“What?”

“She makes her own homemade raspberry jam,” Samantha explained.

Despite the heavy emotional weight of the morning, I let out a sudden laugh.

Chloe chuckled quietly beside me as well.

Samantha reached into a small side cabinet and placed a neat glass jar onto the conference table.

A handwritten paper label on the front read: ROSE’S RASPBERRY – AUGUST.

“She brought this jar to my office three weeks ago,” Samantha shared.

“Three weeks ago?” I repeated.