On the way home I bought Maya fresh flowers.

Not extravagant roses, just a small bunch of white daisies.

She placed them beside the sink and smiled at the way their stems leaned toward the light.

PART 13
Julian called in mid-January to say prosecutors were reviewing the financial evidence.

There would be further interviews and no guaranteed result.

He also explained that we had a separate path to recover disputed funds through documentation and, if necessary, civil proceedings.

“Don’t confuse a possible criminal case with repayment,” he told me.