He was holding a thick envelope.
I opened the door but left the security chain attached.
“Can I help you?”
“Good morning, ma’am. I’m sorry to disturb you so early.”
“Who are you?”
“My name is Nathan. I’m looking for the woman whose granddaughter found a diamond ring yesterday.”
I immediately became suspicious.
“Why?”
He took a slow breath.
“Because my family has been looking for you for several years.”
I stared at him.
“Looking for me?”
“And for your granddaughter.”
A cold feeling settled in my stomach.
I tightened my grip on the door.
“What do you want with Ellie?”
“Please don’t be frightened. I just need to show you something.”
He opened the envelope and removed an old photograph.
Then he carefully slipped it through the narrow opening.
I almost refused to take it.
But something in the picture caught my attention.
A woman was standing beside a teenage girl.
