8 Chapter 8 Just then , my phone buzzed . A notification : package delivered . On the livestream , a courier was approaching the stage , and I leaned closer , a cold smile touching my lips . 1 Meanwhile , Carina had completely lost it on screen . She must have realized the engagement was a sham , that she was just a pawn to get my attention . She started crying , making a scene . " Dante ! You can't do this to me ! I'm your woman ! God will not forgive this betrayal ! " Dante's expression was ice . He gave a sharp , dismissive flick of his wrist , and his men descended on Carina , dragging her kicking and screaming from the stage . In that moment , Dante knelt on the stage , gazing into the camera as if I were standing right there . His voice was thick with passion .. " Isabella , I know you're watching ! Listen to me , I was sick ! None of what I did was my own will ! " " When I was dying in that shootout , the only thing on my mind was surviving , getting back to you , marrying you ! " " I loved you so much that the trauma gave me a psychological condition . I wasn't myself . But now I'm better ! Come back to me , my Isabella . " His heartfelt confession sent murmurs through the crowd below . I watched from my screen , feeling nothing but bitter amusement . " He's quite a storyteller , " I scoffed . If I hadn't lived through it myself , I might have believed him . Siobhan was scrolling through the livestream comments while Dante performed . She snorted . " This bastard . The more he explains , the more pathetic he sounds ." " If he has any feelings left for me , he's about to be in agony ," I replied . Siobhan didn't believe it . To be honest , I wasn't sure I did either . But a broken heart has to find some way to heal . Finally , the courier reached the stage , just steps from Dante , Soon , Dante's personal bodyguard appeared , holding the black gift box . He leaned in and whispered , " Underboss Dante , this is for you ." The chatter in the hall quieted . Dante frowned , annoyed by the interruption . " It's from Principessa Isabella , the bodyguard added . " Her instructions were for you to open it yourself " < 8 Chapter 8 At the mention of my name , Dante's eyes lit up . He strode over to sign for the package . He held the package up for the livestream camera , his voice booming with triumph . " A surprise from my fiancée for our wedding ! Everyone , send us your blessings ! " The livestream's viewer count soared as people poured in , cheering as if for a grand finale . Dante opened the box , his face alight with anticipation . He pulled out a glass bottle . As he saw what was inside , his smile froze . Suspended in the preservative fluid was a small , cloudy form . It looked like an undeveloped embryo . A dead silence fell over the hall . A chill swept through the room . An elderly matriarch from another family stood up , her eyes wide with horrified recognition . " That's ... it's a fetus . An undeveloped child . " Dante's hand began to tremble . He pulled a folded paper from the bottom of the box - a blood - stained surgical record . And in that instant , he understood . They had a child . And now , it was gone . Comment 0