What We Left in the Dark
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In 2017, Giancarlo Ricci abandoned bustling New York- and his college sweetheart Catalina- to revive his grandfather's failing business in Italy. The separation left them both bitter as they tried to move on. Years later, Catalina has hardened into a formidable attorney in New York, advising young startups. She's convinced herself that love and marriage aren't in the cards and success was what she owed herself. That is, until Luca Ricci captures her interest. After some careful investigation, she discovers Luca is Giancarlo's relative, a connection she had no knowledge of before. The revelation sparks a fire in Catalina, fueling her to concoct a cunning plan of revenge against Giancarlo for deserting her all those years ago.
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Could you run away from your destiny? Rick almost managed it. He could seem like the boy next door, but he had a big dark secret. He ran away from his country, Italy, to live a normal life and started from the scratch in New York where no one knew him. Now Rick lived the life he wished, but his life got more beautiful when he met a lovely girl, Vanessa Campbell. However, his happiness didn't last longer when he found out who her father was. The leader of the American mafia. Vanessa felt an instant connection with this mysterious Italian as soon as she met him. At first, he looked interested in her as well, but this mysterious handsome foreigner put a distance between them as soon as he found out who her father was. It wasn't a surprise for her because most people acted like this when they knew her father was a mafia leader. However, she didn't plan to give up on Rick. She would do everything to be with this gorgeous Italian despite the fact her father wanted her to marry the son of his business partner, the heir of another powerful mafia. Would Rick be able to leave his past behind and be happy with Vanessa? Or would this love be a threat to his peaceful life, throwing him back into his old life he wanted to escape desperately?
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