Chapter 4 - A WIFE WHO REFUSED TO BE ACCUSED
The first specialist appointment changed everything.
The doctor confirmed my pregnancy.
An ultrasound showed a tiny heartbeat.
Luca stared at the screen.
His expression collapsed.
“That,” the doctor explained gently, “is your baby's heartbeat.”
Luca didn't speak.
His hand tightened around mine.
I looked at him.
His eyes were wet.
The man who terrified powerful criminals was crying silently beside an examination table.
Afterward, the doctor explained that Luca's old diagnosis needed independent review.
A prior infertility diagnosis did not necessarily establish that conception was impossible.
Luca agreed to testing.
The results did not support the claim that he was permanently infertile.
He stared at the report.
Then whispered, “They lied.”
I touched his arm.
“We don't know that yet.”
He looked at me.
“I do.”
I shook my head.
“Luca, we need evidence.”
He was silent.
Then nodded.
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For the first time, he wasn't simply a mafia heir demanding answers.
He was a husband learning to protect his family without destroying everything around him.
