Forty Thousand Dollars and the Deed to Maple Avenue Bakery

and dated the day before.

“It is finished then,” I said, my voice barely louder than a whisper.

“Yes,” Clara said. “The holding company has no further claim on the property, and Frank Miller has withdrawn his purchase offer.”

She folded the paper back into a neat square and slipped it into her apron pocket. Her movements were calm, her shoulders relaxed continue reading …