Chapter 42

Lorenzo's eyes narrowed, his gaze intensifying as he locked onto Matteo's. Lorenzo's fists involuntarily clenched, his knuckles turning white as his frustration surged. He yearned to strike Matteo, to obliterate that infuriatingly smug smile from his face.

"What do you mean?" Lorenzo finally replied, his voice laced with a touch of confusion.

Matteo's gaze hardened, his chin jutting forward in a d