When I objected, he managed the situation, by asking me to keep the peace.

When the video surfaced, he managed the situation, by threatening a false police report.

And now, facing ruin, he was managing the situation, by trying to buy my silence.

He had never, at any point, simply done the right thing, because doing the right thing is not managing a situation; it is taking a side, and Luca had spent his entire life refusing to take a side, managing everyone’s comfort, protecting the peace, keeping the image intact.

He was, at his core, a manager of situations.