South Philly - The Ultra-Luxe

A Woman wearing a black pantsuit and underneath was a white shirt, along with a red tie. She looked up at the Casino that was said to be owned by the very man that had taken her in and looked after her, even sending her away when he had gone away to prison, something that she was grateful for. Knowing that many others in The Life did not like her presence around the esteemed Charles Pavanno who was once an associate of the Race St. Company: Midas. 

Only now things had changed, she was much more than she was a while ago, she had become a lawyer, something that she had scratched and clawed for, knowing that she was only given this chance because of Charlie himself, the man that she had seen as a Father, while she knew that he did not find himself suitable to be a Father, she hoped to prove him wrong, knowing that he was a caring, protective, and ready to spill blood, should anyone lay a hand on her. 

"Excuse me, Miss, are you looking to play a game or just stare at the luxurious Casino owned by the Race St.Company?"

Arching an eyebrow, the woman had turned her head, noticing a blond man with blue eyes, he wore a black trenchcoat and white business shirt with a black tie, along with gloves. She could immediately recognize his station as a driver for another member of the Casino, but she could not help but notice the air around him, it seemed that he had some importance in the crew that had owned this establishment. She placed two hands, folded, in front of herself, wanting to appear, at least approachable and friendly to the man. 

"No, I was just wondering, is the Associate, Charlie Pavanno, available?"

Bertram looked to the woman with narrowed eyes, knowing of the recent trouble that his boss had with people not accepting his Leadership position. He sighed, crossing his arms in front of himself. He could tell that the woman was being generally curious, but it still sparked something within him and he was not ready to let it slide like that. 

"Don Pavanno is available, may I ask why you need him? I was not aware that he had any business today."

The woman paled once she heard the amount of the respect that the man spoke with, it was inspiring that she had heard this much coming from driver, she decided to take a step forward, for some reason, trusting the man, she knew that Charlie would not have spoken of her in certain circles, but she had a feeling that this man just knew. 

"I'm Cassie Pavanno, I'm here to see my Father, Charlie Pavanno. Could you get him please?"

Bertram widened his eyes, never ever hearing of Charlie having a daughter, he had heard of Sonny, who had been doing running jobs from The Policy to Ultra-Luxe. He stuck out his hand, she took it gently, before he guided her to the doors and he turned his head with the curiosity of a child, he asked. 

"You're who's daughter now?"

"I am Charles Peterson's, also known as Charlie Pavanno, Daughter. He adopted me a while ago and when he went inside, sent me away, I became a lawyer in the short amount I had, I wanted to use my skills to help Charlie in his business. I know what he does sir and it does not scare me, he's a man of honor, he is also my Father, even if not biological, he is the one I recognize, even though we are the same age."

Cassie rambled on, not even noticing how her words were affecting the driver of Charlie Pavanno, who had a pale face and his eyebrows twitching uncontrollably, it was something that he could not get over, this was something unbelievable, Charlie had an adoptive daughter that nobody knew of and was clearly aware of his business, something that had him wondering, where had she been when Adonis had left? He figures that if the girl knew Charlie than perhaps she had known the man he worked for. 

Only it seemed the girl had stuck rather close to Charlie and his crew, clearly remembering jobs that even he had not been informed of. The old crew that his boss had run with and killed to truly protect Santino DiCaprio, something that he found a bit terrifying, his boss was willing to protect a boy that he did not know for Isabella-Luciano and dismantle his former crew in the process. It was shocking and a bit eye-opening, knowing that his boss was not the easygoing chap that he allowed people to perceive him to be.

"Hm, this is the first I hear of him having any children, let alone adopting any. That is truly shocking, but perhaps I should not speak of a matter that I do not know the full story of, let us continue."

Bertram sighed entering the Casino with a smile, before noticing Charlie talking with many city officials, he took her over to the bar, sitting her down on a stool. He looked to her with a smile, before getting her a glass of champagne, leaving it on the counter as he wanted to speak with her for a little while.

"Do you know what happened with Charlie? Since your time away, well he rose through the ranks and became a Don in his own right, Godfather Mezzo had granted him this right. Seeing his hard work and I need you to tell him that he is ready for this, he is ready to lead, because as you see, well, he has trouble believing that he is the right option. Will you do this for me? Will you make sure that he is ready to take on that mantle?"

Cassie looked over to Charlie, without even knowing or if stating her answer, she nodded, already wanting to help her Father, knowing that a man like him, well they barely made it in this world and he was one of the few to succeed in his position. She was going to help him, no matter what, A Pavanno always pays their debts as Charlie had once told her.