Chapter 150

• GUSTAVO
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• I woke up before the sun fully rose, the room still dim with that soft gray light slipping through the heavy curtains. My mind was already running, tangled in everything from the night before. The party had gone smooth, better than I expected, but Valentina leaving early and those short answers on the phone stuck with me. I sat up in bed, reached for my phone on the nightstand, and checked the screen. No new messages. Nothing from her. A quiet frustration built in my chest, the kind I didn't have time for. I had bigger things to focus on, like turning DeLuca Energy into something real, something that could stand with the big players.