Her piercing gaze, accentuated by the reflection of the champagne she held, betrayed a misch

day will always remind me of our glorious day. But for that fool, it is the mos

ss of champagne, looked at her with a

f disdain. In her mind, she is deluding herself, thinking that one day she could reco

ster melody. She turned her gaze toward Livia's silhouette heading toward th

have no remorse for what I have done, she thought, tightening her champagne glass with bitter satisfaction. My brother never looked at me in his lifetime; he

culating gaze fixed on Livia's disa

isfied with the situation. She has a long day ahead of her. Come on, let me leave no

ways lived in his brother's shadow, envious of his position, his fortune, and his influence. When his brother and sister-i

t the expense of the poor girl, for to him, hi

the stairs, I have never liked that girl. Sh

e has everything it takes to hate us, on top of everythi

scanning the horizo

be alive, he murmured. She doesn't know what it

hers, Martha added, rolling her eyes. What naivety! We have

hampagne, her face lit

er a threat. She is just a lost girl, and th

a smirk stretchin

she is. Perhaps a little remind

er eyes shining

he must understand that she is far from us. She has no

hat their plan was

t still try to reach her family, to fight for

ure she never gets the chance to come

Livia struggled every day to survive

y of Vespero City, another story was unfol

filled with bodyguards dressed in dark suits and sunglasses, passed through the narrow alleys of the city. The residents of Vespero City

pecial place. A place where he negotiated in the black market, where shady and dangerou

to say a word to impose his presence. Every step he took in the city was a declaration of power. A glance from him was enough to m

spotted in the distance. It was the place where important decisions would be made. In

heels. In the middle car, Alessandro remained impassive, observing the surroundings with a piercing gaze, almost as if he were scrutinizing the soul of the city itself. Beside hi

iminated, each alliance he had forged, had made him grow. His quest for power had