Chapter 53Steph
Considering that Frau von Ortry’s son wasn’t married, it shouldn’t have come as a surprise that the old lady bequeathed a random assortment of her personal possessions to an equally random selection of employees and inhabitants of Haus Abendfrieden. Each of the women she’d delighted in sparring with received one thing or another, and it was always an item or object the person in question had admired.
Inheriting a piece of clothing or décor was one thing. Jewelry, however, was another matter. Yet Frau von Ortry had left the wooden case that had always housed her rings, bracelets, and brooches to Steph, never mind that Steph practically never wore anything beyond a wristwatch. It still held the majority of its original contents for her to keep or dispose of.
“Are you sure
