Adele Horne did not speak.
After entering the house with her son in her arms, she headed straight upstairs.
Back in her room, she put little Billy down on the floor and had him stand there while she walked into the inner room. She went to her dressing table and rummaged through drawers and boxes for quite a while before she finally found the Cartier men's necklace that Noah Reyes had given her years ago. Then she hung the necklace around Billy's neck and said, "Billy, this is the gift your daddy gave you. You wear it."
The necklace looked out of place on a child of just over three, but as soon as Billy heard that it was a gift from his father, he was overjoyed. He held the necklace, examining it repeatedly. When he saw the engraved Chinese character for 'black' on it, he asked curiously, "Mommy, why is there a character for 'black' on it?"
