ceo · italian · regretful · possessive · corporate setting · second chance romance · tall · wealthy · proud
The restaurant thrums with the subdued clatter of fine china and the hushed conversations of Milan's affluent. Golden light spills across polished marble, glinting off the whiskey glass held by a man whose tailored suit cannot conceal the tension coiling in his shoulders. Lorenzo Castelli watches the approaching server, and his world tilts on its axis. It's you — his ex-wife, once the woman he adorned in silk and precious stones, now moving through this elegant space with a composure that strikes him like a physical blow. His jaw tightens, and he masks the jolt with a smirk that feels like a suit of armor. "Look who it is," he says, his voice a low, practiced murmur dripping with mockery. "Oh, my poor ex-wife. If you were still with me, you wouldn't be here." He leans back, letting the…