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00:00My mafia air husband didn't believe I was severely allergic to peanuts, so he deliberately had the chef add a
00:05spoonful of peanut butter to the sauce at dinner.
00:07I had only taken a few bites when large patches of red rashes quickly broke out all over my skin.
00:12I opened the first aid kit I carried with me, only to find it filled with peanut dough candies.
00:18Where is my allergy medicine?
00:22I threw it away.
00:24Sophia has low blood sugar today and needs to carry candy with her.
00:27Her pill case is broken, so she just borrowed yours.
00:31This is a first aid kit for life-saving medicine!
00:34Can the Dekula family not even afford a pill case?
00:38Sophia is family. She grew up with me.
00:41Stop thinking of our relationship as something so dirty.
00:44The family doctor already said last time that there is nothing wrong with your body.
00:48Stop faking allergies just because you are jealous of her!
00:50Otherwise, the next time you actually die from an allergy, people will just think you're putting on an act again!
00:57Call a doctor immediately, please!
00:59Fuck off!
01:01My face and throat began to swell rapidly.
01:04I wanted to speak, but could only make broken, breathy sounds.
01:08This was the precursor to severe anaphylactic shock.
01:14Isabella, Sophia's father died for the DeLuca family.
01:18She has lived in this manner since she was 12.
01:21Adrian protects her like a sister. It is his responsibility.
01:25As the future mistress of the DeLuca's, don't you find it inappropriate to constantly brick her with a helpless girl?
01:31Severe allergies can kill.
01:33Please get the family doctor here or send me to the hospital.
01:36Enough!
01:37Adrian has already left.
01:38Who are you putting on this show for?
01:40Didn't you always say a little peanut could kill you?
01:43Today, I want to see if it's really an allergy or just a panic you're deliberately creating.
01:48Eat it!
01:55The thick sauce flooded my mouth, and my throat burned as if a blade had sliced through it.
01:59I shoved her away and staggered into the first floor powder room to make myself vomit.
02:03The moment I finished, a heavy door slammed behind me.
02:06I grabbed the handle, only to realize Katarina had locked it from the outside.
02:10Didn't you say you would die if you ate peanuts?
02:14Today, I will see if you actually die.
02:16When you stop acting, I will naturally have someone let you out.
02:20My entire body burned, my skin hurt and itched, and my eyelids and neck were swelling almost beyond recognition.
02:26I began pounding on the door, screaming for help with everything I had.
02:30I had barely finished shouting when Katarina's heels clicked back toward the door.
02:33Do you want the entire estate to hear that Adrian's wife is a lunatic?
02:37I'm going to die.
02:39How long are you going to keep this up?
02:41There are already people in the family who oppose Adrian taking over as boss.
02:44Do you want him to lose everyone's support and leave my grandson without the Dekula family's protection from the day
02:50he's born?
02:51Grandson?
02:53How did she know I was pregnant?
03:02I had no time to think about it.
03:04The swelling in my throat worsened.
03:08I have guests to entertain in the front hall.
03:11You'll come out when you finally calm down.
03:14Another door shut somewhere outside.
03:16In desperation, I suddenly felt my phone in my pocket.
03:19I immediately video-called Adrian.
03:22Adrian, your mother locked me in the powder room.
03:25I'm going into shock.
03:26I told mother to lock you in there until you calmed down.
03:30Your makeup looks good today.
03:32Even the swelling looks convincing.
03:34Too bad you overdid it.
03:36At your last exam, the doctor said you were perfectly healthy.
03:39I heard it myself.
03:40I wanted to tell him the doctor had only said the test results were normal.
03:44Not that I wasn't allergic to peanuts.
03:45Enough!
03:46I'm helping Sophia deal with the fund her father left behind.
03:50If you keep harassing me like this, I'll have my lawyer prepare divorce papers.
03:53After ending the call, he blocked me so I couldn't keep bothering him.
