He pulled out the ring. The diamond still shone and it was the same as it had been, but the person who once owned it was no longer there.
He tilted his head and finished the wine in his glass, then put it down heavily. With a snap, the bottom of the glass clicked on the table.
That year, he had this ring custom-made to propose to her, and it was not the most expensive ring for her. She came from a wealthy family and had many precious pieces of jewellery.
But after wearing the ring, she never took it off again.
She said, "Stanford, I love it."
She had a happy face.
"I'm going to wear it for the rest of my life." She threw her arms around his neck and said, "Stanford, I love you. I believe in you and would give anything for you."
Stanford looked at her simple, beautiful smile and asked, "Why?"
Amanda snuggled into his arms, "To love each other is to trust each other and give to each other, isn't it?"
Because that was what her parents did.
At the time, he was dismissive and thought she was a flower in a greenhouse, who had no understanding of human suffering, let alone of the human heart. How could there be unreserved love in this world?
His father and mother had also loved each other, but what happened to them in the end?
Betrayal, abandonment, divorce ...
He did not believe in her love and did not believe that there was the kind of love in this world that she spoke of.
He didn't believe it!
"But why was I so sad when you left? My heart aches as I look at your relics?"
He squeezed the glass tightly in his hand while it was almost crushed!
Buzz ...
bother to look at it and just propped his face up with one hand. Tears seemed to well
again after it had stopped. It seemed that if he didn't answer it, this
phone, saw the caller ID on it, and
phone
up, but his voice was very cold,
come back and take a look at him?" The woman on the other end
his face
father. Just come back and take a look at him. In case ... you'll
Regret?
phone. Speaking of regrets, he had something he wanted
the driver's number and told him to get the car ready.
The driver answered.
the sofa to pick up the jacket on top and put it
the driver pulled open the back
front to get into the driver's seat.
in the back seat and pressed his brow to ease his head, which hurt a
bent down and got out of the car, "Give me the keys. I'll go back on my own later.
reached out to take it. He stood downstairs and looked up, then
knocked, while soon the door opened from the inside. It was his
in." She hurriedly moved
have to talk
awkwardly, "Fine. No one will come in and interrupt
walked towards
and saw his father lying on the bed, then walked in and closed the door, pulling a chair and sitting on the
a father, upon meeting his son, Enoch did not have the authority of a father or show affectionate concern for
year when he had a stroke that had left him paralyzed in the lower
Stanford rarely visited him.
something?"
no problem surviving another few years and Alyssa must have asked for something from him
was, it was naturally about
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