Chapter 2

"Valerie! Valerie! Tell me, what did Chloe say to you in the end?"

Arthur burst in while I was changing after my bath.

His usually handsome and gentle face was now as pale as a ghost.

His eyes, fixed on me, looked as if they could weep blood.

I adjusted my shirt, a cold sneer playing on my lips.

I had no intention of responding to him.

"Valerie! Say something!"

Arthur actually dared to step forward and grab me.

I shoved him away, but unfortunately, he didn't fall.

Seraphina followed close behind, catching him.

"Valerie, I know you're upset about Chloe's death, but don't take it out on Arthur. What kind of power is it to bully someone like this?"

I glanced at Seraphina. Her eyes weren't exactly friendly.

If you looked closely, you could even see a hint of provocation.

"What are you, a nobody? Talking to me like that? Get lost."

"You!"

"Valerie! Are you insane!"

Before Seraphina could say anything more, Godfather Dante strode in.

What a lively morning in my apartment.

This was the first time since Seraphina came back.

"Dante, don't be angry. Valerie must be too heartbroken."

Seraphina put on her usual act of helpless vulnerability, which made my stomach churn.

"Valerie, please, I'm begging you, just tell me, okay?"

I had forgotten Arthur was still there.

He tugged at my sleeve, filling me with disgust.

"Chloe said her biggest regret in this life was choosing you."

With that, I ignored Arthur's reaction and prepared to leave this hateful room.

Arthur, upon hearing my words, started muttering "Impossible, impossible" like a madman and rushed out.

I, meanwhile, was grabbed by the arm by Dante.

"Valerie, you haven't apologized to Seraphina yet."

I was too stunned. He must have lost his damn mind.

"Godfather, it's fine. Valerie is so powerful, your chief operative, a woman of such high standing. I'm just... nothing compared to her."

Seraphina's words, feigning humility, flowed out again.

And Dante, of course, fell for it every time.

"I am the master of this family, and Seraphina, you are my savior. Naturally, you are far nobler than anyone else."

Dante's icy words struck my heart.

How utterly heartless.

I looked at Dante's handsome face and remembered the first time I met him.

I had been in this world for a month then, and Chloe had already crossed paths with Arthur.

Guided by that voice, I approached Dante.

At the time, he was an unfavored second young master. Although he was the previous Godfather's son, his father didn't like him.

In the family, an unfavored son was worse off than a regular subordinate.

I met Dante in the garden, being bullied by other henchmen, during a family gathering with my father.

His face was bruised and scarred, but his eyes were like those of a bloodthirsty wolf.

At that moment, I was quite pleased with the destiny that voice had arranged for me.

I saved him, taking him under my protection.

I used the family's influence to push him, step by step, to the position of Godfather.

For him, I fought countless battles.

Even Chloe once suffered a severe injury saving him, nearly dying.

Arthur, for once, even had a furious argument with Dante over it.

That was when I thought Arthur truly cared for Chloe.

But I was wrong.

Dante's attitude now... it really made it hard not to go after him.

"The Godfather speaks truly. Since Seraphina saved your life, she's naturally beyond compare. Unlike Chloe, who nearly died blocking a bullet for you, and now... well, her death was a fitting end, wasn't it?"

I finished coldly,甩開Dante's hand, no longer caring about their reactions, and left the apartment.