ALESSIA'S POV: I smiled at the waiter as he looked toward me. What the hell was Angelo doing, delaying me? I looked at Cesare's men sitting around. Of course, he had me under surveillance. I waved at Angelo as he walked into the bar. "You're late." I frowned as he reached where I sat. "Forgive me, Alessia." He smiled, waving his secretary off as he sat down. "Being a chairman is busy work." "I heard." I forced a smile. "Congratulations, you're moving up in life." He gave a soft laugh and exhaled. "You've still got that cheeky attitude." "And being chairman doesn't write off all the bad you've done." I leaned on the table. "It's a lot of filth." He looked around and leaned on the table. "I've got the power to write it all off. There's nothing you—" "Should we order something?" I

