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Chapter 59

Author: Maryanne
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LUCA

He wasn't here.

At least he hadn't entered the auditorium yet.

I could see the tension as some of the men sat on edge, the hopes, that Ricardo Moretti showed up, and they somehow got on his good side.

If only they knew.

"You ordered this?" I asked, picking up the bottle of wine and noting the label. My eyes widened at what I saw.

Elena looked at me, her eyes shining in the almost darkened room. "What? You don't lik it?"

What were the odds that she would order my most disliked brand of wine?

I turned in Alessandro's direction, and was met by just shadows, and not a good view of my brother. But I could tell he was looking at me. In fact, I could almost see the smirk on his lips.

"Alessandro ordered these, right?"

She looked genuinely worried. "Uhmm..yeah."

I shook my head and set it down. "Idiot. We'll wait till those waitresses make another round,and then we would order for something else."

"Going for twenty thousand dollars?" the auctioneer continued, and I was almost bored. Even
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