Giorgo Romero, the Don of the Romero family, gets ambushed by a suicidal madman who has bombs strapped to him.

When that happens, my husband, Fabio Lopez, and his troops have already gone to a fashion show with his childhood sweetheart, Reina Digiorno, so that they can protect her there.

Instead of pressing the signal button on my ring, I launch myself at Giorgo despite being heavily pregnant. Just like that, I'm able to protect him from the explosion with my body.

In my previous life, I had pressed the button.

Fabio had ditched Reina in favor of hurrying back to the scene to save Giorgo's life. Because of his contribution, he gets elevated to the position of Underboss.

But Reina got mad at Fabio for leaving her in advance, resulting in her crossing the highway out of pure spite. That was how she got hit by a car and died.

While Fabio didn't say anything, he chose to send me to an underground auction house on the day I went into labor.

"The Don had so many soldati protecting him! Why did you force me to come back in the first place? Isn't it because you just want the glory of being the Underboss's wife?

"If it wasn't for you, Reina wouldn't have died! You must go through a thousand times the suffering she did!"

I could only watch as the guests bid for my organs one by one. Not even my newborn's umbilical cord could be spared from the auction.

In the end, I died from an infection that had occurred while my organs were being removed.

When I open my eyes again, I've returned to the day Giorgo gets ambushed.

"A bomb! Protect Don Romero!"

A scream suddenly rang loud in the air.

I looked at the crazed terrorist with explosives strapped all over his body and instinctively took a step back.

Memories of my organs being harvested from my body while I squirmed in excruciating pain in my past life were still fresh in my mind. The pain had not yet faded from my memory when the chaos of the banquet hall crashed over me.

I have been reborn, and I happened to return to a point in my life just as Giorgo Romero, the Don, was about to get attacked.

After snapping back to my senses, I gingerly placed a hand on my very swollen pregnant belly. My baby was still alive. It still wasn't too late.

Amidst the chaos, I took off the emergency alert ring from my finger and threw it into the trash can not too far away from me.

The Don was exposed and vulnerable amidst the crowd that was completely out of control.

The terrorist had already broken past all defences. His finger was already on the detonator and he rushed up to the Don.

Without hesitation, I immediately shoved Don behind the huge marble pillar and used my body as a shield to protect him.

There was an ear-deafening explosion right after that.

A blast of hot air, carrying splinters of marble and rubble, immediately hit the back of my body. The impact knocked me forward, making me fall on my knees, as sharp pain shot through my bones.

I coughed a few times, blood trickling from the corners of my mouth.

Then, under Don's astonished gaze, I shielded him from another huge falling rock.

"C-Careful, Don Remero… The Famiglia still needs you…"

I looked at the surprise in his eyes that gradually turned into gratitude. That was when I knew that I had made the right gamble this time.

My husband, Fabio Lopez, was the Capo of the Romero Famiglia, and he was supposed to always be right by Don's side.

However, during the ambush today, Fabio was nowhere in sight.

It was all because his childhood sweetheart, Reina Digiorno, told him that she wanted to watch a fashion show elsewhere, so he abandoned his duties and even dispatched the rest of the Guardie Del Corpo to escort her to the fashion show venue.

In my past life, I had been worried that Fabio would get punished for his actions, so I quickly called him back by pressing the button on my emergency alert ring.

Although Fabio had initially abandoned his duties, he managed to rush back in time because of the alert, and was thus promoted to Underboss after that.

However, Fabio then accused me of being vain and pinned the blame for Reina's death on me. He sold me to the auction in the black market, where my baby and I were then tortured to death.

Since fate had given me a second chance at life, I told myself that I wasn't going to let the same thing happen to me again.

After the explosion subsided, we were surrounded by the scattered remains of the attacker. Yet, Don was safe because of me.

At that moment, the Soldati finally arrived after receiving news of the attack and raised their weapons, sealing off the entire area.

The crisis was over.

However, I could clearly feel the movements in my womb gradually ceasing. Warm, sticky blood flowed out from the gaping wound on my back, and I couldn't stop myself from shaking.

I was eight months pregnant!

I reached out like I was trying to protect something, but my vision suddenly turned black, and I collapsed straight down.

Don immediately held me up, sounding frantic as he yelled, "Get the Medico! Get him at once! Who was the one who came with her? Bring them here at once!"

I wanted to speak, but blood wouldn't stop flowing from my mouth as I kept coughing. Yet, Don didn't show any sign of disgust as he leaned closer to hear what I was trying to say.

I used up all of my strength and said as clearly as possible, "My name is… Sirena Cabrera, and I am El Capo Lopez's wife…"

As soon as I finished speaking, a wave of exhaustion washed over me.

