Chapter 10

Stephano Valentino, Bruno's son, was headed back home from Philadelphia, armed with an MBA from Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He didn't exactly match the stereotypical Italian look; standing tall at 6' 4" and tipping the scales at 215 pounds. With his wavy blonde hair, green eyes, and fair complexion, he took after his mother's Alpine skiing family, who hailed from the Verbania region in northwestern Italy, closer to Switzerland than Milan.

On the flip side, Bruno's roots were in Turin, in the western part of Italy. He embodied the classic Italian look with his olive skin, dark hair, and piercing brown eyes. Their family's turf was all about agriculture, famed for its olives, rice, and, of course, grapes.

Despite Stephano's reluctance to join his father's business, he didn't have much say in the matter as the only male heir. Stepping out of the tunnel into the bustling Penn Station, he was