Clara returned from her vacation to find her prized lily garden destroyed, with only scattered coins left behind. As she unraveled the mystery behind the young intruder, she never imagined how a simple act of compassion would change multiple lives forever. Clara stepped out of the taxi, her skin tingling from two weeks in Bali. She breathed in the familiar scent of home, eager to see her beloved lily garden. As she rounded the corner to her backyard, she stopped dead in her tracks.“What in the world?” she gasped, her voice barely above a whisper. Where her vibrant lilies once stood, there was nothing but bare earth. A few coins glinted in the dirt, catching the afternoon sun. Clara’s mind reeled, trying to make sense of the scene before her. She knelt, picking up the scattered change with trembling fingers. Anger and confusion battled in her mind. Who’d do this?
