"They are in Italy!?" Mathias's head snapped up, his gaze narrowing as he processed the news delivered by his secretary.
"Yes, sir. Our sources confirmed they landed in Rome yesterday," the secretary replied with a brisk nod.
"Alright. You're dismissed." Mathias waited until the door clicked shut before scrawling his signature on the final page of the merger file. He tossed the pen aside and reached for his phone, his thumb hovering indecisively over Luca's contact name. The digital glow reflected the conflict in his eyes.
"He won't answer," Mathias muttered to the empty, shadowed office. "Why would he?" He remembered the sting of Sara's rejection, the way she had stood by Luca's side, making it clear where her loyalties lay.
He had been a fool to think he could simply walk back into her life and reclaim a bond that had already evolved. "Childhood friends who turned into lovers... that's a history you can't just erase with a few grand gestures."
