Chapter 15: I Slapped Her for Him

Edith Lynch looked more serious than Diego had ever seen. "Thank you for the thought, but even if the Santee family hit a rough patch, we don't take back gifts." Diego Santee shook his head, picked up the necklace, and stepped behind her to clasp it around her neck. Then he slipped the card-still warm from her hand-back into her palm. "Keep the money and the necklace-they're for you." He took a steadying breath. "Don't worry about the Santee family." Startled, Edith blurted out, "Diego, we're...