Clara opened the envelope. Inside was a check for fifty thousand dollars and a note in Evelyn's sharp handwriting: "For your next act. Don't waste it."
Evelyn smiled weakly. "Remind me to raise your rate." When Evelyn came home, she was thinner, quieter. The orchid had died, and Clara didn't replace it. Instead, she planted rosemary in a pot on the terrace. "It's harder to kill," she explained. sugar mom 2
At the hospital, a young attending tried to shoo Clara away. "Family only." Clara opened the envelope
Evelyn stared at her. "That's a terrible gamble." she was thinner
Clara nearly choked on her tea. "I… no."
She folded the check, tucked it into her pocket, and sat down on the terrace.