Touch the Don's Wife.Pay the Price

On the day of their wedding registration, Ethan had Natalie dragged out of City Hall so he could sign the papers with his childhood sweetheart Madison, claiming her baby needed a legal father. That night, Natalie fled overseas into an arranged marriage with Damon Moretti, a ruthless mafia don. Three years later, pregnant with their second child, she returns for a clan memorial while Damon is pulled away to handle a territory conflict. The local crew sent to pick her up have no idea the woman they are waiting for is her. At the arrivals terminal, she runs into Ethan, now a local mafia figure under Moretti protection, and Madison. They mock her plain custom lounge wear—tailored in Paris by her husband—and accuse her of crawling back because Ethan finally has power. Ethan offers her a job as Madison's nanny. Lucas pulls out a $200,000 check, and Ethan tells her to take it, bragging that this kind of money is pocket change under Moretti protection. Madison sneers at the priceless Eternal Heart bracelet on Natalie's wrist, calling it a cheap fake. Natalie holds back the truth, disgusted, and leaves.

Three days later, at the Moretti charity gala, Natalie arrives alone in light makeup and her lounge wear. Ethan smirks, telling her to dress properly to match his status. Madison spots the bracelet and shrieks that she snuck in, then lunges at her. Someone trips Natalie; she crashes to the floor as Madison pins her hand under a heel and twists the bracelet until it snaps, scattering diamonds across the ballroom. Security guards move in to throw her out, and Ethan crouches beside her, demanding she beg for him back. Before she can speak, the room goes silent. Damon Moretti walks through the doors holding their toddler son. The boy squirms down, and with Damon following, weaves through the frozen crowd straight toward his mother.