Riccardo POV:I went to grab Cassandra's body before she fell entirely to the ground. The woman had fainted and probably was too shocked to see what was left of Nicola. This was a murder case, someone was responsible for Nicola's death and I had a hunch it was someone from De Luca's side. Maybe some of the late Don Luigi's followers didn't approve of the changing of power, so they attacked Nicola as a warning to Leonardo.But this was really bad because Nicola was in my region and under my responsibility to protect as I had promised Leo before. So, I didn't think Leo would just let it slide so easily even to me. He would blame me and come after me, especially right now. That was why I didn't want Cassie to follow me before because the De Luca gang might have a fight with the Xavier gang."Take her to the car. Guard her and make sure no De Luca come after her," I instructed Dome and he took Cassie to safety.I saw from afar Leo glaring at me and he suddenly stood up and marched to me w
Leonardo POV:Three days since she was gone. I couldn't even give her a proper burial. There was no body, just some fleshes and part of her hand. So I gave Nicola the kind of funeral that suited her, a cremation. Her ashes were put inside an urn and I placed it in my bedroom on the bedside table. Creepy? I didn't care. This was the ashes of my loved ones, my lover and our unborn baby.On the day of the incident, I actually received a call from Nicola. But I missed it because I was in a meeting and my phone was in silent mode. She left me a voicemail that until today was heartbreaking for me to hear again. She was crying throughout the recording and her terrified voice felt like a million blades striking through my heart, shattering my soul into pieces."Hello, Leo. It's me, baby. I think I'm in trouble. My break is not working. I can't stop the car and I'm driving down the hill right now. I tried to do a zig-zag so the car would slow down, but it's not working. The road is too steep.
Carina POV:Yes, that was right. I was the one who did all of it. I pranked Cassandra and tried to bomb her apartment before. Then Nicola insulted me and didn't want to concur with my plan, so I put a bomb inside her car. Now, I received information that Leo was going to pick up his two little brothers at the airport. So, I seduced some of his men and charmed them with my money and my beauty to help me put a bomb under Leo's car. Too bad it exploded right before Lorenzo and Louis could enter it and Leo was not even the one who was driving. Such a bummer, only his useless driver Logan died from the explosion.I admitted it. I did have some kind of attachment issue with bombs. Currently, I'm just an avid fan of them. Wasn't really my fault. I was a daughter of a Mafia Don. I was born to love these kinds of stuff."Why do we need to meet the Xavier right now?" I asked my father deliberately. I was not that clueless to not know the reason.We were inside the car heading towards Ricky's pr
Riccardo POV:I was expecting Don Renato Rossi's arrival tonight but it was weird that they didn't arrive yet when it was already passed ten at night. They should have been here like an hour ago. What happened to them?This was giving me a bad vibe as if there was something wrong happening. I got a call from Leo this evening threatening me to settle the issue he had with the Rossi family. I didn't understand why he was suddenly hating the Rossi. I found nothing that could connect the Rossi with Nicola's death. So I just didn't get why Leo insisted Carina was the one behind it. It just didn't make any sense to me."Do you maybe want to sit down?" Cassie asked. She was in the living room accompanying me waiting for the Rossi. I was walking back and forth from the front door to the living room, obviously agitated by the lateness of the expected guests."Something's wrong..." I muttered as I sat beside her.After Nicola's death, she had been experiencing depression. She rarely talked much
Cassandra POV:I didn't even trust Carina one bit, even now when she was experiencing such an unfortunate event. I clearly remembered when she tried to have a talk with Nicola during Don Luigi's funeral. Somehow, that thing made gave me a hunch that she was connected with Nicola's death. And now even Leo was forcing Ricky to believe it, that Carina was indeed the mastermind behind the murder of Nicola.I didn't know what to think now. I loved Ricky but I trusted Leo even more. There must be a reason why Leo was so desperate to make Ricky believe him. If he was really that bad, then why would he even give Ricky time to settle this issue between the Rossi and De Luca? Clearly, he still had his respect for the Godfather. Ricky just didn't seem to realize it.I had been observing Carina's behaviour the whole time at the hospital. When Don Renato gained consciousness and grabbed Ricky's hand, she seemed anxious out of a sudden and I was quite sure I saw her expression turned slightly annoy
Riccardo POV: Cassie broke down in tears and I just couldn't do anything about it. This was my final decision. It was not that I intended to marry Carina forever. Just for a few months until the issue with the De Luca was settled. I was sure if Carina be my wife, Leo won't dare to touch her as she would be the Godfather's wife, untouchable. After the mess was settled again, I would divorce Carina and marry Cassie directly. This was the only way for me to help Carina. I knew no other ways that could help her faster. I explained my plan carefully to Cassie but she still refused to accept it. Her heart was just filled with jealousy the moment I told her that I would marry Carina first. "Then why can't you just marry me then?! Since you're going to disregard the mourning period of Don Luigi's death, might as well just continue with our wedding plan. Why can't you just marry me now then?" She demanded an explanation. Of course, I could just marry her right away. But my priority right n
Cassandra POV:I would find a way out, sooner or later. I knew right now it would be impossible, but some days later, I'm sure my chance would come.How could Ricky marry Carina on the day when he had promised to give me a wedding? Was he trying to make me feel awful intentionally? This was just too much, I couldn't believe he really did it.The disappointment was killing me, I rather just stepped away from this relationship than be a mistress to Ricky. It was obvious now that I was the mistress because Carina had become his legal wife. If he really loved me, how could he let me be in this position? It was so embarrassing and humiliating, I didn't think I would be able to face Carina now. My fiance just became her husband. How ridiculous was that? It just felt like a horrible nightmare and I just wished to find a way to wake up from all of this.Ricky threatened me that I had no way out from him, that if I choose to leave him, I would die out there just like Nicola. Didn't he see that
Cassandra POV:The next morning, we were going to the company together like usual. Carina just stayed at the mansion because Ricky thought it was still unsafe for her to go out. I wondered what it would be like coming to the office with all those people there knowing already about Ricky's marriage. It was all over the news because Ricky had told Sergio to make a public announcement about it. Everyone thought I would be the bride. Unfortunately, Ricky chose to humiliate me in order to save Carina.The car arrived in front of the company building and Dome opened the car door for Ricky. He got out and usually, he would wait for me and walk side by side with me into the building. But not anymore. Now, he just walked straight into the company building and left me behind. I got off the car too and tried to catch up with his steps.As soon as I entered the building, I realized how many eyes were staring at me. All these people knew well enough about my relationship with Ricky because he was