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00:00Vittorio, the ruthless Don of the Syndicate, had been barren for years, and now, an heir was finally on the
00:05way.
00:05But at the lavish celebration gala, his untouchable wife Isabella stood up and made a public announcement.
00:10I'm in my prime. I'm meant for way bigger things, sis.
00:12I make my own rules, and I sure as hell ain't gonna be some breeding machine.
00:16So, Capo, please get me a syringe of that black market abortion stuff.
00:22The Don's mom, Mrs. Rose's face, went livid.
00:25I shrank back into a dark corner, wishing I could hide under the marble table.
00:29And then, out of nowhere, a tiny, childish voice rang out right in my ear.
00:33Ah! Why? I fought so hard to be the Don's little boy, and they put me in this silly lady's
00:40stomach!
00:41If she doesn't want me, someone else will!
00:44I do! I want it!
00:45The next second, Vittorio drew his pistol and pressed the barrel right under my chin.
00:50Mia, what the fuck do you want?
00:52My legs buckled, and I dropped to my knees, scrambling for something to say.
00:56I want to share the madam's burden. I'll bear an air for the cappy.
01:00Huh? Wait. Can the maid lady actually hear me?
01:05You're so brave and quick. Wanna be my new mommy?
01:09Listen here, little boss. Stop picking your mother right now.
01:12There's still a loaded gun pressed to my throat.
01:14Typical low-class trash.
01:16You know absolutely nothing about youth and freedom.
01:20Begging to pop out brats for a man? You're no better than a slave.
01:23The other mafia mistresses in the room went pale, but nobody dared breathe a word.
01:27I just wanted to play dead again, but the little voice in my ear was furious.
01:30You're the big meanie. Your whole family is mean, too.
01:34Getting stuck in your tummy is the worst luck I've ever had.
01:37I tried to hold it in, but I couldn't.
01:40If the madam doesn't want to give birth, that's her choice.
01:44If I want to, isn't that my choice, too?
01:47Vittoria looked down at me, and the gun barrel finally pulled back half an inch.
01:51Isabella narrowed her eyes, a cold smirk playing on her lips.
01:54Choice. Out of all the women in this syndicate, who doesn't want to breed for him?
01:59You're all just dying to get knocked up, acting like a bunch of brood sows.
02:04Several women in the room instantly turned ashen.
02:06Too bad the ones who want to can't, and I'm the one who doesn't want to, and I'm the only
02:12one who got pregnant.
02:13Gosh, she's so silly! Daddy couldn't have a baby for so long. I prayed for a hundred years to get
02:19here.
02:19You think you'd be standing there showing off without me? How dare you be mean to me? You're making me
02:24mad!
02:25Vittorio's face darkened to pure murder. Isabella, leaning on the leverage in her belly, didn't flinch.
02:30If the cap is so pissed, go ahead and punish me.
02:32But whether this little heir survives it, I really couldn't say.
02:35Out of line! You enabled this bitch!
02:39Vittorio didn't reply. He just stared coldly at Isabella.
02:42Isabella looked like she didn't give a shit, casually brushing off her shoulder.
02:45Mrs. Rosa's gaze swept around the room and finally landed on me.
02:48This little girl's quite a looker.
02:50My face instantly burned up.
02:51Curves in all the right places. Looks like she's built to carry a child.
02:56Mrs. Rosa ignored my reaction and just stared at me.
02:58How many years have you been in the family? Why don't I recognize you?
03:02To the matriarch, I was brought into the estate the same year as the madam.
03:06Then why haven't I ever seen you serve the don?
03:09My palms were sweating, but I forced myself to cover it up.
03:12The cappy solely focused on the syndicate's business, so I never got the chance.
03:16Vittorio's brow twitched slightly.
03:18Truth was, after years of being barren, he rarely touched women.
03:21Until Isabella manipulated him with her modern business tricks and hoarded all his attention.
03:25Who knew that after just one time, Isabella actually got pregnant, and yet, she didn't even want it.
03:29Mrs. Rosa stood up with the help of her enforcer.
03:31Since the madam refuses to breed, let somebody who wants to take over.
03:36Vittorio, tonight you go to Mia's room.
03:38Let Isabella know she isn't the only fucking woman in this empire.
03:43Yay!
03:44That silly lady will be sorry she didn't want me.
03:46Isabella's face turned completely livid.
03:48That night, half the expensive vases in the master suite got smashed to pieces.
03:52Early the next morning, the fireplace in the matriarch's lounge was roaring.
03:56Mrs. Rosa sat at the head of the table, in a fox fur coat, her face colder than the snow
04:00outside.
04:01Isabella showed up extremely late.
04:02She walked in, holding her maid's arm, her back straight as a board.
04:06Her stomach wasn't even showing yet, but she carried herself like she was ten months pregnant and holding a bomb.
04:10Vittorio sat next to Mrs. Rosa.
04:12Isabella gave a half-assed greeting.
04:14Didn't sleep well last night, Rosa?
04:17Thanks to you, how the hell could I sleep?
04:20Isabella sat down without being asked.
04:23Why so angry?
04:25I just refuse to get trapped by this mafia empire and a baby.
04:29A woman's life shouldn't just revolve around a kid the second she gets knocked up.
04:34But you're carrying the only heir Vittorio's wanted for years.
04:38So what?
04:40So I should be grateful and throw the rest of my life away?
04:44What exactly do you want?
04:46That was exactly what Isabella had been waiting for.
04:48I can keep the kid, but I've got three conditions.
04:51Mrs. Rosa's face instantly darkened.
04:53First, give me the cappy signet ring.
04:56Second, I want a permanent seat at the table for all syndicate business.
05:01Third, the second this kid's born, he gets named the absolute successor.
05:06Mrs. Rosa snapped the rosary in her hands out of pure rage.
05:09Bullshit!
05:09If you think it's bullshit, I can just get rid of it.
05:12It's just an abortion pill anyway.
05:14One quick swallow.
05:16Vittorio stood up abruptly.
05:17The guards and maids instantly dropped to their knees.
05:20I fell to my knees too, my heart about to jump out of my throat.
05:22But Isabella stayed seated.
05:24Why are you shaking like a leave, Mia?
05:26Weren't you acting so loyal last night?
05:28I kept my head down.
05:30Women like you only know how to use your bodies to beg for scraps.
05:34Too bad, even if you throw away your dignity, your wound's still useless.
05:38I didn't dare answer, but the tiny voice in my ear started doing flips.
05:42I'm so mad.
05:44She's holding a winning lottery ticket and trying to tear it up, acting all cool.
05:49This isn't negotiating.
05:51She's walking straight into a big trap, trying to take me down with her in her dreams.
05:57Hmm.
05:57But the voice kept chattering away.
05:59My mouth twitched, very slightly, but Vittorio caught it.
06:02His gaze lingered on my face for a second.
06:04Vittorio, I'll give you one day.
06:06If you haven't made up your mind by this time tomorrow, I'll go to the underground clinic
06:10and get the syringe myself.
06:12Get the car.
06:14Isabella's brow relaxed, thinking he was backing down.
06:16We're going to Mia's room.
06:17My head snapped up.
06:18The smile on Isabella's face vanished.
06:20That night, Vittorio stepped into my cramped bedroom.
06:23You're afraid of me?
06:24My knees buckled to kneel, but he reached out.
06:26You had plenty of guts when you talked back to Isabella?
06:29I was just scared out of my mind.
06:31The little spirit murmured excitedly in my ear.
06:33Stop shaking.
06:34If you want to be my mommy, you've got to be braver.
06:36Hurry, hurry, go give daddy a hug.
06:38Oh my god, little boss, do you even hear what you're saying?