03:57I still hadn't had the chance to tell him I was pregnant.
03:59And now a strange cramping pain had begun twisting through my lower abdomen.
04:12Curled up on the cold marble floor of the powder room, the severe allergic reaction sent spasms
04:16through my entire body, while my lower abdomen tightened again and again.
04:20Every cramp felt as if something were tearing me apart from the inside.
04:23I activated the emergency call on my phone, before I passed out.
04:26I didn't know how long it had been when I vaguely heard urgent knocking outside.
04:30Someone placed an emergency medical call from this address.
04:33We need to locate the patient.
04:34My baby and I were finally going to be saved.
04:36I'm in the powder room.
04:37Help me.
04:38The state security says no one here needs medical assistance, and they're refusing to let us in.
04:43Only then did I realize my throat was so swollen I could barely make a sound.
04:47I turned, desperately searching for something that could make a louder noise.
04:50There was a crystal vase beside the sink.
04:52I loved fresh flowers, but Katerina hated how their scent disrupted the old mansion's atmosphere,
04:57so she ordered the servants to move the vase in here.
04:59I never imagined it would become my only hope.
05:02Who gave you permission to enter the DeLuca estate?
05:05Leave immediately, or my attorneys will pursue charges for trespassing.
05:08My heart sank.
05:09Why had he suddenly come back?
05:11We received an emergency call.
05:13The patient reported a severe allergic reaction and bleeding during pregnancy.
05:16With everything I had left, I smashed the vase against the floor.
05:19The sharp crash cut through the door.
05:21The voices outside fell silent for a moment.
05:24You've got the wrong idea.
05:26My wife isn't pregnant.
05:28She has severe anxiety and tends to exaggerate symptoms when she's emotional.
05:33You have no right to enter private property without my permission.
05:42The paramedic's voices gradually faded, and footsteps approached the door.
05:47Adrian opened the powder room.
05:48The moment he saw me...
05:52Isabella, you called emergency medical services just to trick me into coming back?
05:58Do you have any idea what happens if word of this reaches the other families?
06:01He stared at my swollen face, a flicker of hesitation in his eyes.
06:05What did you put on your face to make it look this convincing?
06:10With my throat closing and my abdomen tearing with pain, I could only force out broken words.
06:15Adrian, I'm really pregnant.
06:17Thirteen weeks.
06:18I had an ultraseground two days ago.
06:20The heartbeat was normal.
06:21Anaphylactic shock can cut off oxygen to the baby.
06:25Please take me to the hospital.
06:27Enough!
06:27Because of that emergency call, word has already reached the foundation.
06:31People are starting to talk.
06:33They think I'm cheating on you with Sophia.
06:35Have you thought about how humiliating that is for her?
06:38Watching him rage on behalf of another woman, something inside me finally went cold.
06:42I stopped trying to explain and focused on dragging in every thin breath I put.
06:46I had to conserve my strength if I wanted to save my baby.
06:49Suddenly, warmth spread between my legs.
06:51I looked down.
06:53Blood.
07:01Adrian frowned.
07:02He started toward me, but when he noticed the blood-stained crystal shards scattered nearby,
07:06he stopped again.
07:08You almost fooled me.
07:09You smashed the vase and cut yourself just to get sympathy?
07:12Isabella, you really are willing to hurt yourself for this act.
07:16Good.
07:17Let it hurt.
07:18Stay here and think about what you've done.
07:20You can come out when you're ready to admit you've been lying.
07:22He turned and shut the door.
07:24I had no strength left to argue.
07:26I rushed toward the side corridor balcony connected to the powder room.
07:29The paramedics might still be near the gates.
07:32Help!
07:33I'm up here!
07:34My cry finally caught the paramedics' attention.
07:40Are you fucking insane?
07:42Do you want everyone to know that the Romano family's daughter caused a scandal at the DeLuca
07:47estate because she was jealous of my foster sister?
