Chapter 26
Vittorio
I sighed and hissed again for the hundredth time that evening. Even though the food on the table was my favourite, I had no urge to open it, not to talk of eating it. The dining area was silent except for my constant sigh and the sound of the wine as I poured it into the cup. The tick tock of the grandfather clock in the room added to the tension.
Stefano had called that he had a business deal he had to deal with and it was taking his time. Sal had gone to his room to make a call and Ziyana? She had been sulking all day. She didn't attend my class after the encounter she had with me, nor has she come downstairs since I returned home. It was as if she vanished off the earth.
She had even refused to come downstairs for dinner no matter how Gladys tried knocking on he
