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Protected the Wrong Woman
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00:00Dante, baby, that woman hit me.
00:04Who dared to touch you? I'll break their hands.
00:09Then start with mine, Dante.
00:13He protected the wrong woman.
00:16Donna Valeria and I came to the Moretti family's private island for a few days of rest.
00:21The island wasn't open to the public.
00:23Only registered guests of the family were permitted to stay in the guest wing.
00:26We checked in quietly, choosing not to reveal our identities.
00:29Wanting nothing more than a low-key getaway.
00:31After settling into our villa, we headed to the guest wing pool.
00:34But a woman dripping in designer labels pinched her nose and sneered at us.
00:38This pool is reserved for the island's VIP guests.
00:41How did two noblesses like you get access?
00:43Sharing the same water with you two? I'm genuinely afraid I'll catch a disease.
00:48Valeria and I exchanged a look. I said coldly.
00:50The guest wing pool is open to every registered guest on this island.
00:54If you can't handle that, take it up with management.
00:56The woman's brows shot up.
00:58You dare talk to me like that?
00:59My husband owns this entire island, and this suite is reserved for me year-round.
01:03I'm ordering you to get out right now.
01:05You reek of poverty. You're contaminating the water.
01:08Valeria and I locked eyes, and we both saw the same ice-cold fury.
01:11This island was under Dante Moretti's name, so when exactly did he become someone else's husband?
01:16We deliberately kept a low profile, but we hadn't expected to run into this.
01:20Valeria had been a powerhouse her entire life.
01:22She didn't spare the woman a second glance.
01:25Who the hell are you to order us around?
01:28You're the one who should get out.
01:30The only thing reeking here is your complete lack of class.
01:35Valeria turned to me.
01:36Serena, let's keep swimming and ignore her.
01:38When we get back, you and I will ask Dante together what exactly is going on.
01:45The woman's face went crimson at being dismissed, and then a vicious smile crept across her lips.
01:50Fine. Since you love swimming so much, you can stay in the water and never come out.
01:55She made a call, and a hulking man appeared, grinning obsequiously.
01:59Bianca, you called? Want me to teach you some new strokes?
02:03Vince, go teach these two delusional women a lesson they won't forget.
02:07Vince understood immediately, cracking his knuckles.
02:10Don't worry, Bianca. I used to run combat drills in the water.
02:15I know exactly how to break someone in a pool.
02:17He vaulted into the water again, while Valeria and I were off guard, seized her head with both
02:22hands and shoved her under. Valeria was too old to fight his brute strength.
02:25She choked instantly, thrashing and clawing at the surface.
02:28I lunged at him to tear him off, but he spun fast, forcing my head under and flooding my lungs
02:33with
02:33chlorine. I finally sank my teeth into his forearm, and only then did he let go.
02:37I pulled Valeria up immediately, her eyes had rolled back, and she coughed so violently,
02:42I thought her lungs would come out. She fixed the woman with a murderous stare.
02:46Do you understand you could kill someone doing that? You've just signed your own death warrant.
02:52When my enforcers find out what you've done, the Marachi Council will make you disappear.
02:57The woman shrugged. So what if someone dies? My husband runs operations across the country,
03:03what he makes in one day could buy your whole bloodline. You should have found out who I were
03:07before you crossed me.
03:11This island was one of many assets Valeria had handed to her son to manage. But Dante had gone
03:16further. He'd replaced the island's security with his own people and instructed the staff to treat
03:20this woman as the lady of the estate. So that was why she played mistress of the house with such
03:25confidence. Did Dante Moretti have a second wife? I patted Valeria's back to calm her down,
03:29and asked in a low. Your husband, is his name Dante Moretti? She preened, dripping arrogance.
03:36That's right. At least you've heard of him. If you two get on your knees right now, apologize,
03:41and scrub this pool clean, I might consider letting you go. When he gets here, you won't walk away from
03:47this. My blood ran cold. Dante, who had sworn eternal loyalty to me, who had vowed before God and
03:53the family to be faithful, had he truly betrayed me. My gaze drifted to the lounge chair by the pool.