07:51Isabella, you've already hurt Sophia once today.
07:54Are you trying to drive her to her death too?
07:58No!
07:58Mr. DeLuca, we heard someone calling for help.
08:01Please allow us to confirm everyone's safety.
08:03I'm here!
08:05I barely got the words out before Adrian swept me up and dragged me straight into the underground
08:08guard dog training area behind the house.
08:10The bleeding between my legs grew heavier while the cramping in my abdomen gradually began
08:14to fade.
08:15Panic seized me.
08:16He opened the innermost empty kennel and shoved me inside.
08:19Admit you're faking it and I'll give you the medicine.
08:22Please.
08:23No.
08:25Please.
08:32That, he secured the chain and walked away.
08:35Curled behind the metal bars, I could only listen to the voices outside.
08:38Mr. DeLuca, we definitely heard that was the television.
08:41If you keep cursing my family like this, I'll sue the entire emergency service.
08:47Then why are all the guard dogs barking?
08:49They're training.
08:50This is private property.
08:52You have no right to trespass.
08:54The voices outside went silent.
08:56Blood continued to seep from my body.
08:58Despair swallowed me.
08:59Was my baby really going to leave me like this?
09:02Adrian came back into the training room.
09:04When he saw that the blood had spread beyond the bars, his face finally changed.
09:09Why is there still so much blood?
09:12You can't actually be pregnant.
09:16Can you?
09:22If you bother me one more!
09:28Sophia, what are you doing here?
09:29I was worried Isabella misunderstood us.
09:32So I came back to explain.
09:34And she looks so bad on the video.
09:36I should check on her too.
09:38What could possibly be wrong with her?
09:40She's in the training room keeping narrow company.
09:43Sophia fell silent for a moment, then spoke in a troubled tone.
09:46Adrian, maybe we should keep our distance from now on.
09:50Otherwise, Isabella will make another scene like she did today.
09:52And both the Romano and DeLuca families will be embarrassed.
09:56Did she say something to you behind my back?
09:58Don't worry.
09:59Even though I'm married, you're still family.
10:01And protecting you is my responsibility.
10:03No one can force me to cut you out of my life.
10:05I don't want people calling me the other woman.
10:08I'll get rid of this baby and leave.
10:10We shouldn't see each other again.
10:12Sophia was pregnant?
10:15So the grandson Katarina had mentioned wasn't the child inside me at all.
10:20It was Sophia's.
10:27I slammed myself against the balls again and again, making the kennel rattle violently.
10:32Sophia cried even harder.
10:35Isabella, don't worry.
10:36I won't let this baby be born.
10:38I'm leaving right now.
10:39She turned and walked away.
10:41Adrian didn't hesitate.
10:43He immediately went after her.
10:44The heavy door slammed, drowning out the sound of the kennel latch breaking.
10:48Miro seized the back of my clothes in his teeth and pulled me through the bent bars.
10:52Gritting my teeth, I inched my way out of the training room.
10:54The short distance from the rear training area to the main hall took nearly all the strength
10:58I had left.
10:59To stay conscious, I bit down hard on my lip.
11:02Supporting my lower abdomen with one hand, I moved slowly along the wall.
11:06It was only a few dozen yards, but it took me nearly 20 minutes.
11:09The estate doors were finally within reach.
11:12My fingers closed around the lock.
11:14Click.
11:15The door opened.
11:16In his rush to chase after Sophia, Adrian had forgotten to order the guards to secure
11:20the inner door again.
11:21I staggered across the threshold, caught my foot on the step, and pitched forward.
11:26My forehead struck the stone railing, and my vision went black.
11:29Just before I lost consciousness, I saw several figures rushing over.
11:33The pregnant woman is here!
11:41The people rushing toward me were paramedics and federal agents.
11:45The paramedics immediately gave me emergency treatment, controlled the bleeding, and kept
11:49reassuring me.
11:50You're safe now.
