I poured two glasses of cognac under the watchful eye of my lawyer and best friend. The moment Serafina left my room this morning, promising to come back for us to have lunch together, I didn't hesitate to call Alessandro for an emergency meeting. He cursed me, and he told me to go to hell for making him postpone his business to come here to the castle and drive from the city to this area at the last minute, but in the end, he agreed and here he was, looking at me as I offered him the crystal glass full of the amber liquid, scrutinizing me with interest, at this moment being the perceptive lawyer that he was.
If he wanted to refuse, he would never be able to, because his duty was to put up with me, just as I put up with him.
“Don't you think it's too early to drink alcohol?”
“The occasi