03:58A single black rose rested on the towel, its stem wrapped in a black ribbon. I'd seen the same
04:02black rose inked across Dante's ribs. He told me he got it because I loved roses. A permanent tribute
04:07to me. What a fool I'd been, moved to tears over what turned out to be their matching symbol.
04:12Funny because Dante Moretti's wife's name is Serena Val and she sure as hell doesn't look like you.
04:16You're the side piece? And you have the nerve to be this loud about it?
04:21Call Dante here right now. I want to see exactly how he plans to make us pay.
04:28My calling her a side piece hit a nerve. Love doesn't care who came first.
04:31The one who isn't loved is the real outsider. My husband happens to be on his way to see me
04:37right now. I'll have him here in minutes so don't you dare move. She dialed and her voice morphed
04:42into syrupy sweetness. Deontay baby, when are you getting here? I'm at the pool and two older women
04:47are bullying me. I'm scared all alone. Come and deal with them for me. He'll be here in 30 minutes.
04:53You're both dead when he arrived. Knowing Dante had been faking devotion to my face while sleeping
04:58with another woman made my stomach turn. Valeria could read my expression and she ground her teeth.
05:03Dante! That animal! Just like his father! Everything I gave him, I can take right back.
05:12Valeria despised infidelity more than anything. It was her ex-husband's affair with a young model
05:17that had ended their marriage and she'd built the empire alone. She never imagined the son she raised
05:22would carry the same rotten blood. And I, Serena Vale, hadn't married Dante from a position of
05:27weakness. My family's name carried just as much weight as his. Just then, I noticed Valeria's face
05:32had gone chalk white. I quickly took her arm to help her out. But Bianca flicked her wrist and Vince
05:37launched himself onto the pool deck, planting a savage kick square in Valeria's chest as she climbed
05:42the ladder. Valeria crashed back into the water and I dove after her. Bianca held with laughter from
05:49the deck. You two look like a pair of drowning ducks. You love the water so much? Then stay
05:55in it. Vince, don't let them out until my husband arrives.
05:59After that, every time Valeria or I tried to climb out, a boot to the face sent us back
06:03in. Our strength was draining fast. Valeria was clutching her chest, gasping, unable to
06:08speak. I held her against me and screamed toward the deck.
06:11Are you trying to commit murder? She has a heart condition! Let us out right now! When
06:17Dante gets here, you will regret this! Vince's face flickered with panic, and he looked to
06:21Bianca. Old women and their little tricks, faking a heart attack now? You were swimming
06:25just fine a minute ago. Vince, shut off the pool heater. Let's see how long she can keep
06:31up the act. Her audacity made the veins in my temples throb.
06:34I'm warning you. If someone dies in this pool, the Moretti Council will bury this island with
06:41you on it. She picked up a glass of red wine, sipped it casually, and drawled.
06:45Drop the act. If you want out, beg me. Valeria gripped my arm. Her voice was trembling.
06:51I have never bowed my head to anyone in my life, let alone a worthless creature like her.
06:57Serena, I can hold on. When Dante gets here, I will never forgive him.
07:02Don't worry. Men have ruined my life once already. I will stand on your side.
07:09See, we still refused to grovel. Bianca's eyes glinted with malice.
07:12Go to the service freezer and bring two drums of ice. Let's cool them down.
07:17Industrial ice was dumped into the pool, and the temperature plunged. I was shaking
07:21uncontrollably. Valeria's lips had turned purple, and her consciousness was slipping away. I slapped her
07:26face and got no response. I swam for the edge, dragging her with me. But Vince knocked us back again
07:31and
07:31again with a metal pole. I screamed until my voice cracked. She's dying! Let her out! If someone dies
07:38in this pool, this entire island operation goes down with it! Vince took one look at Valeria's face
07:44and knew it was real. He turned to Bianca urgently. Bianca, the older woman looks bad. Maybe let her
07:50out. If she dies in the pool, you'll never want to use it again. Bianca considered, then sneered.
