Let Me Go, My Mafia Husband by Paga Slayer

Let Me Go, My Mafia Husband

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Chapter 221 Desperate Moment

Matteo couldn't bear to listen as she belittled herself in this way. His hand shot out, grabbing her elbow with a firm yet gentle touch, and he swiftly turned her to face him. The intensity in his eyes made her breath catch, and for a moment, it felt like the world had fallen silent.

"Emily, you are not incomplete," he said, his voice thick with emotion. "You are perfect. And I swear, there isn't a man alive who deserves you. To me, you are more than just a woman-you're like a goddess. If I could, I'd put you on a pedestal and worship you." Emily tried to push the overwhelming feelings away, shaking her head with a weak smile, her eyes glassy with unshed tears. "Matteo, you don't have to say that. You're just trying to make me feel better."

"No." His voice was low but commanding as if daring her to doubt his words. He gripped her shoulders gently, holding her gaze with a fierce intensity. "This is the truth, Emily. I've never met someone like you -brave, selfless, so kindhearted, yet fearless. You carry the weight of the world on your shoulders, and you've never broken, not once. Do you think being a mother is just about having a child?" His eyes darkened, recalling how his own mother had left him with nannies while he longed for her love as a child. "It's not. It's about loving, nurturing, and protecting, even if those children aren't yours by blood. You've done that for Gia and Maximo, and they love you just as much as they love their own mother. You and Aria are both their mothers, Emily. They know it, just as I do."

Her lip quivered as she fought to hold back the tears, but the dam broke. The tears came anyway, spilling

choked back

had to keep going, had to keep fighting for her parents, who were murdered by the same monster who caused her miscarriage: her husband. There was no time to cry, no time to feel. The pain of losing her baby still lingered in her

to shield her from all the pain she had been carrying for so long. "Everything's going to be fine," he murmured

tightened as she pressed her face into his firm chest, her voice barely a whisper. "Thank

mixture of tenderness and protectiveness filling him as he kissed the top of her head, the gesture feeling both instinctive and intimate.

they stood there in the comforting silence, wrapped in each other's arms, when his phone pinged. Matteo reluctantly used one hand to pull it from his pants pocket and read the

are waiting for us to vacate this place so they can seal

situation crashing down on her. How had she let herself be so vulnerable before a man she barely knew? She lowered her head, avoiding his gaze as she tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear trying

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but he knew he had to let go. With a shared understanding, they both stepped out of the house together so that the police

which was why the police had given them some time instead of ordering them to come out of the house. Instead, they instructed his bodyguard to inform him that they

Vinci, for everything," Emily said, her voice tinged with gratitude. Matteo smiled, nodding in