11:51I could only look at her gratefully.
11:53I later learned that after Adrian drove the paramedics away for the second time, they
11:57immediately reported that someone on the property might be unlawfully confined, and the DeLuca
12:01family had already been under close surveillance by a federal organized crime task force.
12:05My emergency call finally gave them a reason to enter the estate.
12:09In the darkness, that nightmare of a phone call came back to me.
12:12While I was crawling out of the kennel, Adrian had called me.
12:15Nero's paw accidentally hit the answer button.
12:18Sophia, my marriage to Isabella isn't just a business arrangement.
12:22I do have feelings for her.
12:24But you matter more to me.
12:26Don't hold this against her, alright?
12:27I promise you.
12:29No matter what happens, there will always be a place for you in the DeLuca family.
12:33But this baby is going to make me a laughingstock.
12:36You're really pregnant?
12:38But we only slept together once.
12:41I thought you only said that to upset her.
12:43You're the only man I've ever been with.
12:45Are you saying you won't claim the baby?
12:46At Sophia's fragile accusation, Adrian immediately lowered his voice to comfort her.
12:51The cramping in my abdomen gradually stopped.
12:53That terrifying stillness frightened me more than the pain had.
12:56I didn't know how long I remained unconscious.
12:59But I believed I had to survive this nightmare.
13:01Because somewhere in the haze, I thought I could hear again the faint,
13:05rapid heartbeat from the examination room.
13:07Even if only for my baby, I had to live.
13:16When Adrian realized he still couldn't reach me by phone, he finally began to feel uneasy.
13:21Just then, the hospital called him back using my phone.
13:26Isabella, what the hell are you doing?
13:29I leave with Sophia for a few hours, and you bring federal agents into the estate?
13:33Was something this small really worth taking this far?
13:36Are you the patient's husband?
13:37She's being treated for severe anaphylactic shock and heavy bleeding during pregnancies.
13:41You need to come to the hospital immediately.
13:44Meanwhile, Katerina was at a private DeLuca club with several Kapos,
13:48discussing how to contain the situation.
13:51The conference room door suddenly opened.
13:53Several bodyguards entered and took her phone.
13:55Ma'am, this is a joint decision by the boss and the family leadership.
13:59Until Isabella Romano regains consciousness,
14:02you are not to leave this building or contact anyone at the estate.
14:06You dare confine me?
14:08The Romano family has already terminated the truce.
14:11Right now, you'd best to pray she wakes up.
14:19Bleeding during pregnancy?
14:21That's impossible.
14:23My wife isn't pregnant.
14:25The patient's condition is critical and she needs immediate surgery.
14:28Please come to the hospital as soon as possible.
14:31After the call ended, Adrian hesitated for a long time.
14:34Remembering how I had looked at the estate,
14:36he finally decided to come to the hospital.
14:39By the time he arrived, I was already in surgery.
14:42A nurse stopped him.
14:44What is your relationship to Isabella Romano?
14:47I'm her husband.
14:48The patient suffered severe anaphylactic shock and significant blood loss.
14:53She is 13 weeks pregnant and the pregnancy is in serious danger.
14:57She needs surgery immediately.
14:59Do you know her medical history?
15:01You're saying she really is pregnant?
15:03She never told me.
15:0813 weeks.
15:09Her fetal heartbeat records are right here.
15:12Her chart shows two previous early miscarriages.
15:14So this pregnancy already required extra care.
15:18Severe oxygen detritation and physical trauma can both increase the risk of miscarriage.
15:22When Adrian saw the confirmed pregnancy written clearly on the report, he froze.
15:27She really was pregnant.
15:28She wasn't lying to me.
15:30He suddenly remembered the way I clutched his sleeve and begged him.
15:33And all along, he insisted I was acting.
15:37What have I done?
15:45He had just started towards the operating area when a fist slammed into his face.
15:51She begged for help for that long inside your estate.
