Once inside the office, her boss let out another sigh as he sat down in the chair behind his desk, gesturing toward the two empty ones across from him.

“Do I need to schedule any last-minute meetings?” she asked, crossing her legs and settling more comfortably into the chair.

“I had a not-so-friendly conversation with Luciano a little while ago,” he admitted, frowning. The look of displeasure on his stern features was impossible to miss. “To be honest, I didn’t expect to run into so many obstac