Eight months later, sunlight poured through the glass walls of the newly restored Rossi headquarters. The hum of machinery from the adjoining factories blended with music from an employee celebration. Banners hung overhead.

ROSSI-REBORN. A FUTURE BUILT WITH HEART.

In the middle of it, Elena moved carefully through the main corridor, one hand cradling her swollen belly, the other trailing across the polished railing her father once installed.

Eight months pregnant.

Eight months of change. ...