For an entire decade, Vittoria acts as mob leader Cassian's dedicated assistant by day and discreet partner by night, repaying an old debt with unconditional loyalty. Despite her quiet devotion, Cassian views her merely as an expendable placeholder for his aristocratic first love, coldly warning her that he will never permit an illegitimate child into his dynasty.
When armed extortionists abduct both women and Cassian deliberately rescues his socialite obsession while abandoning Vittoria, the trauma claims her unborn child. Severing every emotional tether, Vittoria vanishes to rebuild her dignity, leaving her arrogant former protector frantically scrambling as he realizes too late who truly owned his heart.
