Alan suffered a cerebral haemorrhage from the stress of the agitation, but fortunately, the doctors said he had been admitted to the hospital in time.

Nancy took a deep breath as she watched her unconscious father lying in the hospital bed. She had not changed out of her wedding gown, and her white dress was dirty from the mud and soil splashed on it. It looked as messy as her wedding.

Frank Jenco's voice pulled her out of her reverie. "Nancy."

She straightened up and replied softly, "Frank."

"Good girl. It's been hard on you. We've gotten a lot of doctors to treat Evan, but nothing seems to be working. If you decide to give up on him, I support your decision. You've suffered too much over the years."

Frank had watched Nancy grow up and had always thought that this understanding, obedient girl would become his daughter-in-law. He never expected things to turn out this way. There was pain in his eyes as he gently patted Nancy's shoulder.

Nancy nodded, and she left the hospital in a mess. The Evan who loved her and the Evan who hated her appeared in her mind one after the other. It had come to a point where she could not tell what was real and what was fake.

That was when her phone vibrated, and a message from an unfamiliar number appeared on her phone screen. It was the address of a club. [Do you want to know the truth about Evan Jenco? You'll find out everything if you come to this place.]

Truth? What truth was this person talking about? Who was this person?

Nancy gripped her phone hard until her palm hurt. She closed her eyes and slowly exhaled, and she decided to head to the given address. She did not want to continue living such a life. Nancy could no longer take living every day in fear and letting the man she loved most in this world hurt her like this.

The club's concierge recognized Nancy and led her to Evan's private room. Nancy was about to push the door open when she heard Evan's gloating voice.

"Nancy's just too stupid. Can you believe that she actually thinks this amnesia thing I have is real? No one forgets one specific person when they suffer from amnesia. What's more, I have it once every three years. That was just a lie I made up because I wanted to have fun with other women!"

Nancy's hand stopped in midair. It was just a lie? She could hardly believe her ears, but the voices inside the private room continued.

"But I thought you liked Ms. Sartori a lot. Why are you hurting her with this lie?"

"I do like her, and she will be my only Donna in the future, but I don't want to be stuck with one person my entire life. I want to have fun with different women while I'm still young. This is the last time anyway.

"Once I get tired of Rebecca Winston, I'll just tell Nancy that I'm cured and we'll get married."

Everyone in the private room went along with him. "You're really smart, Evan. You can have your fun while testing Ms. Sartori's love for you. That's killing two birds with one stone."

Nancy's blood froze. It was true when he said that he would regret giving up a sea full of fish for her. He had never suffered from amnesia, which meant that he was aware of what he was doing when he hurt her. All those years of suffering, misgiving, prayers, and forgiveness were nothing but a test of her true love.

She looked up as she tried to hold back her tears. Nancy was the Principessa of her family. She could not cry over a man like that.

Nancy walked out of the club and called a number that she had blocked a long time ago. "That message was from you, wasn't it? What do you want, Colton Serra?"

A man's voice replied from the other end of the call, "I just wanted you to see Evan Jenco for who he really is, Nancy. I love you more than he does, and I have the power to protect you now. Won't you give me a chance?"

The voice on the other end was quivering and sounded hoarse. It evoked long-forgotten memories of the man who once held Nancy in his arms while sobbing hysterically. That man was Colton, Frank's Underboss and an orphan he took in many years ago.

Colton had always been a loner, but was ruthless with his ways. He was close in age with Evan and had climbed the ranks on his own merits to become the Underboss. He had once confessed his love for Nancy and declared his willingness to be her blade, her hound—whatever she needed.

Unfortunately, Nancy was deeply in love with Evan, and there was no place in her heart for another man. After that, Nancy heard that Colton had left Inorva to expand the Jenco family's power to Belosi.

Both men's voices overlapped in Nancy's mind, and at last, all that was left was Evan's taunting laughter and the disdain on his face for her. Nancy was silent for a while. "Alright. I'll give you a chance, but I want you to work with me to ensure that Evan pays for this. I want him to wish he was never born!

"Remember, this is your only chance to become my man." Before Colton could reply, Nancy hung up the call.

When Nancy left the club, it was drizzling outside. The rainwater and mud splashed on her wedding gown, and it was completely ruined. Nancy looked down and bent over to tear off the bottom of the dress. She no longer wanted it now that it was dirty. She went home to change into fresh clothes and rushed to the hospital.

Frank was watching over Alan in the hospital ward, and he smiled when he saw Nancy rushing in. "You're here, Nancy. Your father just woke up."

"Nancy." Alan struggled to sit up, but Nancy stopped him.

"I've thought about it, Dad. I'm calling off the wedding."

Alan and Frank were shocked to hear what she had to say. Alan frowned and said, "I'm happy for you if you've finally sorted out your feelings, Nancy, but you grew up with Evan, after all. Can you really let him go?"

It was true that she loved Evan deeply. Nancy had blamed the humiliation she suffered from Evan's actions over the years on his strange ailment and had never once faulted Evan for it. However, she had heard the truth from Evan. How could she pretend everything was fine?

Nancy was Alan's only child, and she was the noble Principessa of the Sartori family, not some cheap woman who was harassing Evan. She had dignity and a backbone. Nancy looked up at both Dons in front of her and said with conviction, "Yes, I can. I've thought it through."

