Part 40

A FEW DAYS after the office conversation, Meizar, Luca, and Rayyan intentionally visited the penthouse. The three men purposefully pressed the doorbell as a notification instead of entering directly using the passwords they had.

Feeling nervous, they exchanged glances in front of the door until it was finally opened, and Ignazio emerged from inside with a confused look directed at his brother and two cousins. Seeing Ignazio in person for the first time—since they had only seen him in photos until now—left the three men stunned.

The current Ignazio was clearly larger than five years ago, and his disheveled appearance with long, tousled hair prompted all three to exclaim, "Wow..." loudly. Rayyan stepped into the penthouse, shaking his head. "Your style is truly eccentric," he commented while patting Ignazio's bicep and squeezing it gently. "Muscular too," he added with wide-eyed amazement.

"After disappearing for so long, he reappears as the city's Tarzan," Luca chuckled, following R