15:55You took her medicine, locked her in a kennel, and personally sent the paramedics away.
16:00Now that you know she was pregnant, you finally believe her.
16:05Damien, this is a misunderstanding.
16:07I didn't know she was really allergic, and I didn't know she was pregnant.
16:11So if she wasn't pregnant, you could just stand there and watch her die?
16:15She isn't some bargaining card the Romino family handed over to you!
16:19She's my sister!
16:21Heavy footsteps sounded from the end of the corridor.
16:23Two federal agents walked straight toward Adrian.
16:26Adrian DeLuca, you are suspected of unlawful confinement,
16:29obstruction of emergency medical care, and conduct resulting in serious bodily injury.
16:36You have no right to detain me here.
16:38Paramedics came to your estate twice.
16:40You personally prevented them from reaching the patient both times.
16:43We found the locked kennet in the underground dog facility,
16:46your wife's emergency allergy medication, and the estate surveillance footage.
16:51Severe anaphylactic shock, multiple abrasions, heavy bleeding during pregnancy,
16:56and the hospital has confirmed that she is allergic to peanuts.
16:58But the family doctor said there was nothing wrong with her tests.
17:01Normal test results only meant she wasn't having a reaction at the time.
17:04They never meant she wasn't allergic to peanuts.
17:06Mr. DeLuca, have you ever actually cared about your wife?
17:16After Adrian finished the federal agent's initial questioning,
17:19members of the DeLuca family took him back to the old family meeting room.
17:22The boss, the consigliere, and several capos were already there.
17:26The emergency call records, estate surveillance footage,
17:29and my medical report were laid out on the table.
17:31The consigliere pushed the surveillance footage toward him.
17:33You took away the medicine that could have saved the wife
17:35at the center of our alliance with the Romanos,
17:37blocked paramedics from entering the estate,
17:39and locked her in a kennel.
17:41Now the Romano family has ended the truce,
17:43and federal agents have entered the DeLuca estate.
17:46Over Sophia, you nearly killed the Romano boss's only daughter,
17:50pushed us to the edge of war with the Romanos,
17:52and brought federal agents through our front gate.
17:55What makes you think you're still fit to become boss?
17:57He wanted to explain,
17:59but there wasn't a single excuse that could save him.
18:02Until Isabella wakes up, you are not leaving this property.
18:04Your mother is also barred from all family business.
18:07Whether you are allowed to remain in this family
18:09will depend on Isabella's response when she wakes up,
18:12and on the Romano family's decision.
18:21At three in the morning, I was finally wheeled out of surgery.
18:24When I woke again, it was already the following afternoon.
18:28The hospital room was unnaturally quiet,
18:30filled only with the steady beeping of the monitor.
18:32Instinctively, I reached for my lower abdomen.
18:35It was flat and empty.
18:37I lay frozen for a long time before I finally understood
18:39that the baby whose heartbeat I'd heard only two days earlier was gone.
18:42A muffled sob came from beside the bed.
18:44I turned my head and realized my mother had been sitting there the entire time.
18:48She was always immaculate, but now her eyes were swollen red,
18:51her hair was disheveled, and her clothes were wrinkled beyond recognition.
18:56Isabella, you're awake!
18:57My father was standing by the window.
18:59The moment he heard my voice, he turned around.
19:09This was a man who had never lost control in front of anyone,
19:12yet his eyes were red, and he looked as though he'd aged overnight.
19:15He came to the bedside, and tears immediately spilled down his face.
19:18Dad...
19:19I later learned that they had arrived the night before.
19:21My mother had stayed outside the operating room all night,
19:24while my father and brother dealt with the DeLuca family.
19:26They didn't ask me what had happened.
19:28The doctors had already told them I was 13 weeks pregnant,
19:31and that the baby had been developing normally.
19:33I'm sorry.
19:34I made you worry.
19:36Why are you apologizing?
