The morning in the Martini villa usually started with the artificial smell of expensive air freshener and the low hum of the central air conditioning. But today, the atmosphere was different.
Charlotte sat on the edge of the oversized king bed, a bowl of sugary cereal balanced precariously on her lap. Her eyes were glued to the fifty-seven-inch plasma display mounted across the bedroom wall. The news ticker at the bottom of the screen was moving fast, but it wasn't fast enough to hide the headline that had caused her to drop her spoon halfway to her mouth.
On the screen, reporters were practically tripping over themselves while discussing the latest scandal shaking the elite business circle of the city.
Sebastian Monday. The untouchable CEO of S&S Constructions.
The man who never appeared beside women publicly.
The man rumored to be cold enough to freeze an entire boardroom with one look.
Had officially introduced a woman and the media had gone feral.