07:56I said all they had to do was beg, and I'd think about letting them out. I looked at Valeria's
08:01failing
08:02body and abandoned every shred of pride. Please, I'm begging you. Let her out first.
08:09She has a heart condition and she will die. Didn't you just call me a side piece with no shame?
08:15Say that Serena Vale is nothing. A wife he never wanted, a woman he'll never touch again.
08:21Bianca is the one true dama of the Moreci Empire. My nails dug into my palms until they bled.
08:28Serena Vale is nothing. A wife he never wanted, a woman he'll never touch again.
08:34Bianca is the one true dama of the Moreci Empire.
08:38Is that enough? Now let her out! I said I'd think about it, and I've thought about it. No.
08:47I had no choice but to reveal Valeria's identity. You've gone too far! She is Dante Moretti's
08:53mother! If anything happens to her, when Dante arrives, he will end you. You desperate women
09:00will say anything. Now I'm supposed to believe Dante Moretti's mother, the real Donna, is splashing
09:04around in the guest wing pool with two noblings? Valeria was trembling in my arms, her breathing
09:09fading to almost nothing. Her heart condition had been pushed past its limit. Without her emergency
09:14medication, she would die. I screamed, my voice raw. Help! Somebody help us! She's dying!
09:20There was no one. Just then, the estate's resort manager came running. I tore my lungs open screaming
09:26at him. Help us! She's having a heart attack! Pull her out and activate the island medical team!
09:33The manager had met Valeria once years ago but didn't recognize her now. One look at her condition
09:37told him this was real. He weighed the cost of crossing Bianca against the cost of a dead body.
09:42Miss Bianca, perhaps we should let them out. If something does happen, this pool will be a crime
09:47scene and you'll never use it again. Fine. For your sake, let them out.
09:56Valeria lay motionless on the stone deck. I sprinted to the changing room for our bag. With
10:01shaking hands, I fumbled out her emergency heart pills and was about to press them into her mouth.
10:05But Bianca kicked the bottle out of my hands, sending pills scattering across the wet stone and
10:10into the pool. She looked at my devastated face and laughed. Enough with the drama. I let you out,
10:15now get lost. Kiri launched me forward. I cracked my palm across Bianca's face with every ounce of rage
10:20in my body. If anything happens to her, I swear on my blood I will make you and Dante pay
10:25with
10:25everything you have. You psycho! I should have let you both drown! I lunged at her again, but Vince and
10:31the manager seized my shoulders and Bianca slapped me across the face over and over. The searing pain
10:36snapped me back to clarity. Every second wasted was a second closer to Valeria's death. I wrenched free,
10:42grabbed my phone, and dialed Dante. Dante, mom's having a heart attack. We're at the island pool.
10:48Send the medical team immediately. If you wait any longer, she's gone. Your mother has a heart
10:53condition. Shouldn't she know better than to push herself? I'm in a meeting. Call the medics yourself.
10:58He hung up without hesitation. I was shaking with fury. Did he not even realize whose mother I was
11:03talking about? The next second, Bianca let out a delighted squeal toward the entrance. Dante, baby,
11:09you're finally here. She flung herself into the arms of the man walking in, clinging to him and pouting.
11:17What took you so long? Those two women were horrible to me. She showed him the red mark my
11:24slap had left, eyes brimming with tears. That woman hit me so hard my face is swollen. Make her pay,
11:30and then stay with me for a few extra days. The man examined her cheek, his voice darkening with fury.
11:36Who had the guts to lay a hand on you? I'll have their hands broken. Don't worry. I cleared my
11:42entire
11:42week just for you. This was the same man who'd hung up on me minutes ago. The same man who'd
11:47held me the
11:48night before, swearing he'd miss me every second. Every word had been a lie. Bianca wrapped herself
11:53around Dante's waist, parading him over to me. That's the woman who hit me, and that's her mother
11:58on the ground. Make them suffer. My voice carved from ice. Then start with mine, Dante. He went rigid,
12:03the color draining from his face. Serena, what are you doing here? I ground my teeth. If I weren't here,
12:11when would I have ever found out about your little island hideaway? Panic poured off him. Serena,
12:16let me explain. It's not what you think. Dante, look at who that is. Dante's soul visibly left his body.