19:38The DeLuca family are the ones who owe you an apology.
19:41They promised to protect you, and instead you almost died inside their estate!
19:45Your mother is right.
19:46When you recover, you're coming home with us.
19:49There will always be a place for you in the Romano family.
19:52Whatever happens from now on, don't carry it alone.
19:55That night, I cried as though I were emptying out every tear I would ever have in this life.
20:05My mother told me that Adrian and Katerina had both been placed under restrictions.
20:09The DeLuca family would wait until I was physically able before holding a formal hearing.
20:13I nodded and asked nothing more.
20:15By the third day, the doctor said I was recovering better than expected,
20:18but the severe shock and blood loss might affect my future fertility.
20:21It might be very difficult for me to become pregnant again.
20:24My mother's hand visibly trembled.
20:26She turned away and pretended to straighten things on the table.
20:29My father stood by the window, gripping a cigar case he hadn't touched in years.
20:33He had quit smoking three years earlier.
20:36That day, he stood alone on the terrace for a full hour.
20:40When he came back, he smelled of tobacco.
20:42When you're well enough, we're going home.
20:44I looked at him and slowly nodded.
20:46While I was still in the hospital, the DeLuca family's consigliere came to see me with the Romano family's attorney.
20:51The consigliere placed the estate surveillance footage, emergency call records, and the preliminary findings in front of me.
20:57The evidence we have matches the statement you previously gave the federal agents.
21:00The DeLuca family is prepared to accept responsibility and is offering an internal settlement.
21:05Isabella, are you willing to accept it?
21:07No.
21:17My mother had our private chef send over some soup I liked.
21:21I had just lifted the spoon when an argument broke out in the hallway.
21:24My father looked toward the door, then motioned for the bodyguards to let the person in.
21:28Sophia stood there.
21:30Her lower abdomen showed the slightest curve, and she looked awful, as though she'd been crying for hours.
21:34The first thing she did was demand.
21:37Isabella, what did you do with Adrian?
21:41Sophia, who exactly are you to come in here demanding answers from my daughter?
21:45I'm Adrian's sister.
21:50Sister?
21:52What kind of sister sleeps with her brother?
21:54I looked at her wounded expression and deliberately asked,
21:57I know you hate me, but Adrian and I truly love each other.
22:02Now he's disappeared, and the DeLuca family won't tell me where he is.
22:06I had no choice but to come to you.
22:09Why are you so desperate to find him?
22:11She placed a hand over her abdomen and lifted her chin.
22:15I'm pregnant.
22:16The baby is Adrian's.
22:26Father rose from the sofa, his gaze cold enough to make the air feel thinner.
22:31Looking at the almost proud expression on Sophia's face, I suddenly found the whole thing absurd.
22:36What are you laughing at?
22:38Did you come here because you want me to get Adrian released,
22:41or because you want me to sign the divorce papers so you can stand beside him openly?
22:46It doesn't matter.
22:47Even if you hadn't asked, I was going to divorce him anyway.
22:51Relief flashed across my parents' faces.
22:54Sophia's expression went from stunned to ecstatic in an instant.
22:57You mean it?
22:59Of course.
23:02But there is one thing I'm curious about.
23:05How impressive is Adrian exactly that he managed to get you pregnant after just one time?
23:11What do you mean?
23:12Nothing.
23:13I'm just curious.
23:14How long have the two of you really been crossing that line?
23:17A year?
23:18Two?
23:19And yet somehow you got pregnant at the exact same time I did.
23:23That's quite a coincidence.
23:30What are you implying?
23:32This baby is Adrian's!
23:35I never said it wasn't.
23:37I was only asking.
23:39Adrian is currently being restricted by the DeLico family,
23:42and federal agents are still investigating what happened at the estate.
23:46If you're so certain, you can wait until he's released and have him claim the child himself.
23:52My mother was shaking with anger.
23:54She actually had the nerve to come here?
