Second Time Around, I Won’t Marry the Don Chapter 12

Second Time Around, I Won’t Marry the Don Chapter 12

Three more years passed.

I’d settled down in Miami.

Mary also had a child of her own.

The day she went into labor…

I rushed back to Chicago.

She was giving birth at an advanced maternal age.

Even though every medical report looked perfect…

She was still terrified.

She held my hand tightly.

She couldn’t let go.

Looking at her, I smiled.

“Everything’s going to be okay.”

“You and your daughter will both be safe.”

Mary blinked in surprise.

“How did you know…”

Even as they wheeled her into the delivery room…

Her hands were trembling.

Suddenly…

I called out,

“Mom.”

Mary looked back at me.

Tears streamed down her face.

“Don’t cry.”

I laughed.

“I just wanted you to know what it feels like…”

“…to hear someone call you Mom.”

Mary burst into laughter through her tears.

A few hours later…

She safely gave birth to a baby girl.

I took time off and stayed with her for several days.

Nathan came by once.

I happened to be out buying food.

We passed each other without stopping.

That was the last time I ever saw him.

Years slipped quietly by.

The past held regrets.

The future held hope.

James proposed to me.

The weather was perfect.

I said yes.

Later…

Our wedding was lively.

Joyful.

I held James’s hand.

We walked through life together.

Somewhere along the way…

We realized we’d become both family…

And soulmates.

James grinned like the happiest fool alive.

Mary stood at the entrance greeting guests.

We’d sent an invitation to the Vitale family.

Despite their busy schedules…

They came.

Luna arrived with her fiancé as well.

Mrs. Vitale smiled apologetically.

“Nathan was supposed to come too.”

“But he’s overseas handling a project and couldn’t make—”

Before she could finish…

Someone outside shouted,

“Mr. Nathan Vitale, you’re giving a wedding gift of one million dollars?!”

I was busy getting ready.

I never saw Nathan.

He’d rushed over, transferred the wedding gift money at the door and left.

There wasn’t even anywhere for me to return the money.

Mrs. Vitale looked stunned.

Then understanding slowly dawned on her face.

She looked at me with quiet regret.

“I’m not some unreasonable mother.”

“Why didn’t Nathan pursue you sooner…”

She sighed.

“Never mind.”

Then she smiled.

“Nathan’s always been generous.”

“Just accept it.”

After that…

Nathan never appeared in my life again.

Sometimes I heard news about him from Luna.

He spent most of his time overseas.

He rarely returned to Chicago.

Unlike my previous life…

When Chicago had been our home, and he’d always stayed there with me.

In this life…

He disappeared from my world completely.

Only on the day my daughter was born…

Another gift arrived.

A pearl necklace worth millions.

The card read:

“For my niece.”

From: “Uncle Vitale”

James looked at the card.

“Who’s ‘Uncle from the Vitale Family’?”

I thought for a moment.

Then I smiled.

“An old acquaintance.”

“Nothing more.”