Clara expected nothing.
She assumed Don Baste would ignore it like everything else.
But when she entered the dining room that evening, she froze.
The entire room had been transformed.
Hundreds of candles lit the walls.
Fresh flowers covered the table.
A beautiful dinner waited for them.
And in the center was a small box.
“For you,” Don Baste said.
Clara opened it.
Inside was a necklace with a diamond pendant.
But the necklace wasn’t what made her emotional.
It was the message engraved on the back.
