Chapter 7
A week later, I slowly opened my eyes.
The man beside me, exhausted and weary, was resting with his eyes closed without letting go of my hand.
I curled my finger slightly, and he immediately jolted awake.
His voice was hoarse as he spoke. “Gracie, how are you feeling…?
“I’m sorry… I couldn’t protect our baby.
“The last time the doctor checked it, I was told that the baby’s heartbeat was normal. If born, he would have been a healthy little one……”
As I spoke, I couldn’t hold my tears back.
Antonio was overwhelmed with sorrow. His hands trembled as he
carefully pulled me into his embrace without touching those wounds.
“This wasn’t your fault. Even now, I regret it. If I had known that day was your wedding day, I would have flown back immediately and taken you away from that ceremony.”
Before marrying into the Kaufman family, I once encountered Antonio on a cruise.
The night he barged into my cabin, he was covered in blood.
I thought he was a fugitive assassin, so I didn’t question his identity and simply kept the business card he had handed me.
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I thought we would never meet each other again after that one–night stand.
But after I found out that Victor had betrayed me, I chose to go on another cruise to clear my mind.
On a whim, I dialed the number on his business card, and once again, we found ourselves entangled in the cramped space of a third–class cabin.
This time, I got pregnant.
When I told him about the baby, he finally revealed his true identity. It turned out that he was the head of the Kaufman family.
And I…. was that disgraced bride of his nephew.
He promised me that once he returned from Italy, he would leave the underworld behind and start anew for the sake of our unborn child.
But in the end, we couldn’t keep the baby.
And his hands were once again stained with blood.
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Covering his face, he was tormented by grief. “I’ve sinned too much in the first half of my life. At thirty, I thought I could finally have a happy complete family with the woman I love. I never expected fate to play such a cruel joke on me.”
I leaned against his back, tears silently rolling down my cheeks.
A knock sounded from the door. His guys had been guarding outside the whole time.
“Come in.”
Antonio straightened his posture, regaining his usual manner.
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“Mr. Kaufman, Victor keeps demanding to see Ms. Parrish. He said that he had realized his mistakes and wanted to apologize to her in person since she once saved his life after all.”
Antonio sneered. “No. Let them stay in the basement and repent for the rest of their lives. They have no right to make demands.
“I spared his life only out of respect for his late father.”
I pressed my hand against Antonio’s, stopping him. “Let him in. I have questions for him.”
Antonio ran his fingers along my jawline. He hesitated for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
The moment Victor entered, he fell to his knees at my feet, sobbing on the ground. When he looked up again, I saw his face covered in fine scars.
Those were marks from scalpels and shattered glass. .
Every tool he had once used to torment me had been returned to him.
He caught my gaze, frowning in anguish. His eyes were brimming with remorse and guilt.
“Grace, I’m sorry. After spending these days in the basement, I’ve realized my mistakes.”
“I don’t know what came over me that day. I did something so inhuman… It was all because of those two women!”
He lifted his head suddenly. His hands reached for me but stopped halfway.
“Do you remember? During that shipwreck, you were the one who grabbed my hand. We’ve been through life and death!
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“Yes, I was seduced by those two wretched women. I wanted to put you in your place on the day you married me. But from the very beginning, I never denied that you were my wife! It’s just I don’t want to settle down overnight.”
A cold chill crept through my heart as I watched him put on such a show.
When he allowed others to torment me, I mentioned the fact that I once saved his life, yet he called me an opportunist exploiting past kindness. Now that he was the one begging. How rich!
Taking a deep breath, I slowly said, “That day, as you stood under the operating light with your back to me, I suddenly realized… you might not be the person I saved.”
Victor’s face turned deathly pale. “That’s impossible…”
Even with all his fingers broken, he stubbornly crawled forward, trying to grab my hand.
“You saved me during the shipwreck! You fell for me at first sight! That’s why you did everything to marry into the Kaufman family!”
“It’s not what you think.” I cut him off firmly. “Your mother arranged our marriage. I was short on money, so I agreed.
I shook my head without hesitation.
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