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Chapter 20
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From Ex-wife to his Uncle's Obsession Chapter 164
(Celeste Moretti’s POV)Vincenzo’s pen stopped moving.Stefano stepped forward and said something quietly, only two words. Vincenzo turned and looked at me. I was sitting in one of the corridor chairs with my arms folded over my stomach, staring at the floor. Then he looked back at Stefano. He watched him for a long moment, and something changed in his expression before he quietly lowered his head and rewrote the referral.I remembered.The forty minutes after the blood was drawn felt like the longest forty minutes of my life. I sat in the small waiting room and tried not to think too much. The fluorescent light above me kept humming, and someone down the hall was talking on the phone. I kept looking at the door, waiting for Vincenzo to come back with the results.When Vincenzo finally returned with the report, he did not say anything at first. He simply looked at me. His face gave nothing away. I could not tell if the results were good or bad. He only had that same calm, unreadable e
From Ex-wife to his Uncle's Obsession Chapter 163
(Stefan’s POV) “Stefano’s ex-wife,” Stefan said. He was still looking out of the window, his expression serious. “She married Vincenzo Conti. She has been part of the Conti family’s inner circle for months.” “Yes.” Riccardo pulled back slightly, as though he had only just understood what Stefan was saying. “Vincenzo Conti’s wife.” The room fell silent. Stefan finally turned away from the window and faced them. “The contract losses, the blocked financing, and the distributor who pulled out last week are all connected. This is not some normal market correction. Someone is putting pressure on us, and they are doing it systematically.” Riccardo’s expression changed as the seriousness of the situation finally settled over him. “You think it’s connected?” “I think someone in this family did something to make an enemy of Vincenzo Conti.” Stefan looked at Tiziana, then at Marco, who was sitting in the corner and pretending to be busy with his phone. “And I think one of you knows exact
From Ex-wife to his Uncle's Obsession Chapter 162
(Author's POV)Tiziana kept her eyes on her plate as she answered. "She's been difficult to reach. She's busy.""You said you'd try.""I did try."Stefano stared at her for a long moment, waiting for her to look up, but she kept her eyes lowered. He finally pushed his chair back and stood."Then I'll go myself."That morning, Stefano drove to Vitale Group International's headquarters and gave his name to the receptionist at the front desk. She made a phone call, spoke briefly to someone, and then told him that someone would be down to see him shortly.He waited in the lobby for two hours before they finally moved him to a meeting room. No one explained the delay, and Stefano did not ask. He simply sat there, growing more impatient with every passing minute.At noon, Celeste went down to the café on the ground floor to get some coffee. She crossed through the parking structure on her way back and suddenly stopped when she saw a familiar car.She recognized it immediately. It was dark,
From Ex-wife to his Uncle's Obsession Chapter 161
(Celeste's POV) "You're my wife." Vincenzo's voice was calm, but there was something firm behind it that made it clear he meant every word. "I'm not going to sit back and let someone hurt you. I chose to do what I did, so I'm not going to let you carry the guilt for my decision." I leaned against his shoulder, letting myself relax against him. The anxiety was still there, but it had eased enough for me to breathe normally again. For a while, neither of us said anything. Then Vincenzo broke the silence. "Dinner tomorrow. Just the two of us. Somewhere that isn't the estate or the office." I winced before I could stop myself. He noticed immediately. "What?" "I already told Carmelita I'd go with her to the bridal boutique tomorrow evening. She's trying on wedding dresses, and Sebastian is out of town. She didn't want to go alone." Vincenzo stared at me with the expression of a man who had just watched his carefully made plans get pushed aside by someone else's wedding dres
From Ex-wife to his Uncle's Obsession Chapter 160
(Celeste's POV) My chest tightened the moment I stepped onto the stage. The audience was exactly as overwhelming as I had feared. There were rows of faces watching me, cameras catching the bright stage lights, and senior executives sitting in the front section with the calm, serious expressions of people who had watched hundreds of presentations and were waiting to find something wrong. Then I found him. Front row, center. Vincenzo was sitting there with his jacket buttoned and his back straight, his eyes fixed on me. His expression was the same one he had worn during every practice session at home. Calm, serious, and steady. He was the fixed point I had been looking for. My shoulders relaxed slightly, and I walked to the center of the stage. "Good afternoon." My voice came out clear and steady. "What I'm about to show you is the result of three years of foundational research and eight months of applied development." I kept my eyes on Vincenzo. The next twenty minu
From Ex-wife to his Uncle's Obsession Chapter 159
(Celeste's POV)Vincenzo had the grace to look slightly embarrassed. "I'll cancel all my morning meetings whenever you're around.""That's not the point." I pointed at my neck. "Look at this. Even full-coverage foundation won't hide it, and I have to see these people today.""I'm sorry."He said it with complete sincerity, but his face told a very different story. He looked like a man who was not sorry at all and was, in fact, quietly pleased with himself. That expression made me want to grab another pillow and throw it at him."You'll do it again," I said."I'll be more careful.""That's not a no!"He picked up his coffee from the nightstand, took a calm sip, and said nothing.I grabbed the pillow and threw it at him.He caught it easily.The next two days were much quieter. Vincenzo kept his distance, I buried myself in work, and we both acted professionally around everyone else. Strangely, that distance was easier and more annoying at the same time. I missed having him close, but I
From Ex-wife to his Uncle's Obsession Chapter 3
(Celeste Moretti’s POV) Stefano didn’t come home last night. Neither did Bianca. After her husband’s death, Tiziana had claimed that staying at the Conti estate brought back too many painful memories, so she’d moved into a luxury penthouse downtown. Where Stefano and Bianca had spent the night,
From Ex-wife to his Uncle's Obsession Chapter 2
(Celeste Moretti’s POV) The video showed Cervinia’s snow-covered mountains in the background, picture-perfect and postcard-pretty. Bianca stood between Stefano and Tiziana, bundled in an expensive pink ski jacket I didn’t recognize. She was holding a half-eaten gelato cone, her face bright with h
From Ex-wife to his Uncle's Obsession Chapter one
(Celeste Moretti’s POV) I woke to the steady, mechanical beeping of the hospital monitors and the sharp scent of disinfectant that made my stomach twist. My head throbbed violently, every pulse reminding me of the fall. For a fleeting moment, I tried to place myself, but my mind was a haze until
From Ex-wife to his Uncle's Obsession Chapter 49
(Author's POV) The Matriarch of the Conti family leaned toward Vincenzo, her voice lowered to a near whisper. “Are these people descendants of that illegitimate branch?” Vincenzo gave a small, almost imperceptible nod. The Matriarch’s expression tightened, a flicker of confusion crossing her f
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