Chapter 60: Unexpected…

"So, what's it going to be?" Alessandro sneered, his smugness like a physical presence in the room. "You're going to shoot your father?"

Ermanno's gaze was as sharp as glass, his voice hard as steel. "You were never a father figure to me," he said, his words cutting deep. "You were a beast, nothing more."

Alessandro laughed, a cold, humorless sound. "Nonsense! At least you turned out well.”

"You're a billionaire, with companies all over the world, multiple enemies," Alessandro continued, his smile growing wider. "And you've got the beautiful lady by your side. If you ask me, I'd say I did you a favor.”

"I love the way you think, you're a gaslighter," Ermanno hissed, venom in his voice. "No wonder Mom stuck with you after all the abuse."

Alessandro's smirk grew wider, a predator's grin. "Your mother loves me. That's why she stayed."

Ermanno glanced around the room, taking in the tense atmosphere and the armed men on both sides. His own personal sniper stood at the ready, waiting for th