To Leo, Clara was no longer simply an employee.
His father, Daniel, managed several businesses and spent much of his time working. He loved his son deeply, but his responsibilities often kept him away from home.
Daniel’s mother, Beatrice, was also deeply involved in the family’s life.
She valued tradition and treasured the possessions that had been passed down through the family for generations.
Clara had always sensed a certain distance between herself and Beatrice, but she had never allowed it to become a problem.
Then, one morning, everything changed.
Beatrice discovered that an old and valuable family heirloom was missing from the place where it had always been kept.
They searched the room.
Then they searched it again.
Other parts of the house were checked as well.
But the jewelry was nowhere to be found.
Beatrice began asking who had entered that part of the house during the previous few days.
