The Godfather's Favor — The Stolen Antique Watch

That was custom made. He stared at me. Do you know what occasion this is? Dad's 50th birthday.

You're standing in the hall dressed like this with all the guests watching? Alex, that's enough. Claire probably just isn't used to this kind of setting before she finished I

turned and went back upstairs when I came down I had the dress in my hands in front of everyone I shook it open under the chandelier the stitching on the inner hem had been neatly unpicked the tear ran up from the seam one push of a finger and it gaped open half a foot custom-made I threw the dress onto the

coffee table so I tore up my own new dress and wore an old one to the party instead do I look like I have something wrong with my head silence spread around us several guests stood with wine glasses in hand staring at the dress on the table richard finally turned he glanced at the dress then at me then he waved at the butler

take the dress away he pulled me aside voice low don't push forward today sit somewhere in the corner once the cake's cut i'll have someone call you over he turned to go greet the estate developer iris followed no one looked at the dress on the table anymore your daughter's really something quite a looker he pointed at iris richard's hand paused midways around his

glass he didn't correct him i swirled the tea in my cup the banquet was midway through a servant rushed in and whispered something in vivian's ear vivian's expression changed the watch the antique watch from mrs room is missing the one sir gave her for her coming of age that can't be i saw it just this morning iris stood up face going pale the butler led a search of the rooms