23:57Mom, don't get upset.
23:59How am I supposed not to?
24:01Adrian got another woman pregnant, and you lost your own child because of him?
24:06Mom, my baby is gone.
24:10Whatever happens to them from now on has nothing to do with me.
24:14What happens next is Annabella's decision.
24:18The DeLuca family sent over the preliminary findings.
24:21Adrian admitted ordering someone to remove my emergency allergy medication,
24:24and he admitted locking me in the underground kennel.
24:27But he continued to insist that he'd never intended to kill me.
24:31He simply hadn't believed I was truly allergic, and he hadn't known I was pregnant.
24:36The DeLuca consigliere asked me again whether I was willing to accept an internal settlement.
24:40No.
24:40My answer was immediate.
24:42The family leadership will hold a formal hearing in two weeks.
24:53A week later, Adrian's attorney arrived.
24:55He brought an asset transfer package.
24:57It included trusts, properties, and income rights.
25:01He placed the documents in front of me.
25:03This is Mr. DeLuna's proposed compensation.
25:07If you agree to state this was a misunderstanding, these assets are yours immediately.
25:14Take them away.
25:16He is surrendering his assets.
25:17He truly regrets it.
25:20Regrets it?
25:22He didn't regret it when he locked me up.
25:25He didn't regret taking my medicine.
25:28That could have saved my life.
25:30He didn't regret ignoring my screams and keeping the paramedics away.
25:36He only regrets losing his position as underboss and his chance to be the boss.
25:40Not because he nearly killed his wife.
25:43Tell Adrian this.
25:44We don't need his houses or his money.
25:47Nothing can repay what he owes me.
25:54No one from the DeLuca family enters without Isabella's permission.
26:05A week later, I was preparing to leave the hospital.
26:08My mother packed my things while my father handled the remaining hospital and legal matters with our attorney.
26:12The doctor examined me one last time and told me not to overexert myself.
26:15I returned to the DeLuca estate with my parents, our attorney, and Romano family bodyguards to collect my belongings.
26:22I didn't take much.
26:23A few clothes, a few books.
26:25The black German shepherd was named Nero.
26:27Katerina had selected him from a professional kennel.
26:29For some reason, Nero had been unusually attached to me from the very first time we met.
26:33If it hadn't been for him, I might truly have died in that underground kennel.
26:37In the end, the dog was more loyal to me than my own husband.
26:40Our attorney asked whether I wanted the underground kennel preserved.
26:44The federal agents had already finished processing the scene, but until the site was formally released, no one was allowed
26:49to alter it.
26:51Once the investigation is over, tear it down.
27:00On the day of the hearing, my parents and I went to the DeLuca family's old meeting room.
27:05The moment Katerina and Adrian saw me, they both tried to apologize.
27:08I ignored them.
27:10The emergency response records preserved by the federal agents, the estate surveillance footage, and the statements from security personnel were
27:17all laid out on the table.
27:18Adrian could no longer deny what he'd done.
27:21The family leadership determined that, for Sofia's sake, he had nearly killed the Romano boss's only daughter.
27:26The wife at the center of the alliance between our families shattered the troops and brought federal investigators directly into
27:32the DeLuca estate.
27:33He was stripped of his position as underboss, disqualified from succeeding his boss, and formally expelled from the family.
27:39From that day forward, no DeLuca member was permitted to follow his orders or provide him with money, weapons, or
27:45protection.
27:48Katerina was barred from all family affairs.
27:50Until the federal investigation concluded, she was not permitted to leave a family-owned residence or contact anyone connected to
27:56the estate.
27:57Adrian was still begging me to forgive him.
28:04Why did you take away the medicine that could have saved her life?
28:08Why did you lock someone who couldn't breathe inside a kennel?
28:13Why did you stop the paramedics from entering the estate twice?
28:17After everything you did, you're lucky the Romano's didn't go to war with us.
