MAFIA BOSS FOUND HIS SECRETARY FREEZING ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT—WHAT HE DID NEXT TERRIFIED EVERYONE!
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Chapter 13 - THE CHRISTMAS PROMISE
Six months later, Clara opened a small financial consulting office.
She specialized in helping family-owned businesses detect fraud and protect their assets.
Her first clients were modest.
A bakery.
A restaurant.
A neighborhood construction company.
But word spread.
Clara was careful.
Honest.
And remarkably good at finding what other people overlooked.
Matteo visited one afternoon.
He stood in the doorway holding a bakery box.
“Vanilla-orange loaf cake.”
Clara laughed.
“You remembered.”
He smiled.
“Of course.”
She looked at him.
Then asked:
“Why are you here?”
Matteo hesitated.
“Because I wanted to see you.”
May you like
Clara's smile softened.
For the first time, they stood across from each other without the titles of boss and secretary between them.
