Chapter 31

LORENZO'S POVThe meeting should have ended twenty minutes ago.Instead, three captains were still arguing over shipping routes while Damiano stood beside me, quietly checking his phone every few minutes.Checking the security reports, and routine, everything was fine until his expression changed.He looked up."The detail assigned to Mrs. De Luca just checked in."I didn't look away from the documents in front of me."And?""Mrs. De Luca left the estate." my pen paused."With Vittoria." that explained enough."Destination?""Manhattan." I nodded once. "Security?""They're with them." I returned to the file."Good."The meeting continued, at least it tried to but ten minutes later, Damiano's phone vibrated again.He frowned this time."What is it?""The convoy changed route."I looked up immediately. "Why?""They've stopped at Chairman Alessandro's residence." I went silent and closed the file instantly. Every man around the table noticed.Damiano already knew what I was thinking."I

Chapter 32

LORENZO'S POVThe drive away from my grandfather's estate was painfully quiet.The convoy moved ahead of us while another SUV followed behind.Inside the car, it was silent.Isabella sat beside me, her hands folded neatly in her lap as she stared out the passenger window.She hadn't spoken since we left, nor had I.I kept my eyes on the road, but my mind refused to leave the events at Grandfather's house.The image of Bianca standing over Isabella.The look on Isabella's face.The fact that she had walked straight into a room where she had no idea who might be waiting for her.The tighter I gripped the steering wheel, the harder it became to ignore the anger building inside me.Finally....... It snapped."What the hell were you thinking?"She turned sharply to look at me."What?""What were you thinking?" Her brows knitted together."This is because I left the estate?""No," The word came out louder than I intended.She frowned."Then what is this about?"I let out a short, humorless

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