Chapter 19

I folded the paper bag over the dish and put it in my handbag. Aaron watched until I'd closed the zipper. He had brought the keys too. They lay beside his hand on the conference table, ready for the agent to collect. "I kept thinking you'd ask for it," he said. "The ring?" He nodded. "At first. I thought once Christmas was over, we'd talk and you'd want it back." The attorneys were in the adjoining office with the last of the sale documents. Through the open doorway, I could hear the agent...