Wedding on the Same Day, but He's Not My Groom

I have been hopelessly in love with Don Lorenzo Greco since the first time I saw him ten years ago.

As the only daughter of the long-established Messina mafia family, I have set aside my pride and chased after him for a decade.

On my 25th birthday, the way Lorenzo looks at me finally changed. He's not seeing a child anymore. He's looking at a woman.

Lorenzo says yes to me, and I finally kiss the mouth I've been dreaming of all this while.

The next day, Lorenzo announces to the world that he will hold the wedding of the century. 9,999 roses, fireworks all night, and a spectacle so grand it will shock every family in Northern Darvent.

I stand there with tears in my eyes as the fireworks spell out another woman's name. Elena Lagioia.

The assistant who has always been at Lorenzo's side, the girl I have never once taken seriously.

I plan to confront Lorenzo with a gun in my hand. However, I stop outside the door when I hear him speaking to his consigliere.

"Elena's parents are gambling addicts and owe a large debt. If I don't marry her, she'll be sold to a brothel in Malicuria tomorrow. Let's keep Cinzia in the dark for now. After this is over, I'll divorce Elena and marry Cinzia. After all, she loves me so dearly."

On Lorenzo's wedding day, I'm wearing a wedding dress and resting in the arms of a far more powerful Don of the Argento family from Southern Darvent. I look at Lorenzo and smile.

It drives him crazy. He swears to do whatever it takes to win me back.

Lorenzo Greco finally accepted me on the night of my 25th birthday.

The next day, fireworks lit up the sky the whole night, and roses piled everywhere. It was an extravagant display of love that sent shockwaves through Northern Darvent.

I deliberately set aside the family business and rushed back just to see it. However, the fireworks bloomed into his assistant's name, Elena Lagioia.

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I had barely stepped through the door when my mamma, Rochelle Coppola, called. She said angrily, "Your papa and I knew long ago he was not a good man. What kind of man lets a girl chase him for ten years, only to cheat right before the wedding?

"Don't be upset, amore. There are plenty of good men in this world."

I smiled bitterly, surprised by how calm I sounded.

"You and Papa went to Southern Darvent to meet my arranged match, didn't you? If everything is satisfactory, then finalize it as soon as possible."

Mamma fell silent, startled by my decisiveness, then tried to coax me into slowing down. However, how could I make it in time for Lorenzo's wedding if I slowed down?

Did Lorenzo think that I, Cinzia Messina, would marry no one but him? And that I would foolishly wait for him?

I had already wasted ten years of my life. He had saved me