12:30Mom. Mom, what happened to you? Everyone froze. Bianca's jaw dropped. Dante,
12:35that's really your mother? Then who is she? Is she Serena Val? The resort manager had gone the color
12:41of wet cement, and Vince, remembering what he'd done to us, could barely stand. Dante was already on his
12:46phone, barking orders to scramble the island's private medical team. They evacuated Valeria by
12:51emergency boat to the mainland hospital, and only after the doctors confirmed she was out of danger,
12:56did I let myself breathe. The doctor's face was grim. Another minute, and she would have been beyond
13:01saving. Dante had heard the full story by now, and was seething at Bianca. She tried to talk to him
13:06several times, and he ignored her completely. Bianca, unable to stand being sidelined, turned on me.
13:12Serena Vale, you deliberately hid your identities. You almost got Dante's mother killed. What kind of
13:17monster are you? You're a boring, frigid woman who Dante never loved. What do you have besides your
13:22family name? He's mine! Shut up, Bianca! Serena is my wife. That will never change. I warned you. If she
13:31ever found out about us, it was over. Get out of here. Now! Bianca threw her arms around him, tears
13:37falling on command. You told me I was the only one who made you feel alive. You love me. Why
13:43won't you admit
13:43it? Dante shoved her off and barked. Shut your mouth! We're done. Serena's the only woman I love.
13:50You were a mistake. Guards! Guards! Get her out of here! But Bianca latched onto Dante like a vine.
13:56Since she's so desperate to stay, let her. We still have unfinished business.
14:04Serena, what are you going to do? She's young and stupid. Don't stoop to her level. I'll make her
14:09leave and I swear you'll never see her again. I looked at him and every trace of love was gone
14:13from my eyes. How generous of you, Dante. The woman who nearly killed your own mother and you're
14:20shielding her. This is all your fault, Serena! If you told me she was Dante's mother, I never would
14:26have done it! You used his own mother to destroy what we have! I didn't waste another word. I told
14:32you
14:33exactly who she was and you chose not to believe me. What you did was attempted murder and I'm
14:38reporting this to the Moretti Council. Save your excuses for the family tribunal. I reached for my
14:44phone. Serena, does this really have to go that far?
14:49Biana didn't mean it and my mother is fine now. Just let it go.
14:54I said coldly, Dante, would you dare say that to your mother's face?
15:01Serena, stop being unreasonable! Take it out on me if you want, but going after a young girl,
15:06is that the best you can do? This ends here. If you touch her, I'll turn on you myself.
15:11Bianca collapsed dramatically against him. Dante, I know I was wrong. I'm so cold, will you take me home?
15:19Dante glanced at me, hesitated, and draped his suit jacket over Bianca's shoulders.
15:24I need to take her back first. Stay here and watch over my mother. We'll talk when I return.
15:29I straightened my spine. There's nothing left to talk about, Dante. I want a divorce.
15:35Absolutely not. I will never agree to a divorce. Then, with one protective arm around Bianca,
15:39he walked out of the pool. Valeria woke not long after. Seeing only me at her bedside,
15:46a flicker of disappointment crossed her eyes. Serena, I'm sorry you had to go through that alone.
15:52Did you see Dante? Did he come?
15:54He's the one who got you here. He had something urgent to handle, but he'll be back soon.
16:00I chose my words carefully. Valeria could hear every lie I was burying beneath my kindness.
16:04And when she opened her eyes again, the iron-willed Donna had returned. Serena, call him.
16:10If he still considers me his mother, he will be here in the next five minutes.
16:14I calculated the time. Dante should have dropped Bianca at the resort villa by now. The phone rang twice
16:19before someone picked up. Serena, you pathetic woman. Why can't you take a hint and disappear?
16:25Put Dante on. It's urgent. Valeria signaled me to switch to speakerphone.