06:41Vittorio looked at my pale face and slowly backed me against the wall.
06:44Since you asked for it, I'll give it to you.
06:47Let's see if your womb's as brave as your mouth.
06:49At dawn, my fellow maid walked in, her eyes red from crying.
06:53Mia, those people outside are crossing the line.
06:55I wiped my face.
06:56What are they saying?
06:57She bit her lip, taking a long time to choke it out.
06:59They said you're desperately trying to steal the madam's job of having a baby.
07:03Said you're cheap street trash who's never seen real money or power.
07:06And they said you were on your knees begging the Cappy to stay last night.
07:09I'm going to go give them a piece of my mind.
07:11Come back.
07:12Don't go.
07:13But Mia, they're making you sound like a-
07:15I finished it for her.
07:16A manipulative whore trying to climb into the Don's bed?
07:21Let them talk.
07:22I don't give a shit.
07:23Why should you?
07:26Last night, half awake, that little thing kept rolling around in my ear.
07:30Don't worry, good mommy.
07:31I'm almost there.
07:32The louder that silly lady brags now, the harder she's going to fall later.
07:36Since Isabella wanted to paint a target on my back, I was going to let her paint it real
07:40good.
07:41By the afternoon, the rumors had spread through the entire estate.
07:44Even the delivery boys couldn't help but sneak looks at me.
07:46I kept my head down cleaning, pretending not to notice.
07:49Mrs. Rose's enforcer came to deliver supplements.
07:51You've been wronged, Mia.
07:52I quickly stood up to show respect.
07:54It's nothing, really.
07:55She glanced at me and lowered her voice.
07:57Isabella had her people leak the gossip outside the estate.
07:59The wives of the other bosses were whispering about it in the parlor, saying she's a modern
08:03visionary who refuses to be chained by motherhood, and saying you are just a gold digger trying
08:09to use a baby to get rich.
08:10I touched my stomach.
08:11Well, they aren't exactly wrong.
08:13If I'm really that lucky, of course I want to give the capo an air.
08:16The enforcer froze, her gaze shifting as she looked at me differently.
08:19Isabella couldn't hold back anymore.
08:20She had her guards carry the abortion drugs straight into Vitovio's private office.
08:24When Mrs. Rosa called me over, Vittorio was sitting behind his mahogany desk, his face
08:29pitch black.
08:30Isabella stood in the center of the room.
08:31Petitio, I'm done waiting.
08:33Vittorio rubbed his temples.
08:38What the fuck do you want now?
08:40Isabella smiled calmly.
08:41In three days, the entire syndicate's gathering for the banquet.
08:44If you haven't agreed to my terms by then, I will inject this drug right in front of
08:48everyone.
08:48Mrs. Rosa clutched her chest, her enforcer quickly supporting her.
08:52Vittorio's eyes were lethal.
08:56Isabella, do you really think I won't put a bullet in your head?
08:59Isabella touched her stomach.
09:01Of course you would.
09:03But can you afford to?
09:04She took a step forward.
09:06This is the only air you've had in years of being barren.
09:09She turned to look at me, sneering.
09:11You can't seriously expect this little maid to get knocked up overnight, can you?
09:14I kept my head down, staring silently at my shoes.
09:17Isabella grew even more smug.
09:18The signet ring, the seat at the table, the absolute successor.
09:23Miss even won, and I'm aborting it.
09:26The office felt like a powder keg about to blow.
09:29Mrs. Rosa fell ill that very night, and Vittorio smashed three crystal ashtrays.
09:33Mommy, eat your food.
09:35In one month, I promise I'll make that silly lady super embarrassed.
09:38One month later, at the Grand Syndicate Banquet, the ballroom was packed with mafia bosses,
09:43their wives, and high-ranking associates.
09:45Vittorio sat at the head table, his eyes cold and sharp.
09:48Mrs. Rosa was supported by her enforcer, still looking pale.
09:51When Isabella arrived, every eye in the room locked onto her.
09:55She wore a blood-red silk gown, radiating pure arrogance.
09:58Two guards walked behind her, one carrying a medical kit with a syringe,
10:01the other holding a stack of legal transfer documents.
10:04Vittorio, I'm here for your answer.
10:06Vittorio's eyes locked onto the syringe.
10:08The entire room held its breath in terror.
10:10Isabella raised her hand, and the guard presented the documents.
10:14What the hell are you waiting for?
10:16She stroked her stomach.
10:18I gave you enough time, I've been more than patient.
10:21The ring, the seat, the successor.
10:25Miss won, and I'm taking this drug right now.
10:27She gestured, and her guard shoved the documents closer.
10:30Fucking insane!
10:32Don't rush to curse me out, Rosa.
10:36This is the only air the dawn has managed to create in years.
10:39Are you really willing to lose it?
10:41He didn't speak, and the rest of the room didn't dare make a sound.
10:44If you really didn't care, you wouldn't have let me walk in here today.
10:48Wasn't Mia the one running her mouth about wanting to breed?
10:50Why can't she even lift her head now?
10:52My spine stiffened, and my palms were drenched in sweat.
10:54But the tiny, sweet voice was completely silent at this moment.
10:57Baby?
10:58No response.
10:59Baby?
10:59Still nothing.
11:00Isabella saw me looking down, and her smile deepened.
11:02See that?
11:02Even she knows she's full of shit.
11:05If you don't hand over that ring, no other woman in this empire will ever give you a child.
11:11You're holding the entire family hostage!
11:15Hostage?
11:17That's a bit dramatic, Rosa.
11:19I'm just securing a safe future for myself and my kid.
11:23You can't expect me to risk my life pushing out an heir and get absolutely nothing in return, right?
11:31Do you really think I'm popping out babies for charity?
11:33The mafia wives in the room were too terrified to even breathe.
11:36Vittorio's face sank inch by inch.
11:38He looked at the transfer documents, then at Isabella.
11:40A boiling rage suppressed in his eyes.
11:42But angry or not, everyone knew clearly.
11:45She held the only bloodline he had desperately wanted for so long.
11:47Mrs. Rosa closed her eyes, her chest heaving violently.
11:51She turned to look at me, as if she was still waiting.
11:53I knew what she was waiting for.
11:54Waiting for some kind of miracle from me.
11:56Waiting to see if my womb could actually give her some hope.
11:58Baby?
11:59I called out in my mind one more time.
12:01Still no response.
12:02Vittorio's hand was already hovering over his signet ring.
12:05At that moment, the breathing in the room practically stopped.
12:07Isabella tilted her chin up, unable to hide the triumph in her eyes.
12:11Made up your mind, Vittorio?
12:13You have no other choice but to agree to my terms.
12:16Vittorio said nothing, just staring at the ring, his fingers tightening around it.
12:19Mrs. Rosa's eyes turned red, gripping the table for support.
12:23Vittorio?
12:23Her voice was incredibly low, filled with suffocating frustration and reluctance.
12:27Vittorio's Adam's apple bobbed, and he finally picked up the ring.
12:30That single movement felt like hoisting the pride of the entire syndicate into the air,
12:34only to stomp it into the dirt.
12:35The smile in Isabella's eyes was practically spilling over.
12:38She looked at the ring in his hand, chuckled softly, and was about to speak again.
12:42Right then, my stomach suddenly churned violently.
12:44Then that familiar, loud little voice exploded in my ear.
12:50Moving finished!
12:52Ta-da!
12:52New mommy, I'm here!
12:57My brain buzzed, and my entire body froze.
13:00The next second, a wave of intense nausea rushed up my throat.
13:07Mia, what the fuck?
13:08Isabella's smile froze.
13:09Then she raised an eyebrow.
13:10Mia, what kind of sick act is this?
