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Section 1
### Chapter 1: Chapter-1
ARIELLA Maria, of course, refused to leave her job, even though Luca kept telling her he had all the money in the world and could take care of her. But with me having given birth to twins and the children being a handful, she refused to leave us, and I was so grateful. And there she was now, runn
ARIELLA Five Years Later. Laughter filled the Romano estate. After the fire, we had rebuilt it into exactly what we wanted.... A new beginning. Once upon a time, I had believed I would never have this. I believed I would never see Asher again. Leon would never know his father. Maybe the night
ASHER I let out a long breath. "You should've trusted me." "I did." "No." I shook my head. "You trusted yourself." He nodded slowly. "You're right. I did, because I knew you'd never agree." "I wouldn't have." "I know." Another silence filled the office. Finally, I picked up the glass he ha
ASHER I left my keys outside the room and made my way downstairs into the basement. That's where we were keeping the traitors. And that was where I saw Luca. After everything that had happened, we hadn't really spoken. We hadn't even looked at each other. The moment our eyes met, something passe
ASHER Leon was discharged the next morning, and Ariella had gone through every procedure to make sure the pregnancy was progressing well. Then we went home. Home. Because of the fire and everything that had happened before we rushed to the hospital, I didn't know how much damage the house had su
ASHER The doctor smiled reassuringly. "No. The results are good. Apart from a few bruises, everything looks perfectly fine." I felt some of the weight leave my chest. "But..." the doctor continued, glancing at the file in his hands, "we found something else." "What?" Leon asked before either o
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### Chapter 2: Chapter-2
ARIELLA Maria, of course, refused to leave her job, even though Luca kept telling her he had all the money in the world and could take care of her. But with me having given birth to twins and the children being a handful, she refused to leave us, and I was so grateful. And there she was now, runn
ARIELLA Five Years Later. Laughter filled the Romano estate. After the fire, we had rebuilt it into exactly what we wanted.... A new beginning. Once upon a time, I had believed I would never have this. I believed I would never see Asher again. Leon would never know his father. Maybe the night
ASHER I let out a long breath. "You should've trusted me." "I did." "No." I shook my head. "You trusted yourself." He nodded slowly. "You're right. I did, because I knew you'd never agree." "I wouldn't have." "I know." Another silence filled the office. Finally, I picked up the glass he ha
ASHER I left my keys outside the room and made my way downstairs into the basement. That's where we were keeping the traitors. And that was where I saw Luca. After everything that had happened, we hadn't really spoken. We hadn't even looked at each other. The moment our eyes met, something passe
ASHER Leon was discharged the next morning, and Ariella had gone through every procedure to make sure the pregnancy was progressing well. Then we went home. Home. Because of the fire and everything that had happened before we rushed to the hospital, I didn't know how much damage the house had su
ASHER The doctor smiled reassuringly. "No. The results are good. Apart from a few bruises, everything looks perfectly fine." I felt some of the weight leave my chest. "But..." the doctor continued, glancing at the file in his hands, "we found something else." "What?" Leon asked before either o
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