He Chose Another Heir Now He Wants Me Back Chapter 62 The next spring, when the magnolias at the old house were in bloom, I returned to Boston with my mother and Nora.   Salvatore did not hold a formal dinner.   There were no capos at the long table, no engagement contracts, no profit

He Chose Another Heir Now He Wants Me Back Chapter 61 When my mother was well enough for long-distance travel, we returned to Paris.   Nora had the window seat. Before takeoff, she checked her seat belt three times, insisting she wasn’t scared at all.   Dante sat across the aisle. He hadn’t chartered a

He Chose Another Heir Now He Wants Me Back Chapter 60 Before winter set in, Ray was admitted to the hospital.   The cancer had spread fast. He refused aggressive treatment, asking only for a room with a view of the river.   Nora came every day after school for two hours. She didn’t call

He Chose Another Heir Now He Wants Me Back Chapter 59 Three days after the guardianship was confirmed, Luca came to the hotel to see me.   He came alone, with no Rossi motorcade.   The lobby was bustling. The man for whom everyone once stepped aside sat by the window, a cup of coffee

He Chose Another Heir Now He Wants Me Back Chapter 58 Early the next morning, Nora came to the hotel by herself.   She still had the old backpack slung over her shoulder and was clutching the safe-deposit key. Dante’s men stood at a distance in the lobby, giving her space.   “The court really

He Chose Another Heir Now He Wants Me Back Chapter 57 My mother was standing in the foyer, one hand on her caregiver’s arm.   She had only recently left the hospital. Her face was still pale, and she looked painfully thin beneath her coat. Dante stood on her other side, one arm hovering behind

He Chose Another Heir Now He Wants Me Back Chapter 56 Suddenly, arguing voices erupted in the foyer.   Ophelia was brought in by two guards.   She was no longer wearing her soft beige dresses, only an ill-fitting gray coat. Her right ring finger was bare, the skin where the signet ring had been

He Chose Another Heir Now He Wants Me Back Chapter 55 At eight that night, the long table at the De Luca house was filled with witnesses.   Salvatore still sat at the head. Vincent was on his left, Ray’s account records spread before him. Several capos were speaking in low voices, falling silent the

He Chose Another Heir Now He Wants Me Back Chapter 54 The girl was staying in a gray apartment building on the edge of the East Harbor.   The building didn’t belong to any family. The lobby door had three locks. Moretti men stood downstairs, while a De Luca car was parked across the street.

He Chose Another Heir Now He Wants Me Back Chapter 53 I grew up in Boston. I left for six years, and then I came back.   This time, I wasn’t running.   I had brought back my own career, my own name, my own choices. I had brought my mother back from the other