13:14Throwing up right when he's about to hand over the ring.
13:18Perfect timing.
13:19I gripped the edge of the table, my stomach still churning.
13:22Hurry!
13:23Get the mob dock in here, now!
13:27Making a scene out of nothing.
13:29Rosa, you don't actually believe this bitch, do you?
13:31Mrs. Rosa ignored her, staring intensely at me, her eyes filled with desperate hope.
13:37Mommy, mommy!
13:38I'm all settled into my new room.
13:41It's so soft and warm.
13:44Way better than that yucky old place.
13:46I was helped onto a velvet sofa by a maid, my fingers freezing cold, dropping to his knees
13:51to draw my blood and check my vitals.
13:53He was calm at first, but a moment later his brow twitched, and he quickly checked the portable
13:57ultrasound screen.
14:00Well?
14:04Congratulations, Cap.
14:05Mia is absolutely pregnant.
14:07Low gasps of shock instantly exploded across the ballroom.
14:10Mrs. Rosa gripped her enforcer, her eyes lighting up instantly.
14:14The torio stood frozen, his gaze dropping to my stomach, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly.
14:18Bullshit!
14:19She only slept with him a few weeks ago!
14:21There's no fucking way you can detect it today!
14:24To the madam, the readings are faint, but it is undeniably a positive pregnancy.
14:30Positive?
14:31Bring someone else.
14:32Call every single doctor in this syndicate!
14:35I want to see how long this bitch can keep up the act!
14:37Three more top-tier underground doctors and the chief surgeon rushed in.
14:41They took turns running tests on me, and finally, they all dropped to their knees.
14:47To the capo and the matriarch.
14:49Mia is undoubtedly pregnant.
14:51Hear that?
14:52Hear that?
14:53All the doctors said yes!
14:54I'm a super-duper special baby!
14:56Of course I'm real!
14:59Impossible!
15:00She's faking it to steal my power!
15:02Vittorio, you can't let her play you!
15:04The only true air is right here in my belly!
15:06What the fuck is she?
15:07She doesn't even deserve to breathe the same air as me!
15:11Since Isabella doesn't believe it, let the doctors check her too.
15:15Check me then.
15:17Fake is fake, and real is real.
15:20I'd like to see who has the balls to lie to my face.
15:22The doctor crawled over on his knees, and hooked up the ultrasound to Isabella.
15:27The baby in my belly is the air the capo has prayed for for years.
15:31Mia is just a cheap maid trying to step over me.
15:34She doesn't even have the destiny for it.
15:36But the doctor's face began to turn pale, inch by inch.
15:39He moved the scanner, checking the screen again and again.
15:47Speak.
15:48Capo, Madame Isabella's readings are completely empty.
15:52The fetus is gone.
15:56You're out of your fucking mind!
15:58I wouldn't dare.
15:59Cappy, the fetus in the Madame's Whim is completely gone, and has been for days.
16:06I felt it kick just yesterday.
16:09You incompetent hacks can't even read a goddamn monitor!
16:13Even if you suffered a sudden shock,
16:16the readings wouldn't vanish this completely.
16:20Isabella looked at her stomach, then turned to look at me.
16:22It's fake. It's all a fucking lie.
16:25What do you mean, fake?
16:26You're the one who looks silly now!
16:29That's what you get for not wanting me!
16:31Serves you right!
16:32Vittorio's face sank into absolute darkness.
16:34Isabella, do you have anything else to say?
16:36Isabella slowly looked up, and actually laughed.
16:39It's Victorio, so the kid is gone.
16:41Big fucking deal.
16:42I know modern business.
16:43I also can secure stable cross-border trade routes.
16:46You can't run this empire without me.
16:48And as for the kid, I lost it today.
16:51I can just get knocked up again tomorrow.
16:53But what right does she have?
16:58All these years, none of the women in this syndicate could breed.
17:01What does that mean?
17:02It means you're naturally barren, Vittorio.
17:06And only a top-teep woman like me is destined to carry your bloodline.
17:10Mrs. Rose's face turned pitch black, her knuckles white around her rosary.
17:14Vittorio let out a cold laugh.
17:16Isabella, you really know how to put yourself on a pedestal.
17:19Am I wrong?
17:22She's a piece of street trash.
17:24How dare she claim she's carrying your heir?
17:26Who knows which rat she fucked to get that bastard inside her?
17:30The eyes of everyone in the room shifted.
17:33You're the big meanie?
17:34Your whole family is mean.
17:36Even your grandma and grandpa aren't good enough to wipe my toes.
17:41Before I could react, Vittorio slowly stood up and walked step by step to stand right in front of me.
17:47You think I don't recognize my own fucking child?
17:50Isabella looked at him, a sneer still on her lips.
17:53Vittorio, are you seriously going to believe her?
17:56Of course.
17:57I fucking believe her.
17:59He raised his hand, and the head of security immediately dropped to one knee.
18:03Ever since Mia was in my bed, her security logs have been on my desk every single day.
18:09These past weeks, nobody has gotten within ten feet of her except Rosa's guards and my own men.
18:14Her quarters have been locked down by my top enforcers 24-7.
18:18Exactly!
18:19Not even a boy mosquito could sneak in.
18:24Vittorio picked up the transfer documents, didn't even look at them, and tossed them at Isabella's feet.
18:29Alright, our previous deal is dead.
18:32The ring, the seat, the successor.
18:36You're not getting a single fucking thing.
18:42Vittorio!
18:45You promised me, as long as I kept the kid, we could negotiate the ring and the succession!
18:51Vittorio looked down at her from above.
18:53I also said if you lose the kid, you get absolutely nothing.
18:56Her face twisted in rage, and the next second, she lunged straight at me.
18:59Mia, you fucking bitch!
19:06I shrank back in terror, but Vittorio grabbed my wrist firmly.
19:10He stepped in front of me, his eyes terrifyingly cold.
19:14Take her down.
19:20You're all being played by her!
19:22She's just a cheap maid!
19:24How the hell could she carry the capo's hair?
19:26She's just trying to steal my spot!
19:28Guards, protect Mia!
19:31Protect my fucking grandson!
19:34Mia, you used some black magic to steal my baby!
19:37You're gonna rot in hell!
19:39She didn't want me, and now she blames mommy for taking me!
19:44Why do bad people lie so much?
19:47Isabella couldn't break free, so she just started laughing hysterically.
19:52Vittorio!
19:53You're ruining your own wife for a shore!
19:55You're killing your own flesh and blood!
19:59Rosa, you're doing this to me over a fetus that might not even be real?
20:05I'll kill myself right here in the banquet hall, and let the whole underground see how this family forced their
20:11madam to die!
20:12Vittorio didn't even blink.
20:15Lock down the master suite.
20:17Isabella is under house arrest.
20:19Bag all the evidence from tonight.
20:21The syringe, the transfer documents.
20:24Anyone who leaks a single word of this to the outside world,
20:28I'll slaughter your entire bloodline.
20:33Vittorio, you can't survive without me!
20:36This entire syndicate needs me!
20:38She brags so much, she'll probably choke on her own words.
20:46Maya, you just wait!
20:48Sooner or later, you're gonna die in this estate too!
20:52The heavy mahogany doors slammed shut.
20:55My legs gave out, and I almost collapsed backward.
20:58Vittorio caught me, looking down at my face.
21:01Scared?
21:03I shook my head.
21:04The truth was, I was scared out of my fucking mind.
21:08In just one day, rumors exploded across the city.
21:11The delivery boy walked in with his head down,
21:13almost dropping the medical tray in his hands.
21:19Hey kid, what's wrong?
21:24I don't dare say it.
21:26Mrs. Rose's enforcer stood there with a cold face.
21:28Speak.
