Chapter 14 - Vincent Kane Gave Me the One Thing Money Could Never BuyVincent came to our bakery opening.
No bodyguards.
No intimidating suit.
Just Vincent.
He brought flowers for Mom.
And a small red box for me.
Inside was a silver bracelet.
Seven tiny stars hung from it.
I stared.
“It's beautiful.”
Vincent smiled.
“Your father helped me survive the worst years of my life.”
He looked at Daniel.
“Your mother reminded me that power means nothing if you don't protect the people who can't protect themselves.”
Then he looked at me.
“And you reminded me that sometimes the smallest person in the room sees the truth first.”
I hugged him.
He froze.
Nobody had ever hugged Vincent Kane without permission.
Then he slowly hugged me back.
Mom smiled.
Daniel wiped his eyes.
The man feared by half of Chicago had become part of our family.
Not because we needed his money.
Because he had kept his promise.
He had found my father.
He had protected my mother.
And he had made sure nobody ever stole her wages again.
But Vincent still had one final surprise.
He had purchased the building next door.
He gave it to Mom.
“For the bakery?”
“For whatever you want.”
Mom stared at him.
“You can't just give us a building.”
Vincent smiled.
“I can.”
May you like
She laughed.
Then she accepted.
