Chapter 44: Meeting the Don
Leander’s Rolls-Royce rolled inside The Giardino amidst the salutes and greetings of the staff. The Giardino is a high-end banquet hall owned by the Kastello family. Even the exterior was glimmering with luxury that no ordinary person would even dream of stepping in. It was an exquisite place that was meant for the filthy rich.
The event organizer welcomed them inside the party hall. Viviana saw that not many had arrived. She figured that since Leander’s family is the host of the dinner party, his family would arrive first. But none of Leander’s family members were there.
Leander asked the staff to give her an apple juice and went with Steve to check the security arrangements. Viviana looked around with apple juice in her hand. The decorations were lavish. Fresh flowers, silk chiffon flowing curtains, beautiful centerpieces in each of the round tables, exquisite place settings, a spacious dancing area, glimmering glass chandeliers that glittered like diamonds, and warm lighting. The entire place emitted luxury.
There was a stage set for music. Judging by the instruments, it looked more like a jazz stage than a club setting with DJs and heavy music that she expected. That said more about the taste of the host and the age of the crowd gathering.
Maybe it won’t be the type of gathering where youngsters would do drugs and dance to heavy music. Maybe it’s a place where old people show off their might.
She decided to be invisible for the rest of the day.
Having left alone, she walked to the door that most of the staff were using. She looked around the kitchen in the guise of leaving the glass she was holding. Everyone was busy. She walked across the kitchen, and no one even looked at her.
Or maybe they were asked not to engage with her. She didn’t mind that.
Utilizing the power of invisibility, she had acquired, she picked a bottle of wine and walked out. No one stopped her.
She did not pick the wine just because she missed it. She needed liquid courage. And she could use wine as an excuse to leave the party early or to be left alone. She was not planning on getting drunk. She needed to be alert all the time.
She cannot miss any chances to escape.
She found a balcony and sneaked out. After carefully hiding the wine in the bushes, she observed around for any possible escape routes. They are on the first floor, and it can’t be that hard to escape.