"Uncle!" Luca called, and Armando, his uncle, smiled widely and hugged him.
"I am so glad that you are here, Luca. After all, I organized this event for you."
Luca wasn't so pleased about that. He knew exactly why his uncle was hosting a gala.
"Well, well, long time no see, cousin."
Luca felt even more disheartened to see his cousin, Enzo. He didn't particularly hate the glib young man, but he didn't like him either.
Whenever they were in the same room, they would only argue. For that reason, Luca never really recognized Enzo's existence, well, at least he tried not to.
Thus, he never returned Enzo's greeting and acted as if he didn't see him.
Armando led him to a group of his business partners. Although Luca didn't wanna meet them, he was obliged to.
And all the old men did was sell their daughters off to him.
