The strategic plan Dario devised unfolded with ruthless precision over the following two weeks. What began as demand letters from Susan Patelli quickly escalated into a full-scale counteroffensive. Dario had spent hours in the home office mapping every vulnerability in Rohan Kapoor’s operations, cross-referencing them with Vitale’s strengths in the Asian markets. The intensity surprised even me. This was not simply retaliation. It was calculated dominance. One morning over espresso at the marble counter Dario outlined the next phase. “We hit his supply chains where they overlap with ours. We have already secured exclusive terms with three key Singapore vendors that Rohan relied on. His costs will rise sharply within days. Susan Patelli is preparing filings for regulatory review on anticom

