Chapter 16
Milan, Italy
Marco
DANI AND I WERE met at the Milan Central Train Station by the same man who’d driven Sal, Valerius, and me around on my first visit to the private hospital that currently housed my mother. After we’d checked in at our hotel, he drove us to the hospital where, after a very short wait, we were shown to the office of its director, Dr. Del Ciello.
He stood when we entered his office and said, “Conte Marco, so good to see you again.”
“Thank you,” I said as I shook his proffered hand. “May I present my partner, Dr. Rosati.”
He shook Dani’s hand and said, “What’s your specialty, Dr. Rosati?”
“I’m not a medical doctor, Sir,” Dani said. “I’m in charge of the labs at l’Ospedale d’Aragoni.”
“Don’t be so modest, Dani,” I said and turned to face Dr. Del Ciello. “Dr.
