Adrian barely listened to anything happening in the drawing room. Ricardo Rossi continued talking endlessly about business opportunities while Luca and Matteo added occasional comments, trying far too hard to impress him. Adrian simply sat there sipping his drink. Uninterested.
Because honestly he didn't like any of them not after watching the way they treated Elena tonight. Not after seeing how quickly she lowered her eyes whenever her father spoke sharply.
His jaw tightened slightly, he was an only child but he grew up surrounded by female cousins he protected fiercely. The idea of watching a sister sit silently while someone insulted her felt wrong to him. Especially Elena, something about this family bothered him deeply. Like there were things left unsaid and Adrian intended to fi
