Chapter 253

Valerio Marchesi entered his son Leo's room, finding him engrossed in his play with toy cars. He crouched down to be at the boy's eye level and smiled, though worry consumed him inside.

“Leo, are you okay?” Valerio asked tenderly.

The boy looked at his father and nodded enthusiastically. “Yes, Daddy, I'm great!”

Valerio seized the moment to broach a delicate subject that had been on his mind. He q