Chapter 1 - THE TASTE OF BETRAYAL

Undercover at rival-owned Bellavista, billionaire don Matteo DeLuca is warned against eating poisoned food by observant waitress Sophia Bennett. After private files reveal internal treason aimed at triggering an underworld war—tied directly to her late father’s buried evidence—Matteo returns to confront her, stunned when Sophia unmasks his true identity yet swears she would have saved him regardless.