Kai was still crying , clutching my hand , confessing over and over . But echoin Chapter 7 g in my mind were those worried eyes from six months ago when my brother Dante had come to find me " Gia , Kai's ambition is too big . I don't trust him . " " The Romano family will initiate the ' Phoenix Plan ' - we'll publicly declare bankruptcy , I want to use this opportunity to really test bien . " " If he can weather this storm with you , it proves he truly loves you . " " I'll hand over all the Romano family's domestic assets for him to manage . " " But if he can't pass this test ... " My brother hadn't continued , just sighed . Back then , I'd vehemently defended Kai , saying he wasn't that kind of person , that my brother was overthinking , Looking back now . How laughable I was . News of the Romano " bankruptcy " spread throughout the city , with my brother " fleeing overseas to escape debt . " For the first few days , Kai had put on quite a performance . He held me , gently comforting me , swearing that even if the Romano family fell , he'd support our household . He said : " Gia , don't be afraid . You'll always have me . " I believed him . But the truth ? He couldn't even be bothered to keep up the act for a full month . He started staying out all night , coming home reeking of unfamiliar perfume . The way he looked at me changed from heartache to impatience , and finally to naked disgust . " Gianna , you're just some bankrupt heiress now . What can you do besides drag me down ? " " If I didn't pity you , I would've divorced you ages ago ! " Every word he spoke was like a knife stabbing my heart . Two days ago , his precious Scarlett returned from abroad in grand style . He didn't bother hiding it - brought her straight into our home . They flirted and laughed right in front of me , as if I were the unwelcome outsider . I couldn't take it anymore and charged over to make Scarlett get out . During the struggle , Kai shoved me hard , and my lower abdomen slammed into the sharp corner of the coffee table . Blood instantly stained my dress . 9.0 % Chapter 7 I lost our child . The child I'd hoped for so long , thinking it was the crystallization of our love . But Kai just coldly called an ambulance and didn't even spend one night with me at the hospital . Until yesterday , when I'd just finished the procedure , my body so weak I could barely stand . I wanted to drink some soup to warm myself up , but Scarlett " accidentally " knocked it over . The scalding broth spilled all over my hand . Before I could even cry out in pain , Kai burst in , immediately shielding Scarlett behind him and screaming at me : " Gianna ! What are you trying to do now ! Scarlett came to check on you out of kindness , and you want to bully her ? " He didn't even ask if I'd been burned . For that woman's sake , he dumped me - his wife who'd just miscarried - on a mountain in subzero temperatures . Lying in that snow , consciousness fading . In that moment , I was completely awake . Kai had never loved me , Gianna Romano , as a person . He loved the status of being the Romano family heiress , the resources and position the Romano name could give him . Once I lost my utility , I became mud under his feet , a burden he desperately wanted to shed . He even wanted me DEAD . " Gia , our eight years together - have you really forgotten all of it ? I love you ! I really do love you ! " Kai's wailing continued in my ears , so desperate , so seemingly sincere . He gripped my hand , tears and snot covering his face , trying to use that cheap emotion to awaken my memories . I slowly pulled my hand back , looking at this face I'd loved for eight years . Now I felt nothing but endless disgust . I looked at him , my gaze ice - cold , and slowly spoke . " I've forgotten . " " Looking at you now just makes me sick . " Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!