CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 05:38
Ava and Lily approached Dimitri’s office with their usual unease. Ava’s hand hovered over the door handle, her irritation already bubbling up. Dimitri had been especially relentless with his taunts recently, and she wasn’t in the mood for another round. Lily, still shaken from Miss Valle’s earlier outburst, walked quietly beside her, visibly drained.
Without knocking, Ava swung the door open. They stepped inside — and instantly froze.
Dimitri wasn’t alone. Standing across from him, his face twisted in anger, was Giovanni. The tension between the two was so thick it felt suffocating. Giovanni’s usual calm and composed demeanor was gone, replaced by a fury neither Ava nor Lily had ever seen in him. His fists were clenched at his sides, knuckles wh
