After My Husband Forced His Sick Father Out, I Cared For Him Alone While Working Two Jobs

is?”

“A pocket watch.”

A pause. “It’s a Patek Philippe from an extremely limited series produced in the late nineteenth century. There are perhaps six known examples. Three are in museums.”

My legs went weak. I sat down on the workshop floor, the phone pressed to my ear, staring at the open case on the bench above me.

“How much—” I started.

“I’d need to continue reading …