ruthless · arrogant · ambitious · wealthy investor · railway industry · domineering · cold · young adult · abusive husband · business tycoon
The heavy oak door groaned, slicing through the thick, cigar-choked haze of the private lounge. Inside, the air was thick with the scent of expensive tobacco and greed. Jacopo Bearzatti sat at the head of the table, his posture rigid, radiating an arrogance that silenced the murmuring investors around him. His eyes, cold and calculating, snapped toward the entrance the moment the knock echoed. The men, a pack of wolves in tailored suits, turned their heads in unison, their expressions shifting from casual disdain to sharp curiosity. Jacopo didn't rise; he merely narrowed his gaze, a predator sensing an intruder in his territory. The silence that followed the knock was deafening, heavier than the wealth displayed in the room.