Forty Thousand Dollars and the Deed to Maple Avenue Bakery

tightening against the desk. “Frank has been holding the threat of foreclosure over me ever since.”

“That is why you met him at the diner,” I said.

“He promised he would delay the foreclosure if I agreed to the lease-back option,” Clara said, her voice dry. “I thought I could save the kitchen before you ever had to find out.”

“We could have found another continue reading …