You Are Such A Selfish Person

"How about you stay at the Moretti Familia residence for a while?"

Instead of answering right away, Scarlett just stared at Dante for a few moments as if he had said something he shouldn't.

"What?! Why did you just silence? If you don't want to, then you-"

"I want it," cut Scarlett.

"What?"

"I want to stay at your place for a while." Scarlett tugged Dante by the collar so she could whisper into the man's ear. "You know, it seems like it would be fun if I could see you every day and tease you every single minute."

Instead of dying of boredom because she could only stay in the hospital room, it would be more fun if she could distract Dante all the time and spy on Moretti Familia without trying too hard.

Dante's head suddenly felt a little bit dizzy, and he thought about changing his offer. However, Scarlett had already said, "You can't take back what you had just said, Darling."

Dante exhaled roughly, then released Scarlett's hand from his collar. "As long as you promise to be nice, I'll let you live in my mansion for a while."

Scarlett clapped her hands a few times and kissed Dante on the cheek. "You can count on me."

No.

Dante couldn't possibly believe that Scarlett wouldn't do anything wrong, even for one day. The woman might die if she didn't do something that would give other people headaches for days.

"My daughter now lives in the mansion. So you can't make a mess, or I'll kick you out quickly," Dante threatened.

"Oh, I thought you'd give your daughter to her mother after she ran into the danger of living with you."

Dante looked away from Scarlett. "Her mother is dead."

Scarlett, who just wanted to speak, immediately covered her mouth again. She gave Dante a moment of silence before saying again, "Dante, if I think about it. Weren't you too young when your daughter was born?"

Scarlett estimated that Illaria was only ten or eleven years old, while Dante was thirty this year. So that means Dante has had a daughter since he was in his early twenties.

In truth, Scarlett didn't want to make a big deal out of Dante's past life and didn't care that Dante had slept with any woman. However, if Dante has a child, Scarlett must also know her origins clearly.

Even though their marriage was only an agreement, in the end, Scarlett had to enter Dante's life, and taking care of a child was the most annoying thing for Scarlett because children were so fragile and shouldn't live among people who danced with death like Dante or Scarlett.

"Illaria is not my biological daughter, Scarlett."

Scarlett raised an eyebrow, demanding Dante to explain what he meant immediately.

Dante tapped his hand on the chair, his eyes downcast. Actually, Dante had never told anyone about Illaria's origins, including his subordinates.

So far, Saro and the members of the Moretti Familia have always thought that Illaria was the result of Dante's one-night stand with a woman.

Even though they wanted to confirm the truth about Illaria, they didn't have the guts to ask Dante directly, so in the end, the misunderstanding was dismissed as fact.

However, for some reason, when Scarlett brought up Illaria, Dante didn't want to misunderstand her.

"Illaria is the daughter of my late sister, Carlita."

Dante then briefly told Scarlett about Carlita, who gave birth to a baby without the knowledge of her family and died as a result of being killed by someone she didn't know.

"I don't want Illaria to feel sad because she doesn't have parents. Because of that, I registered Illaria as my biological daughter."

Someone like Dante, who had worked in the underworld for a long time, could easily falsify a birth certificate.

"However, if the criminals discover Illaria's identity in the underworld. Then they could threaten her safety." Scarlett sneered, "You are such a selfish person, Dante."

Because if Dante wanted to protect Illaria, he should have put her in an orphanage instead of taking her to the Moretti Familia and raising her as his own daughter.

Illaria would become Dante's weakness that can be used by others to control Dante.

This time, Dante might be able to overcome Russo and save Illaria. However, Illaria's life may be threatened again one day.

"I'm indeed selfish." Dante chuckled as he covered half of his face. "However, aren't you the same as me? You spoiled your brother so much that he didn't want to leave you until now."

Scarlet clicked her tongue when she realized that Dante's words were not wrong. Silvano kept following her and was even reluctant to leave Lombardi Familia because Scarlett had spoiled him too much since they were little.

If Scarlett wanted to expel Silvano from the Lombardi Familia, then she shouldn't treat Silvano well and not allow her younger brother to have an attachment to Scarlett.

It's just that Scarlett also secretly hopes that Silvano will be by her side until she dies.

However, the arrival of Russo, who tried to disrupt Scarlett's marriage, made the woman realize that she had to bury this hope deeply.

Someone like Scarlett and Dante shouldn't be allowed to love other people because the love they give also could bring disaster into their life.

"I suddenly want to drink champagne!" Scarlett exclaimed as she leaned her back against the bed.

"The doctor forbade you to drink alcohol until you recover."

"What about cigarettes?"

"This is a hospital, Scarlett." Dante insisted. "Don't pollute the hospital with cigarette smoke."

Scarlett rolled her eyes. "Don't act like you have good morality."

Scarlett's eyes then moved towards the window, looking up at the night sky, which looked bright that day. Looking at the white wall for too long seemed to make Scarlett almost crazy, so her eyes immediately lit up when she saw another color.

"Dante, accompany me for a walk in the hospital garden tonight."

Dante initially wanted to refuse Scarlett's request, but when he saw Scarlett's bright expression, he replied, "Alright, I'll ask the nurse to bring a wheelchair."