During the dinner, Gemma brought the gifts she prepared for her daughter and daughter-in-law. When her daughter opened her gift, she found a diamond necklace in a decorated box, while Sally received plastic earrings in a simple box.

When her son James saw this, he couldn’t control himself and started to yell uncontrollably. Sally tried to calm her husband down but James lost it. He took his wife and left his mother’s home.

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On the next day, Gemma visited Sally, and revealed the truth. She told her that she passed the test, and gave her the true gift she deserved. Earrings with the shape of a key.

These worthless looking earrings actually the keys for a treasure chest where Gemma’s family had kept for many years. It was a tradition to test the brides and daughters of the family, and Gemma believed that Sally was the one who should keep them.Gemma took Sally to her house, and showed her the chest. Once Sally opened it, she couldn’t believe her eyes with all the antiques and old family pictures. She was feeling proud.

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There was also a diary of the great-grandmother of the family, where the old granny was explaining the situation, and the aim of this tradition. Then Gemma explained that the diamond necklace was only a distraction for her own daughter, since in her eyes, she was not the one who deserved the chest.