Chapter 199

• SANDRINO'S POV
• “My son,” Father’s voice carried the weight of authority sharpened by decades of power. He leaned forward in the study chair, hands clasped together, eyes like steel. “If it had been your wife, even if she were an artiste, there wouldn’t be much implication. But it’s different with your brother. He’s the Chief Executive Officer of the Luciano Group—the face of this empire. His choice in a wife concerns more than his heart; it concerns the entire family.”
• Beside me, Henry shifted uncomfortably. When his eyes slid to me, the teasing spark he usually saw was gone. My expression—normally cynical, dismissive—had hardened into something grave.