A rejected orphan, forcibly married to a beggar— 8 days later, he arrives in a Rolls-Royce.

So I was a test. No, he said firmly. You were a proof. Proof of what? That the Goodness still exists without reward. These words softened something in her. But you left, she said softly. You disappeared without explanation.

 His jaw tensed slightly. I had to return to town. There were legal issues, approvals of the board of directors. I had to take continue reading …