Twenty-four Hours Later, My Don Regreted Chapter 08

Twenty-four Hours Later, My Don Regreted Chapter 08

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“Before the wedding fell apart, I convinced myself I loved Chiara instead of you Once you vanished entirely from my life, I finally realized how deeply I loved you.”

“Can we cancel the divorce? I swear I’ll treat you properly from this moment forward

I stared at his lovesick performance and thought he’d lost his mind.

Was he only craving me now that I was permanently out of reach?

A bitter smirk tugged at my lips. I lifted my hand as if ready to slap him again.

“If you speak another disgusting line like that, I’ll strike you once more.”

Whether it was my sharp tone or lingering trauma from our earlier fight, Luca flinched in terror.

I climbed into my car and dialed Chloe.

“You may submit all the audit evidence now.”

While dating Luca, his mother repeatedly handed over the Carter company’s financial records and tax filings.

She used these documents to test my professional competence.

I’d spotted suspicious accounting loopholes back then. I brushed it off as standard industry practice while

we remained a couple.

Now that we were sworn enemies, I intended to cripple their entire enterprise. I’d already sent all

incriminating financial files to the IRS.

Half a month later, federal tax agents arrested Luca’s father.

Luca’s mother poured millions into unpaid tax debts. She only managed to get her husband out on temporary

bail.

The Carter fortune took a catastrophic, permanent blow.

Their misfortunes no longer stirred any emotion within me.

Six months later, I crossed paths with Luca at a Boston street intersection. His mental state had clearly deteriorated completely.

That night, I messaged friends to ask about his fate. I learned Luca’s father was arrested a second time

shortly after release, convicted of accepting business bribes.

All Carter family assets were frozen, and the case remained tangled within the Department of Justice.

Worse still, Luca caught Chiara cheating on him. She’d maintained a separate boyfriend the entire duration of Luca’s relationship with me. The child she claimed belonged to Luca was not even his.

Three devastating disasters broke him entirely.

Lost wealth, a fraudulent affair, and a fake son stripped Luca of all reason.

Not a single ounce of his mental stability remained.

I never heard from him again afterward. I only learned he was sentenced to prison for murder, he’d killed

Chiara’s lover in a violent rage.

Shortly after Luca’s incarceration, his mother suffered a massive stroke. Learning her husband and son were both locked away shattered her. She was left partially paralyzed and confined to hospital care indefinitely.

I felt nothing upon hearing their miserable fates. They were total strangers to me now.

My life settled back into quiet peace.

Three years later, I met a gentle, decent man.

I told him every painful detail of my history with Luca. He did not judge me for my past trauma.

We fell in love, married five years later, and welcomed a healthy baby boy.

All the heartbreak of years prior faded away completely.

I only needed to cherish my bright, peaceful future.