Chapter 16
Emil’s POV
I woke up the next morning to find the house in a flurry or excitement and it was a beehive of activities, I could not remember a reason for the house to be this excited.
Wilma came in to my room with breakfast after I had taken my bath “Good morning my dear” she said with a bright smile on her face.
“Good morning Wilma, you look very excited today” I said to her as I poured milked into my coffee and took a bite from my toast.
“Everyone in the house is excited today, the party has everyone in a very good mood” Wilma said with an even brighter smile on her rosy face.
“Party?” I asked.
“Yes my dear, the renaissance themed ball we are throwing for the entire Don families within this city and the next” Wilma said excitedly.
I stopped with my cup held mid air “Renaissance themed party? Don families?” I asked.
“Why yes, Antonio and Marco told everyone about it yesterday and everyone is excited about it, we can’t all wait to dress up and get dolled up” Wilma said as she clapped her hand in excitement.
My mind drifted back to the conversation I heard with Antonio and Marco yesterday in my study and I failed to see how it escalated into this.
I slowly raised my cup to my lips and drank, I was going to have a very long conversation with my brothers the moment I finished breakfast.
“You do not look excited my dear” Wilma said as she opened windows and dusted sofas and cushions.
“Oh no I am very excited, I assure you dear Wilma, I am just a little surprised that is all” I said as I cut my eggs and swallowed it.
“Surprised? But Antonio and Marco assured me that you were very excited for it, that was why it had to be done in two days” Wilma said as she spread the sheets on the bed.
“I am very excited about something else all together” I said as I pictured the chewing out Antonio and Marco were going to receive when I saw them later.
“We were just lucky that I was able to get in contact with all my suppliers, they were more than happy to help the Ferrari family, the caterer is all set to serve the 150 guests you wanted, invitations have been sent out to all your business partners and friends outside Italy, we have received responses from many of them and they are all going to be in attendance, every single room in the house is correctly dusted and aired out, I am so excited to have so many guests in the house once again, it has been so long, there used to be such lavish parties when your mother was alive, those were the days the Ferrari mansion was alive with music and dance all the time” Wilma said happily.
I smiled and said “Thank you for pointing out that I am such a bore”
Wilma gave me a soft smile and said “You are not a bore my dear, you just prefer the quiet to the music and dance and all that is okay as well, I am just glad you decided to have this party for your bride, I do not think I have ever seen her as excited as she was this morning when I told her you were throwing a ball in her honor, she could not stop smiling”
I was suddenly interested “Andrea was excited?” I asked, I tried to make myself sound as uninterested as possible.
“She really was, we are going shopping later for her dress, I will make sure she looks like something from a painting, nobody will be take their eyes off her when she walks into the party, everyone will know that Emil Ferrari’s bride is truly a beauty to behold” Wilma with such determination in her eyes that I could not help but smile.
“It is really nice to see you this happy Wilma, I am sorry I have been such a bore, we can have a party every year if you want” I said as I squeezed her hand when she came to check if I needed else for my breakfast.
Wilma’s eyes misted as she smiled and said “What does it matter what I want my dear Emilio? I am here to make sure everything you want is in order”
“This place with not a home without Wilma and you know it so from now, we will have a party every year like we used to in the past” I said with a smile.
Wilma smiled and slowly brushed a teardrop away “You are a lot sweeter than you let on my dear, bless you” she said.
I smiled at her and let go of her hand.
“I should get to work now, there is so much to do with so little time, the decorators will arrive soon and Henrique and Samuel are not pruning the gardens, if I have to speak to them about it again, I will beat them with my ladle” Wilma said.
I chuckled as I reminded myself that Henrique and Samuel were both 50 years old and Wilma was threatening to beat them with her ladle.
“I trust you to handle everything” I said to her with smile.
She gave me one more smile before she rushed out yelling on top of her voice how incompetent everyone in the mansion was and how she had to do everything herself.
I smiled as I proceeded to finish my breakfast. It was good to see everyone in the mansion so happy and excited, this was an energy I could get used to.