, could imagine. That secret was a bond, a silent but powerful connection with an influential man, a relationship that eluded the surface of her life. And she protected that bo

s playing a game of chess against someone of a completely different caliber. While he was lost in his own machinations, Amelie remain

intrigued him not only by her cold beauty, but by what he could not understand. She seemed to have dark areas that escaped his control, areas that frightened him a little. This feeling of uncertainty, which he could not

ne, a state-of-the-art phone he had never seen in her hands before. Luca frowned, a slight unease creeping over him. Amelie wasn't th

remained fixed on the screen. Luca's curiosity got the better of him, and without

essage, he said lightly, trying to sound

r eyes. It wasn't outright anger, but rather a subtle warning, a silent message to him that he

lmly, before getting up. It's cold, do

was expecting. He expected a dodge, an attempt to divert his attention. But she was calm, almost too calm. Som

mething he couldn't understand. Amelie wasn't just a self-effacing, resigned woman, as he had believ

enough to arouse his curiosity. He quickly got up and approached discreetly, his heart beating faster. The noise was coming from Ameli

must meet soon, I have crucial information to

a secret? Who was this mysterious interlocutor she seemed to be listening to so attentively? He moved a little clos

asked, her voice calm, but the col

. The silence that followed was heavy, almost suffocating. Luca felt trapped. What he had overheard was not just a harml

her leave, doubt creeping deeper into his mind. But he couldn't leave it there. He knew he had to know more, he

but his mind was elsewhere. The truth was hiding somewhere, and he had no choice: he had to find out what it all meant. The wom

et, yes, but for