Chapter 6
When Leonardo came out of the bathroom, I took a towel and began drying his damp hair, asking casually, “I overheard some young girls from the family chatting today. Is your secretary getting married? She looks like a high schooler. Getting married so young… I wonder what kind of man she found? I hope she doesn’t end up with a scumbag.”
In the next instant, Leonardo’s body stiffened.
“Is that so? I had no idea.”
“Should we look into it for her?”
“No need.”
The refusal came without hesitation. Then, as if realizing that was too abrupt, he added, “Tomorrow. I’ll check with the family first and decide then.”
“Alright.”
I replied with a cold laugh, “I just hope her boyfriend is dependable, and not some irresponsible scumbag. She’s so young. If she gets deceived, she’ll regret it for the rest of her life.”
“That shouldn’t happen.” Leonardo was already sweating by now.
The next day, I instructed my soldati to continue tailing them.
Sure enough, we saw them hand-in-hand entering the most exclusive luxury pet boutique. In one photo, Sienna nestled sweetly against Leonardo, pointing at a magnificent blue castle and looking up at him, saying something.
The tenderness in his eyes made me think of our early days as newlyweds.
The next photos showed Leonardo swiping his card to buy a porcelain palace worth 180,000 dollars.
A cat bed.
He spent one hundred and eighty thousand dollars on Sienna without hesitation.
I remember when we first married, I had wanted a cat, and he said, “Our place is too small. Let’s wait until we move to a bigger house.”
“But our kitty just needs a tiny corner for a bed. It won’t take up much space,” I pleaded, hoping he’d agree.
Still, he refused me coldly.
Now, he not only bought his mistress the cat I’d always wanted, but he also spent a fortune on a top-tier luxury villa and porcelain palace for it.
That afternoon, a soldato informed me Sienna was meeting a friend at a café.
I chose the table next to theirs.
“Sienna, have you really decided to be with him? He’s married. Are you going to be his mistress forever?”
“No. You don’t know how good he is to me. He waved his hand and spent tens of millions. And he promised me he’ll divorce.
“He says the family still needs Giada Romano’s connections and financial backing. Once he fully devours her family, he’ll divorce her and marry me. He’s already told me to prepare for pregnancy. When he finishes swallowing her family, that will be the moment our child is born.”
My vision nearly went red. My entire body trembled as I thought, ‘How dare they? The gall of them!’
I clenched my fists and forced myself to listen on.
“What if he can’t deliver, or he’s deceiving you? What then?
“That won’t happen. Stop overthinking.
“He’s already reserved a diamond ring worth three million. I can collect it in a month.”
Her triumphant voice was impossible to conceal.
“Aren’t you afraid his wife will find out?”
“She won’t. She loves him too much. Leonardo plays the part perfectly at home. Whatever he says, goes. Like a fool, she’s wrapped around his finger. It’s only a matter of time before he takes over her family.”
Her smug voice floated over again.
“And besides, in love, there’s no first-come, first-served. The one not loved is always the other woman.”
After the initial surge of rage, I became eerily calm.
To swallow my family? They must be dreaming in broad daylight.
Sienna Russo, did you really think that hiding in the shadows made you untouchable?
I picked up my phone and dialed the number pinned at the top of my contacts.
“Papà, it’s showtime.”
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