The headlines broke before sunrise.

MORETTI AND ROSSI ENGAGED, CORPORATE ALLIANCE OR TRUE LOVE?

Every news outlet, every business page, every gossip channel shared the story. The photograph where Dante Moretti took Elena’s hand and kissed it before the cameras was everywhere. To the world, it felt like a fairytale. For Elena Rossi, it was betrayal wrapped in diamonds.

By the time she reached his office, the city buzzed with activity, her phone lighting up like a warning signal. Board ...