Alan nodded when he saw how determined Nancy was. "Alright. Let's cancel the wedding." He turned to look at Frank and said with a sigh, "I guess Evan and Nancy are not meant to be, Frank. Let's just annul the wedding."

Frank sighed. "That rascal has really crossed the line. Don't worry, Nancy. I'll always treat you as my daughter, even if you can't be my daughter-in-law."

Nancy stood up and said softly, "It's getting late, Dad. You should be resting. I'll visit you again tomorrow." After that, she turned to Frank solemnly. "Frank, even though Evan and I are no longer engaged, there's something I still need to say to you."

Frank nodded.

Nancy pretended to sound worried, "This ailment of his is really strange. Even though I'm the only person he forgets about right now, there's no guarantee that his condition won't decline. What if he forgets who he is one day, Frank? The Jenco family can't take such a huge risk."

Frank's expression turned grim as Nancy gave him a light nod before turning to leave. No one in the Mafia could tolerate a Don who was riddled with sickness. She wondered how much longer Evan would stay so arrogant after he lost his place as heir to the family.

A ruthless glint flashed in Nancy's eyes. No one in this world could leave unscathed after hurting her this way, even if it was the man she had been deeply in love with.

Nancy went home to change into fresh clothes and had a good night's sleep. The next day, she went to the house where she was supposed to live with Evan after they got married. Now that she had decided to cancel their wedding, there were certain items she had to take with her.

She was about to punch in the door's password when someone unexpectedly opened it from inside.

A woman in a white shirt appeared while exposing her long, slender legs. There was a huge, bright hickey on her neck. She leaned against the door and smiled. "Isn't this the woman Evan abandoned? What are you doing back here?"

The woman looked Nancy up and down in a condescending manner. "You aren't here to beg Evan to take you back, are you? Doesn't the future Donna of the Jenco family have a backbone?"

Nancy was calm until she spotted a ring with a big ruby on it on Rebecca's finger. That ring was left behind by her mother. She grabbed Rebbeca's arms and pulled the ruby ring off Rebecca's finger forcefully without a word.

Rebecca's skin reddened right away because of Nancy's strong grip. She screamed, "What are you doing, Ms. Sartori? Evan gave that to me! How dare you snatch it from me?!"

Nancy stared at her stoically as she said slowly, "You're not worthy of this ring." With that, she flung Rebecca's hand aside, and Rebecca fell daintily backward and into the arms of Evan, who had come to the door when he heard the commotion.

Evan shielded Rebecca behind him while looking annoyed. "What are you doing here again, Nancy? I've told you before that I'd never marry you! Stop talking about how we grew up together and how we've been in love for years. I don't remember a thing.

"The woman I love now is Rebecca, and only Rebecca. If you still have any dignity, stop harassing us!"

Rebecca gloated upon hearing his words, but Nancy did not plan to waste any time with them. She went straight into the villa stoically. "I remember everything Evan said. You don't need to repeat them. I'm just here to pick up the things that belong to me, and to draw a line between us."

A look of panic flashed in Evan's eyes when he saw Nancy's expression. Every time he had pretended to have amnesia, Nancy would have tears in her eyes as she tried to tell him again and again about how they had been in love, but this time, she was distant and cold. Why was that?

Evan frowned as he felt something had gone out of his control, but Nancy had already strode into his room. She did not even look inside the messy closet, but carefully opened a compartment at the very top to take out a small, exquisite jar.

Something felt wrong about it the moment Nancy held it in her hands. It was too light. She jerked back to question sternly, "What did you do to my mother's ashes, Evan Jenco?!"

Nancy's eyes were red, and her voice trembled. Evan's worry dissipated when he saw the look on Nancy's face.

He sat casually back onto the sofa and said nonchalantly, "That thing? Well, Rebecca's dog hasn't been feeling well lately, and I heard that a porcelain bowl made out of ashes would have magical properties, so I…" Before Evan could finish, Nancy dashed toward him and slapped him without hesitation.

Slap! There were several seconds of silence in the villa. That slap was not enough. Nancy raised her hand high to give Evan a second slap. She could not hold back her anger and disappointment. "Are you crazy, Evan? That's my mother!"

Nancy could not stop trembling as she used full force on both slaps. Even though Nancy's mother had passed early in life, she was still wildly protective of her mother. Nancy would go to church service every week just to wish her mother happiness in heaven. Despite being an atheist, Nancy was still adamant about wishing her mother a happy life in another world.

However, her mother's ashes had suffered a great insult because of Evan. Nancy refused to take this lying down.

"It's just a dead woman. How dare you slap Evan?!" Rebecca lunged forward to shield Evan behind her. Evan was touched by Rebecca being protective of him. He stood up and placed his arms around Rebecca's shoulder while looking down at Nancy.

"I must have pampered you too much before my amnesia for you to act so arrogantly, Nancy. How dare a woman like you even dream of becoming my wife? My wife can only be a gentle, understanding woman like Rebecca." Evan held Rebecca's chin and kissed her on the lips.

Nancy felt a sharp pain in her stomach and almost threw up. "As you wish, Evan. There's no longer anything between us from now onward."

She wiped away the tears on her face stubbornly and turned to leave, but Evan's unhappy voice was heard coming from behind her. "Wait a minute. Did I say you can leave? Do you think you can leave just like that after slapping me and hurting Rebecca?"