{"id":201,"date":"2026-09-12T14:32:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T14:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantatv.com\/series\/the-envelope-that-stopped-the-gala\/chapter-1-the-little-girl-by-the-vase\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T14:32:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T14:32:31","slug":"chapter-1-the-little-girl-by-the-vase","status":"publish","type":"sr_chapter","link":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/?sr_chapter=chapter-1-the-little-girl-by-the-vase","title":{"rendered":"CHAPTER 1. THE LITTLE GIRL BY THE VASE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The charity gala was already crowded when two-year-old Lily wandered away from the table.<\/p>\n

Her father Daniel Carter was speaking with investors across the ballroom.<\/p>\n

Near one marble column stood an expensive blue-and-white porcelain vase.<\/p>\n

Lily reached toward it.<\/p>\n

Before she could touch it, Victoria rushed over.<\/p>\n

She grabbed Lily by the arm and pulled her back.<\/p>\n

What are you doing?<\/p>\n

Lily immediately started crying.<\/p>\n

Victoria leaned closer.<\/p>\n

You never listen.<\/p>\n

Several guests turned toward them.<\/p>\n

Then something fell from Victoria\u2019s handbag.<\/p>\n

A large yellow envelope.<\/p>\n

Lily pointed at it.<\/p>\n

Victoria quickly tried to pick it up.<\/p>\n

But Daniel had already noticed his daughter crying.<\/p>\n

He hurried across the ballroom.<\/p>\n

Lily immediately reached for him.<\/p>\n

Daddy.<\/p>\n

Daniel lifted her into his arms.<\/p>\n

Then he looked down.<\/p>\n

The yellow envelope was still lying on the marble floor.<\/p>\n

And Victoria suddenly looked terrified.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The charity gala was already crowded when two-year-old Lily wandered away from the table. Her father Daniel Carter was speaking with investors across the ballroom. Near one marble column stood an expensive blue-and-white porcelain vase. Lily reached toward it. Before she could touch it, Victoria rushed over. She grabbed Lily by the arm and pulled […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-201","sr_chapter","type-sr_chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/sr_chapter"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/201\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}