A Desperate Gamble

Upon hearing the news of her mother's accidental fall and injury, Clara immediately agreed to return home.

Half an hour later, Dante received a call from his parents and took away Clara's half-packed suitcase.

He held Clara tightly in his arms and whispered softly to comfort her, "My parents are at the Higgins residence right now. They said Mrs. Higgins tripped while avoiding a child at the superm