Chapter 9 - The Truth Revealed
My entire reality completely fractured as I stared at the beautiful woman who was supposed to be buried in a local cemetery.
Dominic stepped out of the shadows, his face turning incredibly pale as he looked at the living ghost of his late wife.
"You faked your own death," Dominic whispered, the devastating realization hitting him with the force of a speeding train.
Elena smiled a wicked, unapologetic smile, keeping her silver weapon pointed directly at my chest without a single tremor of guilt.
"I was utterly suffocated by your dangerous, pathetic mafia lifestyle, Dominic," Elena spat viciously, her eyes burning with resentment.
"I orchestrated the crash with Silas and Moretti so I could finally escape and live in absolute luxury in Europe."
The pieces of the horrific puzzle finally slammed into place in my mind, explaining why Noah was so deeply, irreparably traumatized.
Noah had not just witnessed a terrible accident; he had watched his own mother willingly abandon him in a burning car.
"You left your own four-year-old son to die just so you could steal money?" I yelled, utterly disgusted by her monstrous cruelty.
"He was completely holding me back," Elena sneered coldly, clearly devoid of any maternal instinct whatsoever.
"But the Morettis need an heir to legally challenge Dominic's syndicate territory, so I am here to finally collect the boy."
She gestured with her gun, demanding that Dominic call his men and order them to bring Noah to the warehouse immediately.
"If you do not hand Noah over right now, I will blow this sickly boy's heart entirely out of his chest," Elena threatened, aiming at Tyler.
Dominic stood perfectly still, his broad shoulders relaxed in a terrifying display of absolute, unyielding calm.
He slowly lowered his own weapon to the floor, a dark, victorious smirk spreading across his handsome face.
"You can pull the trigger, Elena, but it will not give the Moretti family the legitimate bloodline heir they desperately need," Dominic stated smoothly.
Elena frowned in deep confusion, her arrogant confidence faltering for the very first time.
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"Noah is not my biological son," Dominic revealed, dropping the ultimate bombshell that shattered her entire grand conspiracy.
"I found out about your disgusting affair with Moretti five years ago, and I have known the boy was his bastard child the entire time."
