The dinner party - II

An involuntary sigh came out of her as her door was opened by the valet. Salvatore was already standing on the steps and she made her way to him as he held his hand out for her to take. 

"Thank you," she whispered before they climbed up the stairs and made their way into the house. 

The moment Evelyn walked inside she looked around the empty living room. "Where is everyone? I thought by the time we arrived, everyone would be here." 

"Hah!" Marcello gave a loud laugh as he climbed down the stairs in a hurry. "Salvatore always has a knack for coming before everyone else. My brother and my sister's family would be at least half an hour or more." 

Half an hour or even more?

Evelyn turned to look at Salvatore with shock evident on her face. "Why did we have to come so soon?"