Chapter Twenty-Nine - Secrets in the Dark

As Giancarlo read the email, his face grew pale. "This... this can't be true," he muttered, looking up at Dante with betrayal in his eyes. Dante's cool facade finally cracked. "You don't understand," he spat. "The company is stagnating under your outdated ideas. Alessandro's soft approach will run us into the ground. We had to do something!" "We?" Giancarlo repeated, his voice barely above a whisper. "Who else is involved in this, Dante?" As Dante's eyes darted around the table, Amelia felt a chill run down her spine. The depth of the betrayal was becoming clear, and she could see the pain etched on Alessandro's face as he watched his family unravel before his eyes. Isabelle, who had been uncharacteristically quiet, suddenly stood. "This is ridiculous," she announced. "Alessandro, darling, surely you can see that Dante only had the company's best interests at heart? This witch hunt is beneath you." Alessandro's eyes narrowed as he turned to face her. "And what about you, Isabelle?