At My Wedding, a Three-Year-Old Housekeeper’s Daughter Accused My Bride of Making Her Mother Cry
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Chapter 9 - Sophia Finally Told Me Why She Had Hidden Emma From Me, and I Realized the Greatest Betrayal Had Never Been HersWe talked alone.
She cried.
“I thought you would hate me.”
“I never could.”
“I lied.”
“Yes.”
“I was afraid.”
“I know.”
“Your father threatened my life.”
I closed my eyes.
She continued:
“He told me if I told you about Emma, he'd make sure you died.”
I looked at her.
“Why did you stay?”
“Because I wanted Emma alive.”
I understood.
She had sacrificed her happiness for our daughter.
I took her hand.
“You don't have to protect her alone anymore.”
She looked at me.
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“You mean that?”
“Every word.”
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Chapter 11 - One Year Later, the Mansion Had Become a Family Home, and the Woman I Almost Married Became the Person Who Helped Us Rebuild What My Family Had DestroyedSophia moved in.
Chapter 12 - The Moretti Empire’s Billions Became a Foundation for Children and Families, and Emma Chose the First Cause She Wanted to FundEmma wanted children.
Chapter 13 - Years Later, Emma Read Her Grandfather’s Final Letter and Finally Understood Why He Had Hidden Her From the Family He BuiltEmma was twelve.
Chapter 14 - On Emma’s Sixteenth Birthday, She Returned the Moretti Heirloom to Me and Said She Wanted My Name Without the Empire Attached to ItEmma returned the family ring.
Chapter 15 - A Three-Year-Old Girl Stopped My Wedding by Accusing My Bride of Hurting Her Mother—Years Later, That Little Witness Became My Daughter, the Reason I Destroyed My Mafia Empire, and the Woman Who Helped Me Build a Better Legacy — THE ENDMy wedding day was supposed to be the beginning of my future.
