The food laid out at the table was delicious.
It was piping hot and the aroma from the dishes was tantalizing.
The room was filled with good food and good company.
Adonis helped himself to the things on his plate before he glanced up to watch his grandfather.
The man was almost fully back to normal.
He was smiling and cheerful.
There was no hint of him thinking or straining himself thinking of something at the back of his mind.
Adonis was rather adept at reading people.
He had done it for years to survive when he had first entered the Mafia Ring and had continued from then. The young boss was quite spot on most of the time.
Grandfather Kane was no longer stressed out and upset but Adonis still had to begin asking his questions to land answers.
His diamond earring glinted in the lights of the room and Adonis reminded himself to change to regular black ones before the mission began.
"So, Grandfather?"