He was seated quietly in his office going through the documents that needed his utmost attention and was very urgent. His secretary, Emma, came into the office to pass an information to him.
"What is it this time, Emma?" Rocco stared at his secretary who was his sister. "You think I want to be here? President Luca calls for you" she rolled her eyes and walked out. "just four more months, Rocco. Just four" he reassured himself with the fact that 122 days were just four months and soon, his sister will be gone. He wandered why Luca wanted his attention though.
He went out of his office and took the private elevator to the 32nd floor of the building. He came out of the elevator and saw the CEO's secretary concentrating on her work. He walked up to her and asked "is he with anyone right now?" the secretary replied in a polite manner "No, he is alone. You may enter" she bowed respectfully. He nodded back at her and proceeded into the CEO's office.
As he opened the door, there he saw the CEO of the Giacomo Corporation, the Underworld king - well, currently competing for the title - but still, he was the king of it all.
He walked in and sat on the visitor's seat. "Luca, you called for me" Rocco said patiently waiting for Luca. Luca still kept his head down going through a contract which in all honesty didn't make any sense to him. why? Because all the figures were way too much to invest in a project that may or may not succeed. He knew Rocco was there but this was something he had to finalize urgently. He thought about the project a little bit more and he figured, if it actually succeeded, he'd gain a lot of profit from it. In fact, triple the money he invested but if it fails, though it wouldn't affect him financially but it'd be a big waste.
He turned over the contract to see the company's name. To his surprise, it was the famous PHELANDRO EMPIRE everyone talked about. He read about this company literally everywhere. The infamous CEO who is a 26 year old young lady but has grown so high that it became scary for those who's family legacy had been around for decades and centuries but still hadn't gotten to her level of success. it made people admire and some look at her in a disgusting way. They admire her for the fact that as a woman, she was able to accomplish more than a man could and those who looked badly at her thought she got help from her "men friends" meanwhile, she never did friendships or relationships. Only business deals and she was off with her life. He admired her and her way of business. It was known that she was a lady who loved taking risk in business because to her, it makes business enjoyable and fun. To her, "business is a game of chess. We make moves to see who will finally checkmate and... it's always me" she was one hell of a proud sassy lady.
Luca read the contract again and smirked. she really lived up to her name. He signed the contract accepting the deal and closed it.
Rocco kept staring at his friend through all this moment and began thinking of all the hardships and problems Luca had to face before he got here and he patted himself on the back for having such a person as his friend.
After Luca was done, he looked up at Rocco and asked "how's your sister doing with her internship here?" Rocco smiled and began to answer "she is doing quite well. Being polite is not in her criteria but she_" "she's doing well. That's all I need to know, Rocco" Luca cut him short not needing to know every detail. He turned back to his work.
Rocco kept debating with himself if he should give Luca the piece of information he had obtained but before he could finish debating, "Tell me, Rocco" Luca could see right through him every time.
"your father found out your real location which is here, Rome. He's looking for you everywhere but I don't know why he still can't find you. it's kinda disappointing how weak his connections have become" Rocco chuckled a little.
"You mean Mario, not my father" Luca glared at Rocco almost burning him to the ground with his eyes. Rocco forgot about the rules of Luca and almost shot himself in the head. "Sorry, Boss"
"Anyways" Luca let it slide "there's no way he'd find me" Rocco knew the reason why. Luca had taken most of his father's manpower to make his father a weakling and he also took away his father's security making him vulnerable but somehow, he still finds his father standing. Although his father is weak from his own side, he still has people backing him up. Luca's plan now was to take away his father's remaining source of power and make him completely weak.
"There are chances that he might find you but they are very low. it's still a chance though" Rocco warned. " Then we eliminate those chances" Luca stared at Rocco briefly before looking away. Rocco understood what he meant by eliminate but he felt like Luca was going too far.
"Luca, why don't you want your fa_ I mean, Mario to find you?" Luca leaned back on his swivel chair and stared at Rocco straight in the eyes "because you are invincible to your enemy when invisible" Rocco felt chills run down his spine and immediately tore his eyes away from Luca.
"I'll be heading out for the meanwhile and might not be back today" Luca stood from his seat and took his car keys. Rocco didn't need an explanation from Luca for him to know where he was going.
"You'll keep hurting yourself the more you go there, Luca" his concerns fell on deaf ears as he watched his friend walked out the door.
Luca left through his personal elevator and arrived at his underground parking lot. He went into his Mercedes Benz and drove out of the parking lot and out of his company heading to Rimini.
He drove to a beach in Rimini and parked his car far from the little restaurant that was at the far end of the beach area.
He changed from his high class suit and turtle neck to a khaki trouser and a worn out shirt.
He made sure nobody saw him coming out of the car and walked to the restaurant holding his sandals in a hand. After getting there, he walked to the back and washed his legs before wearing his sandals and walking into the restaurant.
When he got in, he saw his grandmother behind the counter counting her money and her profits. He saw how her face lost its happiness for a short moment before brightening up again. "At least I made something back" he heard her say.
Sofia Giacomo never knew that the boy working for her was her grandson and one of the top billionaires in the country - or so he thought - and Luca was too scared to let her know because he knows of the hatred his grandmother has for the Giacomo family.
He cleared his thoughts and moved to his grandmother hugging her in surprise. "Don't worry nonna, you'll make a lot of profits in the coming week" he smiled at her.
"And surprisingly when you say that, I always get blessed with customers. You must be a gifted young man" Sofia laughed heartily. Luca hugged her a little bit more before letting her go.
"I'll take care of things today. All you need to do for me is rest" he smiled at Sofia and went to the kitchen. Sofia looked at the boy walking away and smirked before look away.
Luca heard his grandmother call out a person's name and knew that the girl was there. Her name was Ophelia but he never knew her surname. His grandmother loved to talk about her and always made a cliché comment about them being a perfect match for each other.
He heard how they argued about her helping out in fixing up the place and this was not the first time they had the argument.
He began to prepare Ophelia's usual meal because he knew that's what she'd ask for. It took him 40 minutes to prepare Ophelia's Spaghetti Carbonara. He dished it out well and set it on a fine tray and left to serve it to her.
Luca came out of the kitchen and saw Ophelia on her phone. He used a moment to access her. She looked so calm with peace surrounding her but he felt like that wasn't all about her.
He went ahead to serve her the food. He watched her every movement and saw how her eyes moved from his hand to his eyes and their eyes finally met.