Chapter 9 - THE NIGHT CHICAGO LEARNED THE TRUTH
The secret beneath the Marchetti mansion changed everything.
For twelve years, Enzo Marchetti had lived with one belief.
His father died because of an accident.
A tragic accident.
A painful accident.
But still...
An accident.
Now every piece of evidence pointed somewhere else.
Someone had planned it.
Someone had covered it up.
And someone inside his own family had helped.
Enzo stood in his office staring at the old documents.
Adeline stood nearby.
“You don’t have to do this alone.”
He looked at her.
“People who stand beside me usually end up getting hurt.”
She shook her head.
“People who stand alone usually break.”
For a moment, Enzo said nothing.
Because nobody talked to him like that.
Everyone feared him.
Everyone respected him.
But Adeline...
She saw him.
Not the mafia boss.
Not the powerful man.
Just Enzo.
Before he could answer, Luca entered the room.
“Sir.”
Enzo turned.
“What happened?”
“We found the person who disabled the security system.”
A pause.
“Who?”
Luca placed a file on the desk.
Enzo opened it.
His face changed.
Because the name inside belonged to someone he trusted.
Someone who had attended family dinners.
Someone who had watched him grow up.
“Victor.”
His father’s former advisor.
Adeline looked at him.
“Your father trusted him?”
Enzo nodded slowly.
“More than anyone.”
Luca continued.
“There is more.”
“What?”
“Victor met with Camilla’s mother three months before your father died.”
The room went silent.
The pieces were finally connecting.
Victoria Marchetti.
Victor.
Camilla’s family.
All connected.
But before Enzo could continue investigating...
The news broke.
A leaked recording from the ballroom appeared online.
Chicago woke up to the video of Camilla attacking Adeline.
Millions watched.
The city that feared Enzo Marchetti saw something unexpected.
They saw him protect someone powerless.
They saw him remove his coat and cover a bleeding maid.
They saw him choose justice over reputation.
The headlines spread everywhere.
CHICAGO MAFIA KING SHOCKS THE CITY AFTER SAVING MAID FROM FIANCÉE’S ATTACK
Camilla’s image collapsed overnight.
But she was not finished.
That evening, she appeared on television.
Her voice was soft.
Her eyes filled with fake tears.
“I made a mistake.”
She looked directly into the camera.
“But nobody knows the truth about Adeline Croft.”
Enzo watched the interview.
Then Camilla said the sentence that made him freeze.
“She was never hired as a maid.”
Adeline looked at the screen.
“What does she mean?”
Camilla smiled.
“She came here to destroy the Marchetti family.”
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The room went silent.
Because Camilla had just started the final war.
