~FIORELLA~I don’t sleep that night.My body lies still on the bed, but my mind refuses to shut down, replaying everything in fragments…..Lucas’s voice, the way Matteo said his name so casually, the subtle shift in the room that I felt more than I saw.By the time the sky begins to lighten, I’m already awake.Or maybe I never slept at all.Either way, I’m not wasting time.Since this is already a competition, then I don't stand behind.I arrive at the firm earlier than usual, earlier than everyone.Or at least, that’s what I expect.The hallway is quiet, the kind of silence that feels like power when you’re the only one occupying it. My heels click softly against the polished floor as I walk toward my office, my posture straight, my expression already set into that calm, untouchable mask I wear like second skin.But as I turn the corner, I stop, because his office light is on.For a brief second, I just stand there, staring, then my jaw tightens.Of course.O
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