21:30The boy kept bowing his head.
21:34Word on the street is that Madam Isabella refused to be a breeding machine.
21:39So, the capo and matriarch forced her to lose the baby.
21:44They're saying Mia is faking a pregnancy to steal power,
21:47and deliberately provoked the madam.
21:49He peeked at me, then buried his head again.
21:53Some are even saying Mia used black magic
21:56to steal the air right out of the madam's womb.
21:59My chest tightened,
22:00and I almost knocked over the glass of supplements.
22:03Mrs. Rosa's face darkened,
22:04slamming her teacup down.
22:07Bullshit!
22:09I'm going to put a bullet in that bitch right now!
22:12Rosa,
22:13there's no rush.
22:15Let Mia finish her vitamins first.
22:20Victorio, do I have to drink this?
22:22I looked at him with a bitter face.
22:23Vittorio didn't back down.
22:26Be a good girl.
22:27The little spirit hummed in disgust.
22:29Mommy's so spoiled.
22:31Crying over yucky medicine?
22:33How are you going to be my tough mommy?
22:35I closed my eyes and chugged it down,
22:37frowning at the bitter taste.
22:38Vittorio then turned around,
22:40tossing a stack of files onto the table.
22:42Don't stress, Rosa.
22:43The clinic's drug logs.
22:45Confessions from Isabella's guards.
22:48Testimonies from the wives at the banquet.
22:51The joint medical report signed by all the doctors.
22:56And those transfer documents she tried to force me to sign.
22:59His finger tapped the top page.
23:01I kept every single piece of it.
23:04Mrs. Rosa narrowed her eyes.
23:07You're taking this to the board?
23:11She wanted the whole world to know, didn't she?
23:15A cold smirk touched Vittorio's lips.
23:17I'm going to give her exactly what she wants.
23:19The next morning at the syndicate board meeting,
23:22Don Falcone was the first to stand up.
23:24Capo, I demand an inquiry into Mia.
23:27The boardroom fell silent.
23:29Mia comes from absolute street trash,
23:31yet gets pregnant overnight.
23:33It's highly suspicious.
23:34Madam Isabella was humiliated and locked up yesterday.
23:37The whole city's talking about it.
23:40Please, Capo, don't let a moment of lust
23:44chill the loyalty of Isabella and the Falco family.
23:46Don Falcone dropped to one knee.
23:49This witch is tearing the family apart.
23:52If we don't investigate it,
23:53it will shake the foundation of our empire.
24:01Are you done talking, Falcone?
24:06I am completely loyal, Capo.
24:08Please see the truth.
24:14Good.
24:17I was just about to ask all of you to see the truth, too.
24:21His enforcer stepped forward with a tray.
24:22The first item was the underground clinic's drug law.
24:26Isabella personally ordered her men to get abortion drugs.
24:30Don Falcone's face changed.
24:31The second item was the stack of transfer documents.
24:33When the enforcer unfolded them,
24:35the legal papers hung visible in the room.
24:37The signet ring, the seat at the table, the succession.
24:39Those words stung so badly
24:41that none of the board members dared to look up.
24:43Take a good look, gentlemen.
24:45Did Isabella want a child?
24:47Or did she want power?
24:48No one dared to answer.
24:50The chief surgeon was brought into the room,
24:51trembling on his knees.
24:53We jointly diagnosed that the madam's fetus
24:55had been gone for days.
24:56It wasn't caused by any shock at the banquet.
24:59The testimonies from the lock of the wire
25:01were also laid out.
25:02How Isabella held the syringe to threaten him.
25:04How she said she'd abort if she didn't get the ring.
25:06How she tried to force his hand.
25:07It was all written instantly.
25:09Isabella's own maid was crying her eyes out.
25:12The madam always said the kid
25:13was her biggest bargaining chip.
25:15If the capo didn't give her the power,
25:17she was going to end his bloodline!
25:21This is a setup!
25:24Falcone, you just said a witch
25:26was tearing the family apart.
25:27I'd like to ask,
25:29who exactly is spreading these rumors
25:31about black magic outside the estate?
25:35I don't know.
25:36Vittorio raised his hand.
25:37Another secret letter was thrown
25:39right in front of him.
25:41Then you should recognize this letter
25:43from your own private study.
25:45Don Falcone's body went stiff.
25:47The other board members
25:47who had backed him earlier
25:48turned completely pale.
25:51Wait for Isabella to get the ring,
25:53name the heir,
25:54and then use the kid
25:56to control my entire syndicate.
25:59The Falcone family
26:00played a really nice game.
26:02The board members wished
26:03they could bury their heads
26:04in the floor.
26:04The ones who accused me earlier
26:06dropped to their knees in unison.
26:09We were blinded by the Falcons.
26:11Please punish us, capo!
26:12In less than half a day,
26:14the narrative in the city
26:14completely flipped.
26:15In the underground clubs,
26:16nobody called Isabella
26:18a woke victim anymore.
26:19Instead,
26:19they cursed her
26:20for trading her baby
26:21for the ring,
26:21and I went from
26:22a manipulative whore
26:23to a literal saint
26:24who saved the capo's bloodline.
26:25When my maid came back,
26:26her eyes were sparkling.
26:27Mia!
26:28Everyone out there
26:29is saying you're a miracle!
26:30Mia is loyal
26:32and carries the heir.
26:33She has done a great service
26:35to the syndicate.
26:37Elevate her status
26:38to Underboss's level.
26:40Crates of luxury gifts
26:41were carried in,
26:42blinding my eyes.
26:45Underboss?
26:45Only Underboss?
26:47That's too small!
26:48Don't worry, Mommy.
26:49Once Daddy deals
26:50with that silly woman's family,
26:52you'll be the boss
26:53of everything!
26:54My heart skipped a beat.
26:56Little boss,
26:56please,
26:57just shut up for a second.
26:59After the Falcone name
27:00turned to shit,
27:00Don Falcone brought
27:01his entire crew
27:02and knelt outside
27:03Vittorio's main office.
27:04They were all crying
27:05and begging,
27:05their foreheads bleeding
27:06from hitting the pavement.
27:10Capo,
27:10it's my fault
27:11for failing to raise her right.
27:13That's why she turned
27:13into such a treacherous snake.
27:15But Isabella lost her mind,
27:17demanding power
27:18and spreading lies.
27:19She acted completely
27:20on her own!
27:21Hmph.
27:22Sneaky old guy
27:23trying to run away?
27:24Too late!
27:27Bring in Isabella.
27:28Vittorio's casual order
27:29shattered Don Falcone's plan.
27:31Isabella was quickly
27:32dragged into the room.
27:33Her designer gown was gone,
27:34her diamonds stripped,
27:35wearing only a plain gray jumpsuit.
27:37She saw Don Falcone
27:38and her eyes lit up.
27:39Dad!
27:42Capo,
27:43since she married
27:44into your family,
27:45she changed completely.
27:46She is no longer
27:47a Falcone!
27:48She tried to seize power
27:50and framed Mia.
27:51She was possessed
27:52by her own greed.
27:53Dad?
27:56This guilty bitch
27:57insulted the Don
27:58and corrupted the syndicate.
28:00I don't dare beg
28:01for her life.
28:03Guilty bitch?
28:04Isabella suddenly laughed.
28:08Fine.
28:10Fine.
28:10Pretend the Falcone's
28:11had nothing to do with it.
28:12She suddenly spun around
28:13and dropped to her knees
28:14in front of Vittorio.
28:16Vittivio,
28:17I'm guilty.
28:19But everything I did,
28:21my father and my brother
28:22taught me to do!
28:23You're lying!