16:30Bianca gave a sly little laugh. Fine, I'll ask him for you. But she didn't. Instead,
16:34she quietly put the phone on speaker without telling Dante the line was still open.
16:40We heard Bianca's voice. By the way, Serena called earlier?
16:44Something about your mother? Ignore her. I'll call her back when I leave.
16:48Bianca stretched out her words, derping honey. You're leaving so soon. I thought you promised
16:54the rest of the night was mine. You always know how to make me stay.
17:00But shouldn't you go? What if your mother's condition is worse? What if she needs you?
17:05She survived worst. She'll outlive us all. She can wait.
17:08His low laugh, her voice, the unmistakable intimacy between them, all of it came through the line.
17:13Watching the color drain from Valeria's face, I killed the call. This time,
17:17her heart was truly broken. Knowing his mother was lying in a hospital bed,
17:21Dante had chosen to stay with his mistress and dismissed her as if she were nothing.
17:25There was no softness left in them. Serena, call Luca Morelli. Luca?
17:30My brother's son. The only man in this family who still understands loyalty.
17:34She inhaled slowly. Tell him the Donna is awake.
17:39Tell him I need someone I can still trust.
17:46Nearly an hour later, Luca Morelli arrived. I knew his name, though I had only seen him
17:50twice from a distance. He was the son of Valeria's late younger brother. A Morelli by blood and
17:55reputation. Quiet, disciplined, and trusted by the old guard in a way Dante had never bothered to earn.
18:00He did not rush in shouting. He did not bring flowers, excuses, or panic. He came in a black
18:05coat, rain still clinging to his broad shoulders, with two quiet men behind him and a doctor already
18:10following his orders. He was tall, dark-haired, and sharply dressed, with the kind of stillness
18:15that made a rune lower its voice before he said a word. His gaze moved from Valeria's pale face to
18:20my wet hair, my bruised arms, the red marks Bianca had left across my cheek. He did not stare.
18:25He simply removed his coat and held it out to me. Serena Val? I took the coat because my hands
18:30were
18:30still shaking. Yes. I'm Luca Moretti. Aunt Valeria called for me. Seal the hospital floor. No one
18:36enters this room without the Donna's permission or Mrs. Vale's. Pull the island security footage.
18:40Find Vince, the resort manager, and every staff member on duty at the pool. One of the men nodded
18:44and left immediately. Luca looked at the doctor. Run a second cardiac panel. I want everything
18:49documented. Valeria watched him from the bed. Expression unreadable. You came fast.
18:54You called? Luca said simply. That was all. No performance. No drama. Just presence. Almost 20
19:00minutes after Luca secured the floor, the door opened again. Dante strode in with a face arranged
19:05into concern, as if he had practiced it in the elevator. Mom, how are you feeling? I handled something
19:10urgent and came as fast as I could. His eyes landed on the coat around my shoulders. Then on Luca,
19:15the concern vanished. Why the hell is she wearing your coat? Because you gave yours to your island
19:20mistress. The sentence hit the room like a slap. Dante's jaw clenched. Watch your mouth. Valeria's
19:25voice cut through the tension. No, Dante, you watch yours. She looked at her son for a long,
19:31terrible second. Sit down. We need to discuss the woman who nearly killed me.
19:39Dante did not sit. He stayed near the door, hatred sharpening in his eyes as he stared at Luca,
19:44as if Luca's coat, not Bianca's cruelty, was the unforgivable betrayal. Valeria asked him again,
19:50colder this time. The woman from the pool. What do you plan to do about her? Mom,
19:56I already dealt with Bianca. She knows she was wrong. She panicked. She didn't understand who you
20:01were. I stared at him. She understood we were human. Serena, don't start. Luca spoke for the
20:05first time. She kicked away emergency heart medication. Dante's eyes snapped to him. This is my wife,
20:10my mother, and my family matter. Stay out of it. Your mother called me because you weren't here.
