Chapter 6 - The Secret Contract
Valentina kept her head lowered, sobbing uncontrollably as her arrogant facade was completely destroyed.
Sophia stepped forward, pulling a crumpled piece of paper from her apron pocket—the very paper she had managed to hide from Valentina before the ice water was poured over her head.
"She wasn't working alone, Mr. Moretti," Sophia revealed, handing the document to Lorenzo. "I found this in Miss Reachi's discarded coat pocket while ironing her clothes this morning."
Lorenzo opened the paper, scanning the official legal seal at the top. His eyes narrowed into slits of lethal danger as he recognized the signature at the bottom.
It was a secret transfer contract detailing the complete liquidation of the Moretti family's shipping ports to the rival Russian cartel—contingent entirely upon Lorenzo Moretti’s sudden death before the wedding ceremony took place.
Under the Reachi family charter, if Lorenzo died while engaged, Valentina would automatically inherit controlling interest in his estate as his official widow-to-be.
"Your father's firm is eighty million dollars in debt to the cartel, isn't it?" Lorenzo asked, his tone so sharp it could cut steel. "You didn't want a marriage, Valentina. You wanted an execution."
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Valentina looked up, her eyes wild with fear. "Lorenzo, please! My father forced me into this! The cartel threatened to kill my brother if I didn't sign that paper!"
👉 Read Part 7 to see how Lorenzo handles the traitorous Reachi family.
