Chapter 24
The transparent glass doors opened to a jewellery store.
“Gabriel, why’re we here?” I asked him in a murmur, following higvinside nonetheless. All the employees in the shop stood up upon seeing us enter, all eyes on my husband, and a man who looked like the manager of the store stepped in front..
“Mr. Whitlock? Welcome back. We weren’t expecting you. Is this about the necklace you had your eyes on?”
I battled my eyelashes. A necklace? For who?
“No.” Gabriel seemed to have stiffen up upon hearing the question. “Ralph, this is my wife Sophia. Sophia, this is Ralph, the
store manager.”
“Mrs. Whitlock, it is such a pleasure to meet you,” The man with blonde hair who appeared to be in his mid forties stepped ahead and shook my hand, and I gave him a polite smile and a nod, too surprised to speak.
“How can I help the two of you today?”
My husband cleared his throat. “We’re going to be looking at rings, Engagement rings and wedding bands, both
“What is the budget, Mr. Whitlock?”
A smug smile settled on his lips. “When have I ever given you a budget, Ralphe?”
“Touche. This way please. Ralph chortles lightly, leading us into separate room, smaller than the original, dark wallpapers with a red leather couch and a marble table to display jewellery, While he pulled out rings to show us, I tugged at Gabriel’s
“Why are we here?” I asked him in a hushed whisper
“To select a ring you like, of course”
“But why?”
“Since you
in the wedding, which is why you don’t
followed his gaze onto my hare ring linger,
absent.
tell him, my voice fim. “I do wear our wedding band from time
ring that you like too much
needed.” I told him
without a ring, Freckles.” His glare didn’t leave his face. “We cannot have you forget your rings and creeps like
the next five months anyway.” I
His eyes darkened.
“You don’t wear
“What?”
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Chapter 24
band. You don’t
that case, pick one for me too. Since
I like my
small with a single diamond to large ones with multiple diamonds, different shapes and sizes, some dainty, others extravagant, and
and didn’t know about your preference. So I pulled all of my best pieces. He said, and I had to
you going to tell Ralph what we just
anything.” He gave me a smile in return, which was so
as I turned to the store manager, “Actually, