"Jamuna daughter! what is this?", he asks indicating the file.
She hurriedly takes it from his hand, closing it and hiding behind her back.
"Nothing Dad, when did you came back from shop?", she chirps.
"Just now, my girl.", he looks around to see the floor and the tattered desk covered in scattered files, "What are you doing here?".
The girl is looking like the deer caught in headlights. She pleads him with her doe eyes," Nothing Papa."
He sighs," Okay, Clear it up and come downstairs soon, Jamuna"
"Papa, how many times I have told you to call me JJ", she sneers.
"Your real name is Jamuna Jogi, not JJ. You will always be Jamuna for me. Now hurry.", uttering this he exits from the room.
"God, these old people", she snickers and starts cleaning.
JJ is here. And with her the mystery unfolds.
A criminal mastermind makes a bold move against a wealthy client to put himself in a position to retire in comfort. He has no idea what he's up against when a young widow, desperate to make ends meet, sets her eyes on earning the bounty set on his head.
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Newly widowed housewife Melody Scott needs to earn some major cash, fast. When her bright and busy children learn that a priceless ruby bracelet has been stolen and a six-figure reward is being offered, they convince her to try to do what the police, museum security, and the best private investigators have failed to do. Working against them is a notorious thief who has met people from around the world, but who has never once encountered a woman like Melody Scott. When the sweet innocence of the Scott family clashes against criminal forces more dangerous than they ever imagined, Melody is all too aware that a mom's got to do what a mom's got to do to protect her family.
The Widow, Melody Scott is a 2021 Watty Award Winner!
Content Warning: This story does contain depictions of stalking behavior.