toward her.
“Ma’am! Is this yours?”
The woman froze. Then she grabbed the counter to steady herself.
“Oh my God!”
She dropped to her knees and burst into tears, clutching the ring to her chest.
“Thank you! You have no idea what you’ve saved me from!”
I helped her to her feet.
“Was it your wedding ring, dear?”
She shook her head, trembling.
“No. It’s much more complicated than that. You really saved my life.”
Before I could ask anything else, her phone rang. She glanced at the screen, went