Juan Sanchez, the Famiglia Medico, hurriedly injected me with a cardiac injection.

The sharp pain immediately brought me back to my senses.

Juan wiped off the sweat on his forehead and said, "Ms. Cabrera, you must try to stay awake as much as you can. If you pass out now, you may never wake up again.

"Think about your husband and your baby. They both need you."

Don also spoke up in a stern, authoritative voice, "You saved my life, and I will never forget it.

"When you've recovered, I will give you everything that you deserve. The child in your womb will also be my godson.

"Hold on. I've already sent someone to find Fabio."

I forced a small smile on my lips after hearing Don's words. However, I wasn't as naive as he thought.

The warm gush of blood from between my thighs during the explosion had already told me everything I needed to know. At the very least, I knew that my baby could not be saved anymore.

And as for Fabio, I knew that he would never come.

As if to prove my point, the Soldato that Don sent suddenly returned alone to report. He kept his head lowered and didn't dare to look Don in the eyes.

"Where is he?" Don asked with a frown on his face, sounding obviously displeased.

The Soldato's voice trembled as he replied, "Don Romero, Fabio… refused to return. He said, 'That's such a terrible script. Tell the actress to stop bothering me'..."

The Soldato was practically bent over 90 degrees as sweat kept dripping down his forehead.

I knew that Fabio's words had to have been a lot more cruel and harsher than what the Soldato said—he just probably didn't dare to quote Fabio word for word.

After all, Reina had been slandering me for a long time, and now, Fabio always thought that all of my pain and suffering were nothing more than just an act to try and get his attention.

In my past life, when I begged him for help, he accused me of coveting the position of the Underboss's wife.

Now, when Don told him to return, he said that I was just putting on an act.

If he only cared about Reina now, then what was the point of his pursuing me so relentlessly in the first place?

Sadness and anger rose up within me. I cocked my head to the side and coughed up even more blood.

Juan's face turned somber.

"Don, Mrs. Lopez is in critical condition now! Her life can't be saved just by medicine alone if there's nobody who can trigger her will to live!"

Don's gaze landed on my pale face. He couldn't suppress the fire in his chest anymore.

He took out the encrypted phone, the one only accessible to a select few, and slammed it into the Soldato's hand. His voice was as cold as ice as he said, "Use this to call Fabio.

"Nobody in the Famiglia will fail to recognize my number. If he still refuses to come over, then execute him as a traitor!"

Don was truly furious this time.

He was usually very heavily guarded, yet, in this situation, not a single Guardia Del Corpo was with him.

I had then risked my life to save him, but he wasn't even able to get my husband to come back.

This wasn't just negligence anymore. It was tantamount to a blatant challenge to Don's authority!

I was hurriedly rushed into a VIP ward at the hospital, kept alive by strong medication and medical equipment, awaiting further surgery.

When the Soldato spoke again, I was still half-conscious, but I managed to hear him anyway.

"Don Romero, Mr. Lopez still refused to return. But… He sent an assistant over instead."

I forced myself to open my eyes and saw Reina's personal assistant, Ana Rodriguez.

Ana used to be my personal assistant.

However, when I was pregnant, Reina bribed her into sabotaging my car brakes, and the accident that happened afterward nearly killed me.

Luckily, the paramedics appeared just in time, and I managed to survive.

I hadn't wanted to forgive this traitor. Just as I was about to punish her, Reina stopped me.

I still remembered that day like it was yesterday.

Reina wrapped her hands around Fabio's arm and scolded me in a righteous voice.

"How could you be so unreasonable, Sirena? Ana doesn't even know how to drive. How could she possibly know how to sabotage your car brakes?

"You can't convince me that you didn't orchestrate this entire accident by yourself. Even if you wanted to risk your life to win Fabio's attention back, you should never have tried dragging Ana into this!"

Then, she turned to Fabio and said in a soft voice, "Fabio, why don't we let Ana be my personal assistant instead? I won't get mad at her for ridiculous reasons, unlike someone else here."

Hatred surged in my chest as I looked at Ana's face. My body wouldn't stop trembling from the intense emotions in my chest.

However, Ana thought that I was trembling because of guilt.

She had initially been somewhat frightened by my bloodied appearance. But now, spoke with righteous indignation and said, "Stop pretending to be hurt, Sirena Cabrera.

"Mr. Lopez is now accompanying Reina and specifically said that nobody is to disturb them. He told me to pass on this message to you.

"'Enough is enough. Stop making things too ugly for yourself.'

"He said that he never wanted to be so heartless toward you in the first place, but you were always so jealous and making a huge fuss, and even pretending to be gravely hurt. What is your child going to think when he grows up and learns what a hysterical woman his mother really is after all?"

