Chapter 38“Now, ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to get on with the fun part of the evening.” Ruth closed the book in front of her and stepped back from the podium, giving a slight bow.
Café de Paris erupted in applause.
She stepped down from the stage, blowing a kiss to fans high and low, as the string quartet seated at the opposite end of the ballroom between the venue’s two grand staircases took over the room with their version of “Go Your Own Way” by Fleetwood Mac.
Since Macaire’s fateful reveal two months before, Ruth had been flying high, and then some. Her discussion with the children about her heritage went on as planned the next morning, though it was a very different conversation, indeed, thanks to Macaire and a certain document. Later that day, Macaire finally got his wish and
