Gramp's POV
This still stung even after all these years. My own child had stolen from me, from her mother. The story, now begun, needed to be told so everyone at the table understood just how little regard Candace had for anyone but herself.
"She stole all twenty pieces of antique family heirloom jewelry. Items she had pawned for a pittance of their real value. Fortunately the pawn shop owner was a reputable man as he owned not just the pawn shop but a high-end jewelry store. He recognized some of the pieces since he had done an evaluation of each piece for our home insurance."
"He immediately called me with the news, and promised to hold the items in his safe until I could fly to London and retrieve them. He also promised that he would sell them back to me for what he had paid. He hono
