Part 3Reborn: I'll Let Her Provoke the Don

Leone had been highly attentive lately, probably because he needed a favor from me. He even took me along to Vittorio Group to oversee operations.

Carina and I sat on either side of Leone.

"It's your first time attending a company meeting, right? If you have trouble understanding the presentation, you're welcome to ask me, Valentina," Carina said as he looked over at me with an innocent expression, her eyes filled with undisguised disdain.

Upon hearing that, the employees chimed in softly as well.

"Ms. Esposito is not only pretty, but she is also a very kind person."

"Ms. Esposito would always bring a bouquet of flowers whenever she came with Mr. Vittorio, leaving the entire company smelling wonderful."

Leone smiled and pinched Carina's cheek, saying affectionately, "You've won over everyone in the Vittorio Famiglia. What will happen to me if I ever upset you someday, Carina?"

I watched their unabashed intimacy and remembered how considerate Leone had once been toward me.

I let out a self-deprecating smile, thinking that if I hadn't chosen to cut ties with Papa and elope with Leone back then, perhaps I wouldn't have met such a miserable end in a foreign land in my past life.

I was lost in my own remorseful thoughts when Carina suddenly turned the conversation toward me.

"Why do you keep spacing out, Valentina? Did you hit a part you don't understand? It makes sense, though. After all, you grew up in the slums. If you hadn't happened to save Leone back then, you wouldn't have had the opportunity to marry into the Vittorio Famiglia.

"But you're now representing the Vittorio Famiglia in public, so if you show this kind of ignorance in front of others, it'll only embarrass Leone."

I offered a poised smile and countered, "I mean, at least I won't get dragged out of another person's birthday banquet."

In that instant, everyone in the conference room fell silent, and Leone's gaze shifted to me, turning freezing cold.

Leone helped Carina into the car after the meeting, then said coldly, "You'll be walking home yourself today."

In that instant, the car door slammed shut right in front of me. I took off my high heels and walked the entire nine miles home. I finally made it back when dusk had already fallen.

I pressed a hand against my throbbing stomach as I walked into the kitchen, where it was empty, just as I had expected. I cooked a bit of pasta, ate it, and went to take a bath.

I silently counted down the days until I could exact my revenge as the water cascaded over my body.

The mercenaries I'd deployed had already gathered proof of Leone's infidelity with Carina, and all that was left was to wait for the day of the birthday banquet.