Waking Up from a Reverie

It was only when I met my boyfriend's family that I found out he was the heir to Scolaris' most powerful mafia family.

The Cabellos’ family rules stated that any woman who would become the Donna of their family was required to have fifty million worth of personal assets to their name.

For Ian Cabello's sake, I scrimped and saved and worked hard in the real estate industry to finally save up forty million.

However, my company started to face problems when we started to lose contracts.

I failed to put together the remaining ten million, no matter how hard I tried.

Ian held me in his arms to comfort me as he told me how he would figure out a plan to help me put the money together.

When my little sister suffered a sudden heart attack and required a large amount to pay for the surgery fees, I tried swiping three cards but discovered that I did not have enough money in them to make the payment.

I hurried to the bank to inquire about the insufficient funds, only to be told by the cashier that there was no money in my accounts.

How was that possible?

I had saved up my hard-earned forty million in the accounts!

The person-in-charge looked at me guiltily. "There was a forty-million withdrawal by Signorino Ian to purchase a villa to be gifted to Signorina Lucy Carter as her birthday present."

My mind went blank when I saw Ian Cabello's signature on the purchase record. I quickly ran into his study to demand an explanation but, when I was about to push the door open, I overheard the conversation inside.

"Signorino Ian, the bank just informed us that Miss Salvatore tried to withdraw money, but the bank stopped the transaction." The man speaking was Ian's right-hand man, and my hand froze at the door handle when I heard his words.

"Good." Ian sighed. "Lucy has always been sensitive because she lost her parents at a young age. Hopefully, the properties I purchased for her will give her a sense of security. It should be a token of Hailey's sincerity as well."

His right-hand man hesitated before replying, "I heard that Miss Salvatore's company has been facing some issues lately. Could this be a financial emergency?"

"It's all part of my plan." Ian interrupted him and said with indifference, "Lucy isn't ready for this. We should postpone the wedding and wait until Lucy can accept it."

My blood froze. Ian was the one responsible for the predicament I was in and his sole purpose was to postpone the wedding because he wanted to protect the feelings of another woman. My hand pressed against my chest as I could hardly breathe from the pain.

I was about to barge into the study to confront Ian when I received a message from the hospital. "Miss Salvatore, your sister is in dire straits. She has to have the operation right away! If you can't pay for