Leaning against the leather chair in the dining room, Tara Summer instructed the servants to take the two children to bed, then lay down on the dining table by herself.
She stared at the ten-layered cake on the table, and the jewelry box beside it, which held a necklace, earrings, and a bracelet, all diamond.
She picked up the diamond necklace, the clasp engraved with five English letters "J·T·S·X·J", representing the first letter of the last name of their family of five.
Tara Summer caressed the last "J", took a deep breath: "Nine, where are you?... "
After speaking, she looked up, unsure whether it was the chandelier in the dining room that was too glaring, she squinted her eyes, and at the same moment tears rolled down her cheeks...
