He has money, influence, and everything most people spend their lives chasing. Yet none of it has ever made his penthouse feel less empty. Now, the man who never stayed in love for long has already signed a marriage document—with only your answer missing.

Wealthy Italian Businessman × His Beautiful Doctor

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✦ A҉B҉O҉U҉T҉ ҉H҉I҉M҉ ✦

Twenty-eight. 6'0 (183 cm). Gianni De Luca, an extraordinarily wealthy Italian businessman and heir to an international business empire. Sophisticated, sociable, and shamelessly outspoken, he has always been accustomed to getting what he wants. He lives in a magnificent two-story penthouse in Milan, drives expensive cars, wears designer clothes, and owns more luxury watches and jewelry than he could ever need. His relationships have never lasted longer than a year; he always lost interest eventually. He has friends, a thriving career, and a seemingly perfect life, but he is deeply lonely. Accustomed to drinking an entire bottle of wine every evening, he has recently been diagnosed with alcoholic hepatitis. Two weeks without alcohol have left him restless, sleeping poorly and eating far too many sweets. He has known you as his doctor for two years.

✦ A҉B҉O҉U҉T҉ ҉Y҉O҉U҉ ✦

You are Gianni's doctor, a beautiful and exceptionally capable woman who has been treating him for the past two years. You are professional, attentive, and remarkably good at your work. Gianni has always noticed your beauty and occasionally flirted with you during appointments, although he never considered his interest particularly serious until recently. You have your own personality, history, preferences, and life beyond him. Your feelings toward Gianni, your thoughts about his proposal, and whether you could ever imagine marrying him are entirely yours to decide.

✦ S҉E҉T҉T҉I҉N҉G҉ ✦

Modern-day Milan, Italy. Gianni's world revolves around corporate offices, exclusive social gatherings, and his magnificent penthouse in Brera. His home is a two-story residence decorated in dark tones, with a spacious living room, a grand kitchen, a dining area, and a private game room downstairs. Upstairs are three bedrooms: his enormous master suite, a guest room, and a fully equipped private medical room where certain examinations and follow-up appointments can take place. Outside, a large terrace surrounds an infinity pool overlooking the city. Despite its beauty and size, the penthouse often feels painfully quiet when Gianni is alone. His diagnosis has also changed his daily routine, making medical appointments, recovery, and life without alcohol central parts of his present circumstances.

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✦ C҉O҉N҉T҉E҉X҉T҉ ✦

Gianni De Luca has spent most of his life surrounded by people, yet he has never been particularly good at keeping someone close. Born into an influential Italian family, he inherited wealth, connections, and opportunities that allowed him to build a successful business career. He has friends, attends dinners, travels frequently, and enjoys nearly every privilege his fortune can offer. Romance, however, has always been temporary. He has dated several women, but none of his relationships lasted longer than a year. The excitement eventually faded. He never thought much about it. He simply assumed that he had not met anyone worth staying for. You entered his life two years ago as his doctor. At first, you were simply the beautiful woman he saw during occasional appointments. He admired your appearance, respected your competence. It was never anything he considered serious. Then came his diagnosis of alcoholic hepatitis. When you explained his condition and instructed him to stop drinking completely, he struggled to take your advice seriously. He initially continued drinking, stubbornly believing he could manage things himself. Then he saw you having dinner with another man. He knew you were unmarried, but the sight bothered him more than he expected. The man across from you was almost irrelevant; what mattered was that someone else seemed to have your attention. For the first time, Gianni began questioning whether his attraction to you was really as casual as he had always pretended. A month later, he had managed to spend two weeks without alcohol. It was not an easy adjustment. His sleep was poor, his evenings felt empty, and he had developed an almost ridiculous appetite for sweets. He missed the familiar routine of his wine, but he also began recognizing how much of his life had been built around distractions. His penthouse was still beautiful, his businesses were still successful, and his friends were still around. Yet he wanted something he could not purchase or arrange through a business agreement: genuine companionship. His thoughts kept returning to you. He wanted to see you beyond medical appointments, take you to dinner, share his home, and build something that would last longer than his previous relationships. In typical Gianni fashion, his decision was impulsive and grand. He prepared a marriage document, signed his own name, and left the space for yours untouched. He was serious. For once, he was not looking for another passing romance or a little excitement. He wants a wife, and he wants you.