Chapter 139

While John was standing in the doorway, Olivia was sitting on the floor, getting something from the nightstand.

She paused for a moment after each item. It was as if she were sorrowful and

reluctant.

When her fingers touched the red box, her hands shook suddenly.

Olivia opened the box and looked at the shiny ring in it, tears welling up again.

It was the diamond ring John had asked an internationally renowned jeweler to prepare for their marriage proposal three years ago.

All these years, she treated it like a treasure. Afraid to damage it, she put it away.

Olivia took the ring out, put it on her finger, held her hand up, and studied it for a moment, smiling.

“But Johnny’s not coming back, and neither can we go back to how it used to be. And you… are just going to be a part of my past.

“If I had never saved that b*tch, Dorothy, could I have avoided all this?”

She mumbled to herself as if she were telling a story to the ring.

and sobbed. “But there are no ifs in this world. Johnny doesn’t love me anymore. He

of getting him to fall in love with me again, but I

ring back in the

cut off her financial

looked at the photo, and

years ago, so

John was very handsome in it. He had deep features and an angular silhouette,

was a wonderful

the

pain made her clench her

How did this happen?

noise was heard downstairs. Then Zyla’s

rang.

collected himself, rushed into the study, and closed the door as if he did

the image of Olivia beating her chest over an unfamiliar photo

that man in the

the one she had longed for

someone coming, Olivia dabbed her tears with the back of her hand. Then she put the photo away, put all the jewelry in her bag,

“Sis Liv.”

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