28:24The ring,
28:26the seat,
28:27the succession,
28:28which one of those
28:29didn't you write
28:30in your letters
28:30for me to demand?
28:32Saying I was a visionary
28:33for women,
28:35building my hype
28:35in the city,
28:36wasn't that
28:37your fucking PR move?
28:40Even...
28:41Even the rumor
28:42about Mia
28:43using black magic!
28:45My brother
28:45paid people
28:46to spread that!
28:48Back then you said
28:49I was the golden child
28:50of the Falcons.
28:53Now that my kid is gone,
28:55you treat me
28:56like a piece of trash?
28:58Vittorio finally
28:59lifted his eyelids.
29:01Falcone,
29:03do you have anything
29:04else to say?
29:04Don Falcone opened
29:05his mouth
29:06but couldn't squeeze
29:06out a single word.
29:07Vittorio threw
29:08the secret letters down.
29:10The Falcons colluded
29:11with board members,
29:12using Isabella
29:13to hijack my empire,
29:14committing high treason.
29:16Strip Don Falcone
29:17of his rank
29:18and throw him
29:19in the dungeon.
29:22Exile all the Falcone
29:24men to the border slums,
29:26banned from the city
29:27for three generations.
29:30And the Falcone
29:31women are permanently
29:32banned from ever
29:33stepping foot
29:33in our territory.
29:35Don Falcone
29:36collapsed onto the
29:37floor.
29:39Yay!
29:40That's what you get
29:41for being mean
29:42to my mommy.
29:43The little spirit
29:44rolled around happily
29:45in my stomach.
29:46Isabella stared
29:46dead at my stomach,
29:47her eyes full of venom.
29:50Mia,
29:51don't get too smug.
29:54I couldn't give birth
29:55and neither will you.
29:57I curse you.
29:58You're both gonna die
29:59in labor!
29:59Vittorio's face
30:00instantly darkened.
30:02Shut her up.
30:03The crisp sound
30:04of a brutal slap
30:05echoed.
30:06One strike,
30:06two strikes.
30:07Blood seeped from
30:08Isabella's mouth
30:08but she was still
30:09laughing deliriously.
30:11I'm a modern visionary.
30:12I'm the true
30:13queen of destiny.
30:15Vittorio remained
30:16completely expressionless.
30:18Stripper of her
30:19madam title,
30:20throw her in the basement.
30:22Lock the door
30:23and throw away
30:24the fucking key.
30:26With Isabella destroyed,
30:27the madam's seat
30:28was left empty.
30:29The syndicate couldn't run
30:30without a matriarch
30:31so Mrs. Rosa
30:32called me to her side
30:33making me learn the ledgers
30:34and manage the estate.
30:35I just wanted to lay low
30:36but the little spirit
30:37warned me in my ear.
30:38Mommy,
30:39don't be lazy.
30:40This is your chance
30:40to be the real boss.
30:42I had no choice
30:42but to sit down.
30:43My dad was a low-level
30:44accountant
30:45and I used to help
30:46my mom with the books
30:46so I had a natural
30:47talent for numbers.
30:48I briefly flipped through
30:49the syndicate's ledgers.
30:50I realized that
30:51nearly 70% of the
30:52medical funds allocated
30:53for the women's clinic
30:54had been embezzled.
30:56Mommy's so smart.
30:57You found it so fast.
31:01It's the bad manager.
31:03He took our good things.
31:05Rosa,
31:06the numbers here
31:07don't add up.
31:07In less than half a day,
31:08the estate manager
31:09was dragged into the lounge.
31:10He knelt on the floor
31:11covered in cold sweat.
31:12I made a stupid mistake.
31:14Please spare my life, Rosa.
31:15Mrs. Rosa didn't look at him
31:17but instead looked at me
31:18with a scrutinizing gaze
31:19for the first time.
31:20How do you plan
31:20to handle this, Mia?
31:21I looked down
31:22and thought for a second.
31:28He's an old timer.
31:29Hitting him directly
31:31might cause panic
31:32in the ranks.
31:33Let's press him hard.
31:35Make him spit out
31:36every cent he stole.
31:37From now on,
31:38your enforcer and I
31:39will personally audit
31:40the distributions
31:41so they won't dare
31:42pull this shit again.
31:43Mrs. Rosa nodded,
31:44a hint of genuine approval
31:45in her eyes.
31:46The little spirit
31:47swayed proudly.
31:48See?
31:49My mommy
31:50isn't just for having babies.
31:53After that,
31:54I officially started
31:55co-managing
31:55the entire underground estate
31:56from the clinic's
31:57medical files
31:58to the mistress's
31:59allowances
31:59down to the deployment
32:00of the guards.
32:01I didn't seek
32:02petty revenge
32:02and I didn't punish
32:03anyone blindly.
32:04I just played
32:05by the rules.
32:05The night I went
32:06into labor,
32:07the snow was falling violently.
32:08When the first wave
32:09of pain hit,
32:10I was leaning on the sofa
32:11listening to the enforcer
32:12read the banquet guest list.
32:13My stomach suddenly dropped
32:14and I gripped the armrest,
32:16cold sweat breaking out instantly.
32:17The maid turned and sprinted.
32:19Quick!
32:20Tell the capo
32:21and the matriarch!
32:22Basins of hot water
32:23were brought in
32:24and carried out
32:24completely red
32:25with blood.
32:26Mia,
32:27the baby is too healthy.
32:29He's massive.
32:30You have to push
32:30with everything you've got.
32:31The midwife's voice
32:32carried an uncontrollable panic.
32:34The pain was so bad,
32:35I could barely grip
32:36the bed frame,
32:37sweat blinding
32:38my eyes,
32:38the lights shattering
32:39into a blur.
32:40Outside the delivery room,
32:41Vittorio's voice echoed
32:43with an unprecedented,
32:44violent rage.
32:45Why is she screaming
32:46like that?
32:47Where are the fucking doctors?
32:49Get the hell in there now!
32:51If Mia suffers
32:52even a scratch,
32:53I'll bury
32:54every single one
32:55of you with her.
32:56A maid ran out,
32:57trembling to ask.
32:58Capo,
32:59it's a difficult labor.
33:00If,
33:00if,
33:01if something goes wrong,
33:03do we save the mother
33:04or...
33:05Save the mother?
33:06Are you fucking deaf?
33:08Keep me alive!
33:11Vittorio's roar
33:12tore through the blizzard.
33:13Mia,
33:14don't be afraid,
33:15I'm right here.
33:16Mrs. Rosa was screaming
33:17and desperately trying
33:18to hold him back
33:19from entering the bloody room.
33:20He never gave a shit
33:21about women before.
33:22Even though I had been here
33:23for years,
33:23he didn't even remember
33:25my face.
33:25But now,
33:26that cold-blooded tyrant,
33:27who never showed emotion,
33:29was panicking so hard
33:30his voice was shaking.
33:31I heard him kicking the door
33:32like a complete maniac outside,
33:34but I didn't even have
33:35the strength to answer him.
33:36The blood beneath me
33:37kept flowing
33:38and my consciousness
33:39began to slip away
33:40in my mind.
33:41Mommy,
33:43mommy,
33:43wake up!
33:46It's my fault!
33:48I grew too big
33:50and made mommy hurt!
33:53Don't be scared, mommy!
33:54I'll use all my superpower
33:56to keep you safe!
33:57The little spirit's voice
33:58was clearly crying.
34:00The next second,
34:01a miraculous,
34:02warm current
34:02suddenly surged
34:03into my fading heart.
34:04That warmth spread
34:05from my stomach,
34:06forcefully catching
34:07my plummeting body temperature.
34:13Mia,
34:13I see the head!
34:15Push again!
34:16I bit my lip
34:17until it bled.
