“Stay invisible for twenty minutes.”
Then he hurried away.
I stepped out from behind the curtain almost immediately.
Not because I wanted to embarrass Daniel.
At least, not yet.
I simply refused to hide.
Richard Halston was moving through the ballroom, shaking hands.
Then his gaze crossed the room.
And stopped.
Not on my face.
On the necklace around my neck.
His champagne glass slipped from his fingers.
It shattered on the floor.
The ballroom fell silent.
Then Richard Halston began walking toward me.
His eyes were already filling with tears.
Daniel rushed forward.
“Mr. Halston, I apologize. This is—”
Richard didn’t even look at him.
His eyes remained fixed on the pendant.
“Where did you get that?” he whispered.
“My mother.”
Richard’s face changed.