When Ana finished speaking, Don's face was filled with murderous intent. Yet, Ana was still oblivious as to who he really was.

She even pointed at Don, who hadn't had time to change out of his bloodied clothes, and jeered, "And who is this filthy man, Sirena?

"Did you think that your pitiful act wasn't going to work anymore, so you thought of finding a random beggar on the street to make Fabio angry? You really have such terrible taste.

"What do you think is going to happen if I told Fabio that you were rolling in the sheets with this beggar, even while pregnant? Do you think he's going to chop you up and feed you to the dogs? Or, do you think that he's going to throw you into the sea to feed the sharks?"

Then, Ana began laughing loudly like a maniac, thinking that she had seen through my act.

After all, Don was now bloodied and disheveled, and she never thought to associate him with the important figure she imagined him to be.

That was why she assumed that the highly feared and respected Don was none other than my affair partner!

A cold snort interrupted her laughter.

Two Soldati immediately stepped forward and pinned Ana to the ground. It wasn't until the cold barrel of the gun was pressed against her forehead that she realized she had offended someone she could never have afforded.

Just as she was about to plead for mercy, the gun was slapped harshly against her mouth, and she was dragged out of the ward.

"Break her legs and lock her up. Take a photo and send it to Fabio," Don said, his voice as cold as ice. "Tell him to come here himself. I'd love to see just how important his matter is for him to abandon Ms. Cabrera without a care in the world!"

I immediately noticed how Don was referring to me now.

I was no longer "El Capo Lopez's wife", but "Ms. Cabrera" now instead.

This was the outcome that I wanted.

The lines were now clearly drawn in Don's eyes. I was his savior, and Fabio was merely a traitor about to be dealt with.

It had been an extremely risky move, but in the end, it finally paid off.

I was wheeled into the operating theater.

After regaining my consciousness, the nurse by my bed carefully helped me sit up.

"Ms. Cabrero, the attack on Don has alarmed all the Famiglia's top brass, and he has already returned to the headquarters to handle things," she said in a low voice.

"Before he left, he specifically gave orders for you to stay here and recover in peace. He said that he would personally come back to see you once he settled all his matters."

I nodded.

According to my memories from my past life, the attack on Don had indeed caused a huge upheaval in the underworld. All Famiglias involved in the attack had then been thoroughly wiped out.

Fabio was only then promoted to Underboss after the dust had settled.

Seeing that Don had so many things to attend to, it was quite rare for him to still have time to think about me.

All I had to do now was wait patiently.

Now that I had calmed down, I was just about to speak when I suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the door.

Before I could even see who it was, a tight slap landed on my cheek.

It was Fabio.

His expression was dark as he glared at me with an icy, steely stare.

"You're such an evil witch, Sirena Cabrera! How dare you lay a finger on Ana just because you wanted to see me!

"Do you know how hard Reina cried when she saw that Ana's legs were broken? How did you ever turn out like this? I really regret making you my wife!"

My face was still stinging from the slap. I looked up at him and said calmly, "Really? Then let's get a divorce."

I sniffled and fought to keep my tears at bay.

I had been suppressing those words in my chest for a very long time.

At first, I thought of only saying it to him after Don had punished him. But now, I couldn't hold back anymore.

The pain from my past life and humiliation now was more than I could bear. They overlapped each other, the pain and agony weighing heavily on my chest, making it hard for me to breathe.

Obviously, Fabio never expected me to bring up divorce with him at all. He stared at me, his arrogant expression wavering for just a second.

While I was trying to gauge his reaction, Reina appeared.

She purposely pulled her collar lower to show off the love bite on her collarbones.

Clearly, even an attack on the Don that shocked the entire underworld hadn't managed to dampen their spirits one bit.

As long as she was there, Fabio could no longer look at anyone else.

He lovingly wrapped an arm around Reina's waist, the hand that had slapped me so harshly and cruelly earlier now being extremely tender and gentle with her.

"What are you doing here? The hospital is full of germs. You should be waiting for me at home."

Reina's eyes were slightly red as she shook her head, saying, "Home is too cold without you there, Fabio. I just wanted to see you as quickly as possible.

"But I heard you guys quarreling before I even came in. Was it because of me? If I caused any of you any trouble, then I can leave the Famiglia at once.

"I just want both of you to be happy. It's fine if I suffer just a little."

Then, tears began rolling down her cheeks.

Fabio felt extremely sorry for her and tried comforting her.

"It was Sirena who went overboard this time. A lunatic like her does not deserve to be my wife or a mother.

"When the baby is born, I will immediately strip her of her parenting rights. I'll only feel at ease if my child is raised by you instead."