's
36:21black market for art.
36:23Caspean and I both froze.
36:25This was always meant
36:26for my daughter.
36:27My father said simply,
36:29Now, I'm officially
36:31handing it over
36:31to both of you.
36:33Caspean took the file,
36:34his expression complicated.
36:36He knew what this meant.
36:37The entire East Coast
36:38art smuggling network,
36:39the money laundering channels,
36:40the underground auctions,
36:42an industry worth billions.
36:44And it was the very thing
36:45that had been Nico's lifeline.
36:47Three days later,
36:48the news spread
36:49through New York's underworld.
36:50The Bellini family was finished.
36:52Partners pulled their money,
36:53banks froze their accounts,
36:55even his most loyal men
36:56started to defect.
36:57Nico's empire crumbled overnight.
37:00I sat in the study
37:01of my Chicago home,
37:03watching the snow fall outside.
37:04A message came from Chloe.
37:06Nico's lost it.
37:07He finally figured out
37:09who you really are.
37:10He says he understands
37:11everything now.
37:12I let out a small laugh.
37:13Yeah, he probably did.
37:15The perfect partner
37:16he always saw
37:16was actually the hidden daughter
37:18of Chicago's underworld king.
37:20He always thought
37:21I was just some girl
37:22from a minor family
37:23with a bit of talent.
37:24He thought I was so madly
37:25in love with him,
37:26I could never leave.
37:27He never knew
37:28his entire rise
37:29was just a test.
37:30He didn't just fail the test.
37:31He'd thrown away the throne
37:33with his own two hands.
37:34That night,
37:35the rain was coming down
37:36in sheets.
37:37The butler came to report.
37:41Miss,
37:41there's a man kneeling
37:42outside the gate.
37:43He says he needs to see you.
37:44I won't see him,
37:46I said without looking up.
37:47It's,
37:49it's Nico Belasi.
37:50I paused my writing
37:51and looked out the window.
37:52A Chicago winter rain
37:53pulled together.
37:55Let him kneel,
37:56I said,
37:57my voice flung.
37:58Cassian hugged me
37:59from behind.
37:59Feeling soft?
38:01No,
38:02I just want him
38:02to understand
38:03what too late
38:04really means.
38:06The rain poured
38:07all night.
38:08The next morning,
38:09I opened the curtains.
38:11The space outside
38:11the gate was empty.
38:12All that was left
38:14was a rain-soaked box.
38:15A photo box.
38:17Inside were pictures
38:18from our ten years together.
38:19The shyness,
38:20when we first met,
38:21the sweetness of new love,
38:22the growing distance
38:23later on.
38:25Once,
38:25these memories
38:26were my most precious treasures.
38:28Now,
38:28they were just a pile
38:29of useless paper.
38:30I told the butler,
38:32Miss,
38:33throw it in the incinerator.
38:34Burn it all.
38:36Don't leave a single one.
38:37The flames in the incinerator
38:38roared.
38:38I watched the box
38:40twist and melt,
38:41then turned and took
38:41Caspian's hand.
38:42I was done with the pest.
38:44I was done picking up trash.
38:45I was done with the oleh SDI tegen
38:45and then put all the
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