The Billionaire Left the Same $10 Tip Every Morning… Until She Finally Asked Why
Chapter 13
Three years later, the foundation had helped thousands of families.
Clara became its financial director.
She turned down a larger corporate salary to stay.
“You could make twice as much somewhere else,” Daniel told her.
“I know.”
“Why stay?”
“Because this matters.”
Daniel smiled.
“That sounds familiar.”
“What?”
“My father used to say the same thing.”
Clara leaned against his office door.
“Maybe that’s why you love this work.”
“Maybe.”
She smiled.
“Do you ever miss the old ritual?”
“The ten dollars?”
“Yes.”
Daniel thought about it.
“Sometimes.”
“Why?”
“Because it was simple.”
Clara nodded.
“You didn’t have to explain it.”
“No.”
“You just put it down and left.”
He looked at her.
“Maybe that’s why I needed it.”
“Because you didn’t know how to talk about him.”
Daniel smiled sadly.
“Probably.”
Clara walked toward him.
“You talk about him now.”
“Yes.”
“And that’s enough?”
He looked at the photograph on his desk.
“Yes.”
