Daniel returned to the restaurant and came back carrying a dusty envelope. Inside were several letters Michael had written before disappearing. One contained a confession: he had never stolen their father’s money, as Emily believed. He had secretly used his savings to keep the restaurant operating while their father was ill.
The final letter contained an address and a sentence: “When the bubbles appear again, it’s time to tell her everything.” Daniel stared at the pizza. He explained that Michael had once experimented with a special cheese recipe that produced unusual bubbles when baked. Suddenly, my ordinary dinner had become an extraordinary discovery.
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