Chapter 16 - Honoring The Deal By Clearing Grandfather Hospital Debt Accounts
By Monday morning, a secure bank wire transfer of eighty-four thousand dollars hit the Royal Victoria Hospital accounts in full.
The billing supervisor called Nessa’s phone personally, confirming that her grandfather’s balance was completely zeroed out.
Simultaneously, a delivery truck pulled up to her downtown apartment building carrying a large wooden crate marked from Milan.
Inside rested an exquisite, pristine 1890 master cellist instrument crafted by Italian artisans, smelling faintly of aged rosin and cedar.
Attached to the bridge was a small white envelope bearing no return address, only a handwritten note in sharp black ink.
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“Debt settled. Instrument delivered. Next time you play my penthouse, the champagne stays in the glass. — E.B.”
Nessa smiled, running her bow across the strings and listening to the rich, resonant tone fill her apartment.
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