34:17I pushed with the greatest
34:18strength of my entire life.
34:21He's born!
34:23He's born!
34:24It's an incredibly
34:25strong baby boy!
34:26The delivery room door
34:27was blasted open.
34:28The torio practically
34:29stumbled
34:29and crawled
34:30to the side of the bed.
34:31The hem of his custom suit
34:32was covered in mud,
34:33snow,
34:34and blood,
34:34but he didn't care at all.
34:35He grabbed my freezing hand,
34:37his eyes terrifyingly red.
34:38Mia, you did so good.
34:40He didn't mention the air,
34:41didn't even look at the baby
34:42in the midwife's hands.
34:43His eyes locked dead
34:44onto my exhausted face.
34:45The midwife brought the baby
34:46to my side,
34:47his cries echoing loudly.
34:48I reached out and pulled him
34:50into my arms.
34:50In my ear,
34:51the sweet,
34:52tiny voice rang out
34:53for the very last time.
34:55Mommy,
34:56we finally meet!
34:58From now on,
34:59I'll protect you.
35:00I couldn't help but look down,
35:01kissing his warm forehead.
35:03Tears fell onto his tiny face.
35:04The child in my arms shifted,
35:06pressing softly against me.
35:07My heart suddenly skipped a beat.
35:08He wasn't a bargaining chip
35:09for the syndicate,
35:10and he wasn't my ticket to power.
35:12This baby was just my flesh and blood.
35:14On the day of his one-month milestone,
35:16the Grand Syndicate Banquet
35:17was held again.
35:18This time,
35:19I wasn't sitting in the darkest corner
35:20at the back.
35:21Mrs. Rosa had her men
35:22set up a chair
35:22right next to hers for me.
35:23When I walked into the ballroom
35:24holding the baby,
35:25every single person
35:26stood up in unison.
35:29Respects to Madam Mia.
35:31Respects to the young Don.
35:32Halfway through the banquet,
35:33Mrs. Rosa suddenly raised her hand.
35:36Her enforcer stepped forward
35:38holding a velvet box.
35:39When the box opened,
35:40the capo's signet ring
35:41lay quietly inside.
35:42In front of everyone,
35:43Mrs. Rosa placed that heavy,
35:45golden signet ring
35:45right into my palm.
35:47The top seat is empty,
35:48and this syndicate
35:49cannot run without a leader.
35:51Mia stayed steady
35:52during her pregnancy,
35:54protected the air,
35:55and has managed
35:56the estate flawlessly.
35:57She paused.
36:00From today on,
36:01the ring belongs to Mia.
36:03You run this entire
36:05underground empire.
36:06The ring was cold to the touch,
36:07but it felt like a ball of fire
36:08burning in my palm.
36:09In this very room,
36:10Isabella had once placed
36:11the syringe
36:12and the documents
36:13in front of Vittorio.
36:14She wanted the ring.
36:15She wanted the seat.
36:16She wanted the succession.
36:17And now,
36:18this very ring
36:18was personally handed to me
36:20by the matriarch.
36:22I stood up
36:23and slowly took a knee.
36:26I swear I will not
36:27let the family down.
36:28The ring in my hand
36:28was so much heavier
36:29than I ever imagined.
36:30The mistresses
36:30and mafia wives
36:31across the room
36:32all bowed deeply.
36:33Long live Madam Mia.
36:34That night,
36:35I sat in the Madam Suite
36:36for the first time.
36:37Vittorio walked in,
36:38two glasses of whiskey
36:39in his hand.
36:39He handed one to me
36:40and sat down
36:41on the edge of the bed.
36:42You handled yourself
36:43well today.
36:43I took a sip,
36:44the burn warming my chest.
36:47I had a good teacher.
36:48He glanced at the baby,
36:52then back at me.
36:55You know,
36:55when you first blurted out
36:56that you wanted the baby,
36:57I thought you were insane.
36:58I laughed softly.
36:59I was insane.
37:01I still am, probably.
37:02He reached out,
37:03tucking a strand of hair
37:04behind my ear.
37:06Maybe that's exactly
37:07what this empire needed.
37:08A comfortable silence
37:09fell between us.
37:10For the first time
37:11since I'd stepped
37:11into this estate,
37:12I didn't feel like a maid
37:13hiding in the corner.
37:14I felt like I belonged.
37:16The next morning,
37:17my old maid friend
37:18came running in,
37:19breathless.
37:20Mia!
37:20I mean,
37:21Madam Mia!
37:22There's trouble!
37:22I sat down my coffee,
37:23raising an eyebrow.
37:24What is it?
37:25The Northern Territories.
37:27The Moretti family
37:27is making moves.
37:29They say since
37:30the old Madam's gone,
37:31the Syndicate's weak.
37:32I stood up,
37:33walking to the window.
37:34The snow had finally stopped,
37:35and the city
37:36was waking up below me.
37:41Tell Vittorio
37:42I want to meet him
37:42with the Capos by noon.
37:44She stared at me,
37:45wide-eyed.
37:47You...
37:47You're handling this?
37:48I turned around,
37:49the signet ring
37:50glinting on my finger.
37:51Who else?
37:52I run this empire now,
37:53remember?
37:53By noon,
37:54every Capo
37:55in the Syndicate
37:56was seated
37:56around the long
37:57oak table.
37:58Vittorio sat at the head,
37:59but he gestured
38:00for me to speak first.
38:04They're wrong.
38:11Their supply routes
38:12run through
38:12three of our warehouses.
38:14We cut them off.
38:16They bleed money
38:17within a week.
38:18A Capo named Marco
38:19leaned forward,
38:20skeptical.
38:21With all due respect,
38:23madamea,
38:24the Morettis have muscle.
38:26I smiled,
38:27pulling out a second document.
38:29That's why we don't just cut supplies.
38:31We offer them a deal.
38:32They keep their territories,
38:34but they pay us
38:3530% of their revenue.
38:37The room went quiet.
38:38Vittorio watched me.
38:43And if they refuse?
38:45Then we cut their supplies,
38:47arm their rivals
38:49in the north,
38:49and let them
38:50destroy each other.
38:53One by one,
38:54the Capos nodded.
38:56She's got balls.
38:58Vittorio stood up,
38:59his voice final.
39:01Madame Mia's plan.
39:03Execute it.
39:04The meeting broke up,
39:05and the Capos filed out,
39:07casting curious glances
39:08my way.
39:10Marco hung back,
39:11approaching me cautiously.
39:13Madame Mia,
39:13I have to admit,
39:14I didn't expect this
39:15from a former maid.
39:16I looked him dead in the eye.
39:17That's your mistake, Marco.
39:19Underestimate me again,
39:21and you'll regret it.
39:24Of course, madame.
39:26That evening,
39:27the baby was fussy,
39:28and I held him
39:29while walking the balcony.
39:37Vittorio came up
39:38behind me,
39:38wrapping his coat
39:39around my shoulders.
39:41You did good today.
39:42I leaned back against him,
39:44the baby cooing softly.
39:49I learned from the past.
39:53Is that so?
39:54He kissed the top of my head.
39:58Maybe I should be worried.
39:59You might take my job, too.
40:01I laughed,
40:01turning to face him.
40:03Why would I want your job
40:05when I've already got the ring?
40:07Three days later,
40:09the Morettis caved.
40:10They accepted the deal,
40:11and the Northern Territories
40:13were secured
40:13without a single bullet fired.
40:15The Capos toasted me at dinner,
40:17and even the old-timers
40:18who doubted me
40:19were calling me
40:20Madame with genuine respect.
40:23But not everyone was happy.
40:25That night,
40:26a guard rushed in,
40:27pale as a ghost.
40:28Madame Mia!
