After the Last Tear: Rising from the Ashes of a Broken Marriage By Cassila K

Chapter 56

With the wedding imminent, I still had a few essentials to collect.

Gavin, clearly out of his element, insisted on accompanying me. Being virtual strangers, I couldn't politely decline.

We passed a boutique jewelry store where an overly enthusiastic clerk practically pulled us inside. Her effervescent manner made refusal impossible.

The shop's intimate ambiance was surprisingly comforting.

As I browsed the rings, one particular design caught my eye.

I was about to stop Gavin from purchasing it when fatigue washed over me. As I turned to leave, a familiar voice cut through the air.

"Yvonne!"

audiences

I'd been examining. He looked uncertain,

How could I forget?

sapphire with a hidden inscription. Nothing ostentatious, but it had made

never materialized. Life

stepped forward, reaching for my

except Gavin and me, began chanting

was suffocating. I yanked my hand away, and the

A heavy silence descended.

my personal space,"

as if struck. "Yvonne, isn't this what you've

was

infidelity, before enduring three solitary abortions... perhaps I would have tearfully claimed that long-dreamed-of