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!"

tittered like audiences of a

I'd been examining.

How could I forget?

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

materialized. Life

forward, reaching

and me,

suffocating. I yanked my hand away,

A heavy silence descended.

personal space,"

isn't this what you've always wanted? We could

it was too

discovering his infidelity, before enduring three solitary abortions...