Mafia's Only Daughter ✔

Chapter 43 TEARS OF REVELATION.

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LEONARDO'S POV:

"Why did you abandon me?" she asked, her words hitting me like a storm. To say I was shocked would be an understatement. Confusion swirled within me-why would she say such a thing? Just why?

"Baby, who told you I abandoned you?" I asked her, keeping my tone calm despite the turmoil inside.

"Will you send me away if I tell you?" she asked instead of answering. My heart clenched at her hesitation-I needed her to trust me.

"No, baby. I will never send you away- not from me, not from any of us," I assured her. She looked at me with her wide, doe-like eyes, searching for sincerity.

"Dad, I'll tell you everything," she finally said, settling herself on my lap. She rested her head against my chest and began speaking.

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ISABELLA'S POV:

I finally asked Dad the question that had haunted me for months. I didn't know why, but I needed to get everything out tonight. After a short exchange, I made myself comfortable on his lap, resting my head on his chest as I prepared to tell him everything.

Trigger Warning:

This part includes themes of abuse. If you're uncomfortable, please skip this section. However, I recommend reading to understand her past fully.

It all started two days after I discovered I wasn't a Conti.

"Mom, who is my father?" I asked her. But instead of answering, she turned to leave.

"Mom, please, just tell me-who is he? Why has he never come to see me?" I pleaded, desperate for answers.

"Isabella, leave," Mom said coldly, her back still to me.

"No, Mom, please! Just once-tell me who he is!" I begged again. This time, she turned around, and for a fleeting moment, I thought she might answer. But I was wrong.

She slapped me hard across the face.

"I told you to leave, but you didn't listen! Now, I'll show you what happens when you disobey me!" she snapped before calling Uncle Dario, Bianca, and Emma into the kitchen.

They dragged me inside-Emma tied my hands, Bianca bound my legs, and Mom put tape over my mouth. Then, one after another, they unleashed their fury. Mom slapped me four or five times. Uncle Dario whipped me with his leather belt, and Bianca and Emma tortured me in ways I can't even describe.

An hour later, as they were leaving, I mustered the courage to ask one last time, "Can't you please tell me who he is? Why doesn't he want me? What did I do wrong?"

Mom's expression twisted with hatred as she spat out the words, "Because he abandoned you. He didn't want you. He doesn't need you. That's why he's never come."

Her words shattered me. My father abandoned me? Why? Doesn't he love me? Am I so unworthy of love? These questions spiraled in my mind, consuming me.

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PRESENT TIME:

I looked up at Dad, tears pooling in his eyes.