20:15Luca's tone did not change. Dante took one step toward him. You think showing up once makes you
20:20loyal? No. Luca said. I think leaving your mother in a hospital bed for your mistress
20:24makes you disloyal. The monitor beside Valeria beeped faster. I moved toward her, but she lifted
20:29one hand, ordering me to stop worrying. Dante's jaw tightened, but he still tried to make the excuse
20:34sound reasonable. Bianca is young. She was scared. She thought you two were harassing her.
20:38I was drowning. I know, Mom, and I'm sorry, but she didn't mean for it to go that far.
20:43Luca said. The intent does not disappear because the victim survived. I told you to shut up!
20:48Enough. Valeria's eyes sharpened. Bianca's shrill voice cut through the hallway.
20:52Do you know who I am? Dante will have you buried for touching me!
20:56Two of Valeria's personal guards dragged her into the room. Bianca saw Dante first,
21:01and her face transformed into helpless innocence. Dante, baby, tell them to stop. I only came to apologize.
21:07Dante stepped toward her automatically. Valeria watched that one movement,
21:10and something inside her visibly closed forever.
21:15Bianca slipped behind Dante as if his body were a shield built just for her. Then she looked at
21:19Valeria and gave the most insulting smile I had ever seen. I'm sorry about yesterday, ma'am.
21:25I had no idea you were Dante's mother. Valeria did not answer. Bianca's eyes flicked to me,
21:29bright with triumph. If Serena had just told me properly, none of this would have happened.
21:33I said, I did tell you. You screamed it like a crazy woman after attacking me!
21:39The footage will decide that.
21:41What footage?
21:43For the first time since I met her, fear cracked through her face. Dante noticed it,
21:47and still he chose her. Luca, back off.
21:49I opened my bag, pulled out the divorce agreement my attorney had sent over,
21:53and handed it to Dante. Sign this.
21:55Dante stared at the papers as if I had placed a weapon in his hands.
21:59Serena, don't be ridiculous.
22:01I'm done.
22:02Is this what you wanted? Waiting outside my marriage like a starving dog?
22:06His gaze darted to Luca. Luca's eyes cooled, but he did not move.
22:10Sign it because she asked you to. For once in your life, respect her choice.
22:13Dante's face twisted. He snapped, the words breaking out of him.
22:17Respect her choice?
22:18You stand here in my family's hospital, beside my wife, wearing that calm little saint act,
22:24and now you're teaching me how to respect her?
22:27His eyes cut to the coat around my shoulders again, hatred sharpening in them.
22:31You think you can replace me? You think a borrowed coat and a few orders makes you a man?
22:35I looked at him, empty of everything I used to feel.
22:38You chose her. You protected her.
22:41You left your mother to wait.
22:43My voice turned cold.
22:45Don't drag anyone else into what you destroyed.
22:48Dante flinched. Then rage rushed in to save his pride.
22:50Fine. You want a divorce? You have one.
22:53Your family will never find a better alliance than the Morettos.
22:55I took the agreement back.
22:57Congratulations to me.
22:59Bianca smiled too soon.
23:00See? Now he's free.
23:02No, child. Now he is exposed.
23:08Right on cue, Valeria's enforcers entered the room.
23:11They moved without hesitation, bypassing Dante entirely and seizeding Bianca by both arms.
23:16Her smile vanished.
23:18Let her go.
23:19Dante stepped in front of them.
23:20I said let her go. I am your underboss.
23:23No one moved.
23:24We take orders from the Donna, not from you.
23:27The lead enforcer looked at him with no expression at all.
23:29Dante went still.
23:31Bianca stared between them.
23:32Dante, what is he talking about?
23:34Her panic rising.
23:35Dante grabbed his phone and tried to open the command channel used by the family's security network.
23:39Access denied.
23:40He tried his financial authorization app.
23:42Frozen.
23:43He tried the island operations line.
23:45Revoked.
23:46His face lost color with every failed attempt.
23:48Luca watched quietly.
23:49Dante rounded on him.
23:51You planned this?
23:53Yeah.
23:53Fear fucker.
23:54Hope that's good.
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