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The words spoken by Marcus hung in the air like a chilling whisper, cutting through my very soul, leaving me shattered and numb. My brother, Marcus, stood before me, his eyes filled with pain, his voice shook as he confessed the unimaginable truth to me. Adriano, the man whom I married, the man who should be protected me from all the troubles is the one who is constantly hurting me.He, who had sworn his love and devotion, had taken the life of my beloved sister-in-law, Gianna. That's what my brother proved after showing so much proof.A whirlpool of emotions swirled within me, pain, anger, heartbreak, and shock. A part of me still does not want to believe that Gianna is gone.A part of me still does not want to believe that Adriano is in fact a monster.My world crumbled in that moment, as if the ground had fallen from beneath me. I had given Adriano a second chance, believing that the love we shared could fix the cracks in our relationship. But now, it was clear that his monstr
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PastSeven years agoAdriano has planned it all out.Over years and years of hard work and consistency Adriano now became a talk of the town. He was finally able to establish a immense earning business and started to gain the respect of people.But that's just not what he was satisfied with. He wanted more and more. So he started other businesses too, the shady ones.Soon he got a hold of mafia and Mafia business.He got many corrupt police officers working for him and helping him run his illegal businesses successfully.Adriano became the notorious mafia boss. His father, Alessio Romano, a mere woodworker, who valued respect and integrity, was the embodiment of traditional values. Alessio, in fact had a backward mindset when it came to women, but in his entire life he never thought about doing wrong to any woman or lady in any manner.Alessio was however a man who used to unsee the wrong actions that his brothers used to teach Adriano.And Adriano's young mind readily adapted accor
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PastSeven years ago It did not take long enough for Adriano's father, Alessio to figure out what was going on in Adriano's mind.He saw Luca, the private investigator come and meet Adriano several times.Alessio was smart enough, knowing the presence of a private investigator means something is wrong.Something wrong is getting cooked up in Adriano's brain.Now in general Alessio would never care to bother about Adriano's business but one fine day he happened to come across the file that contained the complete report regarding Emilia.The file also had Emilia's picture taken from different angles and at different times of the day.He looked how young and innocent Emilia looked.Alessio got a fatherly feeling for her, because he too was the father of a girl, Anna.He couldn't let anything happen to an innocent girl.In the big Romano mansion, Alessio Romano had uncovered this truth regarding Emilia, which struck a dagger through his heart. His son, Adriano, was spiraling into the da
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PresentEmilia's POVAs I stood before the opened hidden door in my bedroom, the sense of anticipation that had gripped me slowly I wanted to know the secrets that could bring harm to Adriano. I knew that within these concealed walls lay secrets, secrets that were about to unravel a truth I could scarcely have imagined. I managed to unlock the hidden door and I already got a gut feeling that here lies the truth Adriano has hidden from the world.With a deep breath and trembling hands, I cautiously entered the room that had been hidden in mystery for so long.What I found inside was a huge pile of files and documents.There was a lot of dust laying on it.My eyes scanned the room, taking in the sheer volume of information hidden within. Each file bore a name, each a piece of the enigma that was Adriano's life.I went through certain files and documents but found nothing catchy.Then my eyes stuck on a shelf.The files kept there were efficiently organized in a way that indicated an al
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Adriano has been leaving for work early and coming back to the mansion late, for the past week now.As more the success he achieves the more he needs to work in order to maintain the reputation.I thanked God because it seems like he is on my side.It's been more than a week since I got to know that he killed Gianna. I went inside that hidden room to unveil further secrets that shocked me after I saw what is reality.Adriano killed his father. I got to know I am adopted.But still in the evening when Adriano came back I pretended that I am quite unaware of everything.I cannot show how hurt I am, in front of him because it won't make any difference to him. Instead I planned that I would hurt him by revealing all his secrets and backstabbing him.Now my plan is to get to his laptop. I know there is a lot of important details regarding his 'illegal businesses' in there.When Adriano finally came back from work and went to take a shower I pulled out the laptop and tried to open it.It as
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The anticipation and fear was killing me.Finally the time has come Adriano had just returned home from his work and went straight to take a shower like he usually does.The window of opportunity presented itself as he headed to the bathroom. I couldn't afford to let this moment slip through my fingers. I waited for certain minutes and as I heard him start the shower I rushed to get the laptop.With trembling hands and a heart pounding with a mixture of fear and determination, I approached the laptop. My fingers danced over the keyboard as fast as they could, and I entered the password that I got to know.To my surprise and relief, the laptop accepted the password.I took a deep breath.At the same time I kept an eye on the bathroom. My ears were minutely listening to the sound of the water flowing out of the shower.Entering the correct password granted me access to the treasure of information that lay within the laptop. The screen displayed folders upon folders, each one a testam
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I tiptoed as I tried to move across the garden in the backyard.I am running away.I am running away from this place or I should say hell, forever.I got to know that everyone in the house is going to attend a wedding. Adriano will be in the office and so will Enzo. Adriano asked me to go and attend the wedding but I made excuses that I am not feeling well and that I am not in a mood.In the end Adriano gave up and told me to rest.Adriano said he will return late in the evening so I take medicines and eat on time. I thanked God that he got a lot of work so that he will be home late.There were the cleaning and house maintenance staff but I know how to trick them.As soon as Adriano left I got up and took out a bag. I rushed to open the hidden door and get the files and reports in found in the room hidden behind that secret door.My heart was beating loudly and I was able to hear my heartbeat in my ears.I was sweating, not because of the heat but because of fear.Fear of Adriano.My
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I dressed up and so did Adriano.I was upset that I will have to attend Dante's birthday celebration but now that I have a plan I cannot wait to go to the hotel.When I reached there I wished Dante a happy birthday, and on the inside of my mind I cursed him.I was expecting to see Lily, my sister but she was no where to be found."Looking for someone?" Dante asked me."Not really." I replied instantly."Your sister is not here. I dumped her." He accepted and I was not even shocked.It was something that I was expecting from him anyways.For the whole celebration I stayed with the crowd.Finally when men started to leave for drinking alcohol in a hall all the women gathered and talked in a seperate hall.I went with the women.I waited for certain minutes. I need to be patient if I want everything to work smoothly.After a few minutes I excused myself, and went to the bathroom.Marcus was already there.He told me he has a friend who works in this hotel, so he sneaked in early and mana
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