Chapter 25 Soon Grow Up

• The years that followed were filled with more successes and victories. Riccardo's business empire grew exponentially, as did our love for each other.
• I had become his confidante in a world where trust was rare, something which I cherished deeply.
• Everything seemed stable and well, until one night Riccardo came home late, looking worn out and tense. “We've just received some troubling news,” he told me gravely as we sat down to dinner.