The internship had changed everything.
Alankrita was no longer simply filing small columns and assisting senior writers.
Her interviews were thoughtful.
Her profiles felt human.
Her articles carried warmth without losing professionalism.
People read them.
People remembered them.
One Monday morning Lara walked out of her office carrying a file.
She placed it directly on Alankrita's desk.
"Your next assignment."
Alankrita opened it.
The name alone was enough to make the entire office turn.
Damiano Arjun Vihaan Moretti.
International celebrity chef.
Television icon.
Owner of restaurants across Europe, Asia and America.
Head judge of the International Culinary Fair in London.
Twenty-six years old.
Brilliant.
Famous.
Infamously difficult.
Chloe leaned over immediately.
"Oh no."
Oliver looked concerned.
"He's terrifying."
One of the photographers nodded seriously.
"He once made a journalist cry during an interview."
Another editor added:
"He walked out of an interview because the interviewer confused basil with mint."
Alankrita blinked.
"They look similar."
The office stared at her.
Lara sighed.
"Please don't say that near him."