ARMANDO The chauffeur’s words hung heavily in the air, but I wasn’t ready to believe it. My mind refused to let it sink in even as he stood there stammering.“What the fuck did you just say?” I asked, my voice low, sharp, and deadly calm.He shifted on his feet nervously, both hands trembling at his sides. “B—boss… I said… Miss Eleanor, s—she’s been taken. And Mr. Enzo…” He swallowed hard, unable to meet my eyes. “...Mr Enzo, he didn’t make it.”I barely managed to keep my composure after hearing him say that again.I turned my gaze towards Matteo who stood stiffly by the door. My patience was already on a razor’s edge and this wasn’t helping.“Why the fuck,” I said, my tone dangerously low, “would you let this fool say such nonsense to you outside, and then bring him in here to spew the same shit to my face?”Matteo didn’t answer right away, his lips pressed into a thin line as if weighing his words carefully.“At first I hoped it wasn’t true boss,” he said finally, his tone steady
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