Chương 17 - The Necklace Came Out Of The Safe
On the first anniversary of the night Vanessa was arrested, David opened his mother's safe.
He took out the necklace.
Teresa was standing nearby.
“I haven't seen it since that night,” she said.
David opened the box.
The diamond caught the light.
“Do you want to touch it?”
Teresa hesitated.
Then she shook her head.
“No.”
“Why?”
“Because it still reminds me of that night.”
David understood.
He closed the box.
Then he looked at her.
“That's why I think I should sell it.”
Teresa stared at him.
“Your mother's necklace?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“My mother loved it.”
“I know.”
“But I don't think she would want it sitting in a safe forever.”
He explained his plan.
Sell the necklace.
Put the money into the foundation.
Teresa's eyes widened.
“That is a lot of money.”
“I know.”
“You don't have to.”
“I want to.”
She looked at the velvet box.
“Then maybe your mother would be proud.”
David smiled.
“I think she would.”
For the first time, the necklace stopped being evidence of what Vanessa had tried to steal.
It became something else.
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