His Fiancée Betrayed Him Publicly—Then the Mafia Boss Chose the Woman Everyone Mocked
Chapter 7
Elena didn’t answer immediately.
She needed time.
Adrian gave it to her.
He didn’t pressure her.
Didn’t demand anything.
At work, they remained professional.
Outside work, they kept their distance.
But the feelings didn’t disappear.
They became stronger.
One evening, Elena returned to the guesthouse and found Adrian sitting on the porch.
“What are you doing?”
“Waiting.”
“For what?”
“You.”
She sat beside him.
“You can’t keep doing this.”
“Doing what?”
“Making me feel safe.”
He looked at her.
“Is that bad?”
“It makes leaving harder.”
He smiled faintly.
“Are you planning to leave?”
Elena looked toward the garden.
“I don’t know.”
“Why?”
“Because I’m afraid.”
Adrian nodded.
“That makes two of us.”
She turned.
“You?”
“I’ve lost people before.”
“Family?”
“Some.”
“Friends?”
“Most.”
Elena was quiet.
He continued.
“When you grow up around power, people love what you can give them.”
He looked at her.
“You’re the first person who never asked.”
“I didn’t think you had anything I wanted.”
He laughed.
“Exactly.”
A long silence followed.
Elena reached for his hand.
This time, Adrian didn’t pull away.
Their fingers intertwined.
No promise.
No kiss.
Just trust.
But the next morning, everything changed.
Marco disappeared.
A major company account was frozen.
Several board members received anonymous accusations against Adrian.
And Isabella announced publicly that she was “concerned for the future of Moretti Holdings.”
She appeared on television.
“I loved Adrian once,” she said.
“But I became afraid of what he was becoming.”
The media reacted instantly.
Adrian’s name was everywhere.
Elena watched from the office.
“You need to respond,” she said.
“No.”
“Why?”
“Because she’s trying to make me angry.”
“What if people believe her?”
“Then they believe her.”
Elena stared.
“You don’t care?”
“I care about the people who know me.”
She smiled.
“That’s brave.”
“No.”
He looked at her.
“It’s exhausting.”
She stepped closer.
“Then let me help.”
Adrian nodded.
“I was hoping you’d say that.”
Together, they built a strategy.
They released financial records.
Internal audit reports.
Board correspondence.
The truth began to emerge.
Isabella’s claims started falling apart.
But then someone leaked a photograph.
Adrian and Elena holding hands.
The headline was brutal.
MAFIA BOSS REPLACES FIANCÉE WITH LOW-LEVEL EMPLOYEE.
Elena stared at the screen.
Her stomach dropped.
Adrian looked at her.
“You okay?”
She nodded.
But he knew.
The next day, she disappeared.
