LOGINBy the time Regina reached the boardroom, Damien and Luca were already there.The room was filled with quiet conversation.Several board members sat around the long polished table, reviewing documents while Damien stood near the large windows, speaking to one of the executives.Luca sat at the head of the table, scrolling through his tablet.Everything was ready.The meeting was supposed to begin in minutes.But the moment Regina walked through the door, both brothers looked up.Luca noticed it first.Something was different.Regina wasn't the woman who had walked through the building that morning with Katherine, laughing and smiling.Her shoulders were slightly lowered.Her eyes looked tired.And although she tried to hide it, there was sadness written all over her face.Luca immediately put his tablet down."Regina?"She looked at him."I'm fine."Damien turned around.He studied his sister for only a second before his expression changed.He knew her too well.He immediately walked
Chapter 30: The Wounds They Couldn't SeeRegina stepped into her office with Katherine beside her, the small lunchbox still in her hand.She walked to her desk and slowly placed it down.For several seconds, she simply stared at it.It was only a lunchbox.A simple box filled with scones Isabella had baked herself.Yet Regina looked at it as though it were a reminder of every painful memory she had spent years trying to bury.Katherine watched her carefully."Regina?"Regina didn't answer.Her fingers remained resting on the lid.Then she finally whispered, "I don't know what I'm supposed to do with this."Katherine frowned."It's just food."Regina shook her head."No, Kat. It's not."She looked at the lunchbox again."It's from her."Katherine understood immediately.She walked around the desk and sat down."Are you okay?"Regina let out a quiet laugh."I honestly don't know."She pulled out her chair but didn't sit.Instead, she walked toward the window.New York stretched beneath
The afternoon sun poured through the windows of the Moretti mansion, casting warm golden light across the kitchen.Isabella Moretti stood at the kitchen counter, staring down at a tray of freshly baked scones.She had made them herself.It was unusual.Very unusual.The household staff were accustomed to preparing everything Isabella wanted. She rarely stepped into the kitchen unless she wanted to complain about something.But today was different.Today, Isabella had been thinking about Regina.She remembered the years she had spent belittling the young woman.The insults.The cold remarks.The times she had deliberately made Regina feel like an unwanted guest in her own home.She remembered laughing when Robin laughed at her.And now Regina was no longer that quiet woman cleaning their house.She was the CEO of a billion-dollar empire.Isabella sighed.She carefully placed the scones into a beautiful lunchbox."What am I doing?" she whispered.She didn't know.Perhaps she wanted to a
Scarlett had never imagined she would be standing in the Moretti family living room feeling like an intruder.She had arrived that afternoon with a smile on her face and a small gift for Isabella.After everything that had happened, Scarlett thought perhaps it was time to visit properly.She wanted to show Isabella that she still respected her.She wanted to ask how everyone was doing.And, if she was being honest with herself, she wanted to hear something reassuring about Robin.She still believed there was a future between them.The black card Robin had given her was tucked safely inside her handbag.She hadn't spent much of it yet.To Scarlett, it represented hope.Perhaps Robin hadn't meant what he said in the office.Perhaps his feelings for her were still there.She rang the doorbell.A housekeeper opened the door."Miss Scarlett.""Hello."She smiled."Is Mrs. Moretti home?""Yes.""May I see her?""Of course."Scarlett stepped inside.She walked into the living room and found
Lunch had become one of Regina's favorite parts of the day.Not because she particularly enjoyed expensive restaurants or long lunches with influential people.She simply enjoyed having someone beside her who made her forget, even for a little while, how complicated her life had become.That person was Katherine.The two women sat at a quiet corner table in one of Manhattan's most elegant restaurants.Regina looked completely different from the woman Robin had known.She wore a beautifully tailored cream-colored suit, delicate gold jewelry, and her hair was styled perfectly.She looked like what she truly was.A Romano.A woman born into wealth and power.But Katherine wasn't looking at the CEO sitting across from her.She was looking at her best friend."Do you remember when we used to sneak out of school?"Regina laughed."We didn't sneak out.""We did.""We had permission.""Your grandfather's driver wasn't permission."Regina covered her mouth as she laughed."Kat!""What?""You w
Scarlett stood outside Robin Moretti's office, staring at the closed door.She had spent the entire morning convincing herself that coming here was the right thing to do.She had rehearsed what she wanted to say.She would apologize.She would tell Robin that she was sorry for everything that had happened.She would remind him of their history.And perhaps, if he was willing, they could put the gala behind them and start again.Scarlett took a deep breath before knocking."Come in."She opened the door.Robin didn't look up.He was sitting behind his desk, staring at documents that he hadn't really been reading.Scarlett stepped inside."Robin."Nothing.He continued looking at the papers.She swallowed."I came to see you.""I can see that."His voice was flat.Scarlett walked closer."I wanted to apologize."Robin finally looked up.His expression was unreadable."For what?"She hesitated."For everything."He said nothing.Scarlett clasped her hands together."I know things became co







