THE MAFIA'S PENANCE

BIRTHDAY PARTY

"You okay, Viv?"

Olivia's question blew my daydream.

I looked at his presence behind me. Right now I was sitting enjoying the twilight on the third floor balcony where I used to enjoy the solitude of myself.

I have one more hour of my husband's birthday but he hasn't come yet. I honestly wish he hadn't come. After I left Naples, Vernon did not contact me. He seems to have enjoyed his time with the waiter. A servant who is similar to the woman he loves.

"It's very cold outside, Viv came in, a lot of guests have also arrived. They're asking you." Olivia.

My lips put a smile on Olivia. He knew it was a smile of sadness from me.

"All right, let's go meet the guests." I answered while standing up.

Every corner of the house was filled with many invited guests. They all looked at me in my presence. And I, of course, smile at all of them.

"I'm sorry, my husband is so busy at the moment that he hasn't arrived yet." My words that were still standing on the threshold of the stairs, spoke to the invited guests. "Please, enjoy all your time." I smile again.

My step back up the stairs, I currently intend to go to the room and plan to stay in the room alone. I think the party's over when the birthday isn't there. Yes of course, this is a birthday party, then how can the event be held without the owner of the event?

"Miss, do I need to call her?" Ask Esteban who has always been loyal to be behind me.

"No need." My answer. "Est, please call Gloriana. I'll wait for him in the room and tell him to bring me a bottle of vodka." I said as I walked into the room.

"Good mistress." Answer Esteban.

In the room I walked into the clothes room. I slowly opened the closet where Wynetta's figura was hanging in it.

There is nothing in it now. The figura was no longer there, and there were only traces of it indicating that it had been hanging in the closet for a long time.

I continued to look at the trail as if it was still hanging there. I recalled how Vernon looked at the waiter. I can be sure they are together now. That's what I was thinking.

"Mrs..." The sound of Gloriana opening the door.

"I'm in here." My answer is still not to take my eyes off the closet.

"Madam, this is the vodka the madam wants." Gloriana gave me a bottle of vodka.

I accepted it and opened the lid. Immediately drink alcohol up to half a bottle. Gloriana was still standing behind me.

"Is there anything the lady needs again?" It seems that Gloriana understood why I called her, because my gaze remained untouched from the place where she lowered the figure of Wynetta.

"Where did you take him?" My toot.

Gloriana did not answer. It seemed like he couldn't answer my question, or he didn't want to answer.

"I know you asked Vernon to take her somewhere." Then I swigged the vodka in my hand.

Gloriana remained silent. I understood why he didn't want to say anything.

"Did Vernon ask you to keep it a secret?" I turned to Gloriana with a sharp look. "All right, you can go."

After Gloriana I finished my drink with a little firefly view. But I am not drunk at all, I can still even feel my sadness at this moment

"The lady's okay?" Look at Esteban when I decide to leave the room.

It's seven o'clock in the evening, the time that Vernon's birthday is supposed to start. I want to go somewhere right now.

"Be careful, madam." Esteban held onto my waist as I wavered slightly from the sight of the firefly.

I just smiled as I moved away from the young man's arm, and walked back towards the stairs.

Invitational guests are getting crowded nowadays. When I was on the stairs and was about to go down, suddenly the door of the house opened and a figure appeared that I was waiting for.

All the guests looked at him. Vernon walked up the stairs toward me who was still standing in the middle of the stairs staring at his presence.

I felt like his words were just a pleasantries so I didn't want to respond to him.

Vernon grabbed my waist by standing to my right.

"Sorry, because I'm too busy I'm a little late." He shouted at the invited guests. "I'm thankful that you all took the time to come to my show. Please enjoy the available meal. I am grateful again." Vernon raised a glass of wine towards the invited guests and then drank it.

Vernon took me to meet some guests and chat with them for a moment. I followed the plot well and delayed my desire to go somewhere this time.

"Vern, happy birthday. You guys look so happy." Sesya hugged Vernon and then hugged me. "Sorry, I'm late."

"No problem, the show's just starting." Answer Vernon. "Alright, I'll meet the others. You can talk for a minute."

After saying so Vernon stepped away and met the other guests.

"What's wrong with you, Viv?" Ask Sesya who I am very sure she must know my current situation. "You don't look happy."

"I was just a little drunk after drinking a bottle of vodka." My answer is to hold my lips.

"Vodka's? What was? Why are you drinking?" Ask Sesya in wonder. "Something must have happened, right? You okay?"

"Yes, I think I'm fine." I answered with a smile to Sesya. "Art and Renata didn't come?"

"Where might your brother come. What about your relationship with your husband isn't good, is it?" Sesya. "And it looks like they're also going abroad."

"I'm hoping to meet Renata right now." My speech. I looked at Esteban who was still behind me. "Est, go, enjoy the party."

"No mistress." Answer Esteban.

"Go, I'll look for you when I need you." Excruciate.

"Good, madam." Esteban replied after that stepping away leaving me and Sesya.

"It seems that young man is very loyal to you." Sesya. "Did he like you?"

I just laughed when I heard Sesya's words. I want to go somewhere right now so I don't want Esteban to be with me.

"You don't have an affair with her, Viv. He looks so young." Sesya. "His face is also handsome. Should I tease him?"

"See, I'll be in the restroom for a second." I said without responding to Sesya's rant.

"You drink so much you want to go to the restroom." Sesya Mumbled.

I didn't touch him and walked straight to somewhere. That place is on the first floor of this house. Away from the party venue.

As I expected, the place was still guarded by Vernon's men. A guard stood in front of him.

"Let me in." I cried to the guard.

"Sorry madam, you're forbidden to enter." The answer.

I quickly picked up the gun the guard had hidden on his waist. The guard looked panicked.

"Open the door!!" I cried again while pointing the gun at myself, to the side of my forehead.

Seeing him would not want the guard to obey my words. He opened the locked door. I opened the door to Vernon's study and my guess was right.

Figura Wynetta is on the back wall of Vernon's desk.

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