40:29The basement!
40:30Isabella,
40:31she's gone!
40:32I shot up from my chair,
40:34the baby crying
40:35in his cradle
40:35from the noise.
40:37What do you mean,
40:38gone?
40:39The cell was empty.
40:41The guard on duty.
40:42He's dead.
40:44Throat slip.
40:46Vittorio stormed in,
40:48his face like thunder.
40:49Lock down the estate!
40:51Nobody leaves!
40:53Nobody enters!
40:54He turned to me,
40:55his voice tight.
40:56Take the baby
40:57and stay in the safe room.
40:59Now!
41:00I shook my head.
41:02No.
41:02If Isabella's out there,
41:04she's coming for me
41:04and the baby.
41:05I'm not hiding in a hole
41:06while she hunts us.
41:10Fine.
41:11But you stay within
41:12arm's reach of me
41:12at all times.
41:22We moved to the security room,
41:25where every camera feed
41:26was displayed
41:26on a wall of monitors.
41:28The head of security
41:29reviewed the footage,
41:30his hands shaking.
41:32She had help.
41:33Someone unlocked
41:33her cell from the inside.
41:45My blood ran cold.
41:51The Falcons weren't done.
41:59I want every exit covered.
42:01Snipers on the roof.
42:02If anyone so much as
42:03looks like a Falcone,
42:04shoot first.
42:06I held the baby tighter,
42:08his little fingers
42:09curling around mine.
42:11Somehow,
42:12I knew this wasn't over.
42:13Isabella had lost everything,
42:15and a woman with
42:16nothing left to lose
42:17was the most dangerous kind.
42:19For three days,
42:20the estate was on lockdown.
42:22Guards patrolled
42:22every corridor,
42:24and the baby
42:24never left my sight.
42:25But Isabella didn't show.
42:27No attacks.
42:28No messages.
42:29Nothing.
42:30Vittorio,
42:31this is ridiculous.
42:32We're prisoners
42:33in our own home.
42:34He looked up from his desk,
42:35dark circles under his eyes.
42:37She's out there, Mia.
42:38She's planning something.
42:41Then let's find her
42:43instead of waiting
42:43for her to find us.
42:44I pulled out a map of the city,
42:45marking every Falcone safe house
42:47and contact we knew of.
42:48Her brother broke her out.
42:49He's got money,
42:50he's got connections,
42:51but he's also got a weakness.
42:53Vittorio raised an eyebrow.
42:58What's that?
43:00His daughter.
43:01She's in a boarding school
43:02in Switzerland.
43:03He loves that kid
43:04more than anything.
43:05Vittorio's eyes narrowed.
43:07You want to use a child
43:09as leverage.
43:10I shook my head.
43:11I want to send her a gift,
43:12a nice one,
43:13with a note that says
43:14Aunt Isabella's friend
43:15sends her regards.
43:16Vittorio stared at me,
43:17then let out a short laugh.
43:19You're evil.
43:21I learned from the best.
43:25The gift was sent
43:26that afternoon.
43:28By evening,
43:29we got the call.
43:32Isabella's brother
43:33wanted to meet,
43:34alone.
43:36No way.
43:37It's a trap.
43:38I thought for a moment.
43:41Then we make it our trap.
43:42We wire the meeting place,
43:44surround it with men,
43:45and if he so much as
43:46reaches for a gun,
43:47we take him down.
43:48Vittorio studied my face,
43:50then nodded slowly.
43:52All right.
43:53But I'm going with you.
43:55I smiled,
43:55checking the pistol
43:56I'd strapped to my thigh
43:57under my dress.
43:59Wouldn't have it
44:00any other way.
44:01The meeting was set
44:01for midnight
44:02at an abandoned warehouse.
44:03on the docks.
44:04We arrived
44:05twenty minutes early,
44:06our men already in position.
44:08Isabella's brother,
44:09Marco Falcone,
44:10walked in alone,
44:11his hands raised.
44:13Where's my daughter's gift?
44:15You said she'd be safe.
44:17I stepped forward,
44:18Vittorio right beside me.
44:20She's safe.
44:22For now.
44:23That depends entirely
44:25on you, Marco.
44:27His jaw tightened.
44:30What do you want?
44:32What do you want?
44:32Isabella.
44:33Give her to us,
44:35and you and your daughter
44:36walk away clean.
44:37We'll even pay
44:38for her schooling.
44:39Marco laughed,
44:41bitter and hollow.
44:42You don't understand.
44:43Isabella's not herself anymore.
44:45She's,
44:45she's talking about
44:46burning everything down,
44:47including me.
44:49Then you know better
44:50than anyone
44:51that she needs
44:52to be stopped.
44:54He was quiet
44:55for a long moment,
44:56staring at the concrete floor.
44:58She's at the old
44:59Falcone Villa
44:59on the east side.
45:00She's got about
45:01ten men with her.
45:03She's,
45:03she's building something.
45:05Bombs.
45:06Vittorio's hand
45:07went to his gun.
45:10Bombs.
45:11She said if she can't
45:12have the Empire,
45:13nobody can.
45:15She's planning to hit
45:16the estate
45:17during the baby's christening.
45:18My blood turned to ice.
45:20The christening
45:21was in three days.
45:22I looked at Vittorio,
45:23and I could see
45:24the same calculation
45:25in his eyes.
45:28How do we know
45:29you're not lying?
45:30Marco reached
45:31into his jacket
45:32and every gun
45:33in the warehouse
45:34clicked off safety.
45:36Her messages.
45:38All of them.
45:40She told me everything
45:41because she thought
45:42I'd help her.
45:44I scrolled
45:45through the messages,
45:46my stomach dropping
45:47with each one.
45:48He wasn't lying.
45:49Isabella was planning
45:50to kill us all.
45:51I looked up at Marco.
45:54Take us to her.
45:56Just maybe
45:58you get to see
45:59your daughter graduate.
46:00We moved at dawn.
46:02Twenty of Vittorio's
46:03best men
46:03surrounded the old
46:04Falcone villa,
46:05moving in silent formation.
46:07Marco led us
46:08to a side entrance,
46:09his hands shaking.
46:11She's in the basement.
46:12That's where she's been
46:13building the bombs.
46:14Vittorio signaled
46:15and two men
46:16breached the door.
46:17Silence.
46:18Then,
46:18a single gunshot
46:19echoed through the house.
46:22We stormed in,
46:23guns raised,
46:24and found the basement
46:25door wide open.
46:26Inside,
46:27Isabella was waiting,
46:28sitting calmly at a table
46:29with a detonator
46:30in her hand.
46:32Took you long enough.
46:34Vittorio's gun
46:35was aimed
46:36dead center
46:36at her forehead.
46:37Put the detonator
46:38down, Isabella.
46:40Why?
46:41So you can lock me
46:42in another basement?
46:43So I can rot
46:44while that maid
46:45plays queen?
46:46I built these bombs
46:47to take down the estate.
46:49But you know what?
46:50This works too.
46:51My eyes darted
46:52around the room,
46:53counting the explosives
46:54lined against the walls.
46:55There were enough
46:56to level the entire villa.
46:59Isabella,
47:00don't do this.
47:01You'll die too.
47:02She laughed,
47:03a wild,
47:04broken sound.
47:07I'm already dead,
47:08Mia.
47:09My family's gone,
47:10my baby's gone,
47:11my power's gone.
47:12What do I have left?
47:15You have your life.
47:17That's more than
47:18a lot of people.
47:18Her eyes locked onto mine,
47:19and for a second,
47:20I saw the woman
47:21she used to be.
47:21Smart,
47:22ambitious,
47:22trapped in a world
47:23that wanted to reduce her
47:24to a wound.
