#Chapter 24: A missing necklace

Lionel’s POV Today will be a great day. For the first time in weeks, I feel lighter. After reassuring the girls and making a plan, I was a little more like my old self. Confident and assured. I could not bring the girls with me this time. It would be past their bedtime. But perhaps that was for the best anyway. I needed to have a conversation with Nan to come up with a solution together. If I wanted to have a real talk with Nan, we would need some privacy. And what better way to have complete my goals than a private dinner? I figured Nan would like a refreshing night out. Frankly, I would have been glad to give Nan some pampering all the time. She deserves it. I had never met a harder worker than Nan. Nan had patience and put up with a lot. I had noted this when we first met and saw it more and more as time went by. I wanted to show Nan how much the girls and I appreciated her. That I saw her dedication to her work and perseverance. To provide for her in any way I c