The man’s fingers tightened around the stem, but he did not lift the glass.

“Don’t react,” the waitress whispered.

“She’s watching us.”

The woman in the champagne dress approached with a cold smile.

“Why aren’t you drinking?

We agreed to toast our new beginning.”

“I was waiting for you,” he replied.

“Bring another glass.”

Her smile vanished for a second.

“No.

That one was poured especially for you.”

The waitress stepped back, but the woman suddenly caught sight of the silver pendant around her neck.

“Where did you get that?” she demanded.

“It belonged to my mother.”

The man went pale.

“Take it off.

Now.”

“Why?” the waitress asked.

“What does my necklace have to do with either of you?”

Before he could answer, his phone lit up on the table.

A photograph of the waitress appeared on the screen beside a message: SHE MUST NOT LEAVE THIS ROOM.

The waitress stared at him.

“You knew I would be here?”

He quietly pulled a sealed envelope from his coat.

Her name was written across the front.

The woman in the champagne dress leaned close and whispered, “Open it, and you’ll learn what really happened to your mother.”

Why did the man have that envelope, and what truth was hidden inside?

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