- Echoes of Loyalty.

The building’s doorbell rang insistently, pulling Leo out of his concentration during an important meeting. He frowned, irritated, and nodded to his assistant to take care of it. However, barely a minute later, the same assistant returned, pale as a sheet.

"Sir… it’s urgent. It’s about Lara."

Leo stood up immediately, without asking for more details. His heart was pounding as he walked through the company’s hallways toward the reception. There he found Dimitri: disheveled, agitated, with a face as white as wax, breathing heavily. Beside him, Patricio, a close friend of Leo’s, was much calmer but visibly worried, trying to support him.

“What happened?” Leo asked, stepping forward abruptly.

“It’s Lara…” Dimitri placed a trembling hand on his hair. “An accident, Leo… Thiago was with her.”

Leo’s world shook beneath his feet.

“Benjamín, take him to the car. I’ll be there in a moment,” Leo ordered, pointing to another colleague who had come down with him.