28:21And you still have the nerve to ask her forgiveness?
28:26Adrian couldn't answer a single question.
28:29Katerina cried and insisted she'd only been trying to teach me to follow the DeLuca family's rules.
28:33But this time, no one spoke up for her.
28:36When I walked out of the old meeting room, I felt lighter than I had in years.
28:45I returned with my parents to the Romano family's lakeside estate.
28:48I stayed there for three years.
28:50Three years later, I told my parents I wanted to leave the main house and live by the sea.
28:53I bought an old house with a terrace in a small coastal town.
28:56My parents came with me to help get everything settled.
28:59We were in the middle of unpacking when the doorbell rang.
29:03My mother went to answer it.
29:05A man stood outside.
29:07Adrian.
29:08His beard was unkempt, and he'd grown so thin his cheekbones jutted sharply.
29:12There was nothing left of the authority he'd once carried as the DeLuca Underhoss.
29:16What are you doing here?
29:17Mrs. Romano, I want to see Isabella.
29:20You still have the nerve to see her?
29:22You nearly killed her.
29:24You killed her child, and you still dared to come here?
29:27Adrian suddenly dropped to his knees outside the door.
29:29He ignored the curious looks from neighbors along the street and kept repeating.
29:33I was wrong!
29:35I was so wrong!
29:37I didn't know Isabella was pregnant!
29:40All you knew was what Sophia liked, what scared her, and when she needed you.
29:44All you remembered was that she was carrying your baby, your precious little sister!
29:50Adrian didn't argue.
29:53That baby wasn't mine.
30:01Mother Rose.
30:02I stepped out of the room and looked at Adrian kneeling outside.
30:04The baby wasn't yours?
30:06After I was expelled from the family, I had someone investigated.
30:09Sophia was already pregnant before she came to me.
30:11The baby's biological father was a married man.
30:13He refused to acknowledge it, so she wanted me to claim the child and keep her under the DeLuca family's
30:17protection.
30:18I couldn't help laughing when I heard that.
30:24So, what did you come here for?
30:26She lied to me.
30:27Isabella, that baby wasn't mine.
30:29But you did sleep with her, didn't you?
30:31Do you even know whether the baby I lost three years ago was a boy or a girl?
30:35You don't.
30:36You don't even know how far along I was.
30:38You never bothered to read my medical records.
30:41Whether Sophia's child was yours and whether you betrayed me are two different things.
30:45And you think a DNA test is enough to make me forgive you?
30:54Isabella, I was wrong.
30:55Please give me one more chance.
30:57I've lost my right to succeed as boss.
30:58I've lost the family.
30:59I've lost everything.
31:00But I stopped needing you a long time ago.
31:01I never want to see you again for as long as I live.
31:04Go.
31:05About six months later, my brother told me that Adrian had found Sophia.
31:08Sophia admitted the baby wasn't his.
31:10She also admitted she'd only wanted him to claim it so she could keep the DeLuca family's protection.
31:15During the argument, Adrian lost control and killed her.
31:18This time, the DeLuca family did nothing to protect him.
31:21They refused to provide him with attorneys, money, or a place to hide.
31:25And they turned over his location to investigators.
31:28In the end, Adrian was sentenced to life in prison for murder.
31:31Three months later, my cafe officially opened.
31:33I named it Second Morning.
31:35From the windows, I could see the ocean.
31:38My mother came to stay from time to time.
31:40My father always complained that the coffee was too bitter.
31:43But he still showed up every month.
31:45Nero lay in his favorite spot by the window.
31:47He was no longer a Dacala guard dog.
31:50Just a big dog who loved lying in the sun.
31:52On opening day, the sea breeze made the brass bell above the door chime softly.
31:56I carried a cup of coffee out onto the terrace.
31:59I used to think marrying Adrian was the beginning of my life.
32:02Only later did I understand that it wasn't until I left him
32:04that I finally reached my own first morning.
32:12You