47:24But then the madness
47:25came back.
47:25You think you understand me?
47:27You think because you got
47:28the ring and the baby
47:29you won?
47:30I didn't win anything,
47:32Isabella.
47:33I just chose differently.
47:35Her finger tightened
47:36on the detonator,
47:37and then,
47:38a single shot
47:39went out.
47:43I'm sorry,
47:44Isabella.
47:45I can't let you do this.
47:48You,
47:49you shot me?
47:51You were going to kill
47:52everyone,
47:53including yourself.
47:54Vittorio's man
47:55swarmed in,
47:56kicking the detonator away,
47:57and pinning Isabella
47:58to the ground.
47:59It doesn't matter.
48:01You think this is over?
48:03I've got people.
48:05People who believe
48:06in what I stand for.
48:07You'll always be looking
48:09over your shoulder,
48:10Mia.
48:11Always.
48:11I walked over
48:13and melt down
48:13beside her.
48:16Maybe,
48:16but at least
48:17I'll be looking forward,
48:18not back.
48:19She spat at me,
48:20but fell short.
48:21You'll never be me.
48:23You'll never be as smart,
48:25as strong.
48:27I don't want to be you,
48:28Isabella.
48:30I want to be better.
48:31I stood up,
48:32turning my back on her.
48:36Take her away.
48:38Somewhere she can't hurt
48:39anyone ever again.
48:40As they dragged her out,
48:41she was still screaming,
48:42but her voice
48:43was already fading.
48:44Vittorio came to stand
48:45beside me,
48:46his hand finding mine.
48:50It's over.
48:53Is it ever really over
48:54in this life?
48:55No.
48:56But we've got each other,
48:58and we've got him.
48:59He nodded toward the baby monitor
49:00on the table.
49:01Where our son was sleeping
49:02peacefully back at the estate.
49:04I leaned my head
49:05on his shoulder,
49:06watching the sunrise
49:07paint the sky
49:08pink and gold
49:09over the city.
49:10For the first time
49:10in my life,
49:11I felt like I was
49:12exactly where
49:13I was supposed to be.
49:15For the first time
49:16in my life,
49:17I felt like I was
49:17exactly where
49:18I was supposed to be.
49:21The baby's christening
49:22was held a week later,
49:23in the private chapel
49:24on the estate grounds.
49:25Every capo
49:26and their families
49:26attended,
49:27dressed in their finest.
49:28Mrs. Rosa sat
49:29in the front row,
49:30holding the baby
49:31while the priest
49:32performed the ceremony.
49:33We named him
49:34Alessandro,
49:35after Vittorio's father,
49:36the man who built
49:37this empire
49:38from nothing.
49:39When the priest
49:39placed the candle
49:40in little Alessandro's hand,
49:42he grabbed it
49:42and wouldn't let go.
49:44The whole chapel laughed,
49:46and even Vittorio smiled.
49:51He's got your grip.
49:53He's got your stubbornness.
49:57After the ceremony,
49:58we held a feast
49:59in the Grand Hall.
50:00The tables were loaded
50:01with food and wine
50:02and the atmosphere
50:03was lighter
50:03than it had been
50:04in months.
50:05Marco Falcone
50:05was there too,
50:06with his daughter.
50:07We'd kept our word.
50:09Madame Mia,
50:10I thank you
50:13for giving me
50:15a second chance.
50:16I knelt down
50:17to be eye level
50:18with the little girl,
50:19offering her a piece
50:20of candy from the table.
50:23What's your name, sweetheart?
50:27Sophia.
50:28Sophia.
50:30That's a beautiful name.
50:32You take good care
50:33of your daddy, okay?
50:35She nodded,
50:37taking the candy
50:37and smiling shyly.
50:39Marco watched,
50:40his eyes glistening.
50:45Isabella.
50:46She used to be like Sophia,
50:47you know?
50:48Before this life
50:49got to her.
50:51Then make sure Sophia
50:52doesn't end up like her.
50:54That's the best way
50:55to honor your sister.
50:57He bowed deeply
50:59and walked away,
51:00Sophia's hand in his.
51:03Vittorio came up
51:04behind me,
51:05wrapping his arms
51:06around my waist.
51:08You're good at this.
51:10The whole queen thing.
51:14I'm not a queen.
51:15I'm just a maid
51:16who got lucky.
51:17He turned me around
51:18to face him,
51:19his eyes serious.
51:20You're not lucky, Mia.
51:21You're brave
51:22and smart
51:23and kind.
51:25That's not luck.
51:27That's you.
51:28I felt my face heat up
51:30and I looked away.
51:32Since when did you
51:33get so sentimental?
51:35Since I almost lost you
51:36during labor.
51:38Since I realized
51:39what matters.
51:41He kissed me,
51:42right there
51:42in the middle of the feast
51:43and the whole room cheered.
51:47That night,
51:48after everyone had gone home
51:49and the baby was asleep,
51:51I sat on the balcony
51:52of the madam's suite.
51:53The city stretched out
51:54below me,
51:54lights twinkling
51:55like stars
51:56fallen to earth.
51:57Vittorio joined me,
51:58two glasses of wine
51:59in hand.
52:00Penny for your thoughts?
52:02I took the glass,
52:03swirling the wine slowly.
52:05I was just thinking
52:06about that night,
52:07the gala,
52:08when I blurted out
52:09I want it in front
52:10of everyone.
52:12You changed everything
52:13that night.
52:15I know.
52:16Sometimes I wonder,
52:17what if I hadn't said
52:18anything?
52:19What if I just stayed
52:20hidden in the corner?
52:21He put his arm around me,
52:22pulling me close.
52:23Then Isabella would have
52:24gotten her way.
52:25The empire would be
52:26in the falconel's hands.
52:29And I'd be alone.
52:33You make it sound like
52:34I saved you.
52:36You did.
52:37You saved all of us
52:38in your own messy,
52:40impulsive way.
52:42I laughed,
52:43leaning my head
52:43on his shoulder.
52:46Messy and impulsive,
52:48that should be my title.
52:50Madam Mia,
52:51the messy and impulsive,
52:53has a nice ring to it.
52:54We sat in silence
52:55for a while,
52:56watching the city
52:57breathe below us.
53:01Vittorio?
53:03Do you ever think
53:04about Isabella?
53:05About what her life
53:06could have been?
53:07Hmm?
53:09He was quiet
53:10for a moment.
53:13Sometimes.
53:14She was brilliant,
53:15you know?
53:16Could have run this empire
53:17better than half the men
53:18at the table.
53:19But she let her anger
53:20consume her.
53:21That's the difference
53:22between her and me,
53:23I think.
53:24She wanted to burn
53:25it all down.
53:26I wanted to build
53:27something.
53:29And you did.
53:31Look around you.
53:32This is yours now.
53:34All of it.
53:34I looked out at the city,
53:36at the empire
53:36I'd inherited
53:37from a moment of madness.
53:39The signet ring
53:39was cold on my finger,
53:40but my hand was warm.
53:42The baby was sleeping
53:43peacefully in the next room.
53:45The man I loved
53:46was beside me.
53:49And for the first time
53:50since I was a little girl
53:51scrubbing floors
53:52in this very estate,
53:53I felt like I was home.
53:54I raised my glass
53:55to the city,
53:56to the empire,
53:57to the messy,
53:58beautiful life
53:58I'd built.
54:00To new beginnings.
54:04To new beginnings.
54:05And somewhere
54:06in the quiet of the night,
54:08a baby cooed
54:08in his sleep,
54:09and the world
54:10felt exactly right.
54:11to the comuns, to
54:11the quiet of
54:11I would have
54:12been full of my
54:12And I gave
54:12you back an almost-
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