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The Sunflower Legacy: A Debt of Kindness Repaid in Bloom
I stood there, completely stunned, as Thomas told me that the flowers I’d “bought” for Maya were actually part of a long-term plan. Mr. Sterling hadn’t known about the test until that morning when the lawyers arrived with the final paperwork and the revealing of the surveillance logs. Elena had left a significant endowment to the shop, with the condition that it be managed by someone who showed “extraordinary empathy.” Because I had chosen to pay for the flowers out of my own pocket rather than call the police or the owner, I had unknowingly passed the test—and my life had irrevocably changed in that heartbeat of a decision.
