That weekend, Clara loaded a basket with fresh bread and jars of jam. When she arrived in town, people stared. Some smirked. But when they tasted her bread, silence fell. One by one, the coins began to clink into her basket. By sundown, she had sold every loaf.
She returned home glowing. “Mr. Ethan, I sold everything!”
Soon, her baking became famous across the valley. Travelers came from miles away to buy “the bread from the Cole Ranch.” With each sale, the ranch’s debts shrank, and Ethan’s hope grew.
The Night of Fire and Fear
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