Valentina's POV
I sat beside Leonardo in the back of the black car. He stared out the window and had not spoken since we left the penthouse.
"Who is coming tonight?" I asked looking at him.
"Board members…investors," he said flatly as I nodded. My stomach tightened.
"Alessandro will be there," he added without looking at me. "Catarina too."
“Ohh,” I said, nodding slowly. I had been dreading it for days.
The car stopped as Leonardo got out first. He did not wait for me but I followed him inside.
A private dining room waited at the end of a long hallway. Crystal chandeliers, a table that seated twenty, white roses in crystal vases and waiters in black suits stood against the walls.
People were already there. Men in expensive suits, women in designer dresses and they turned when we e
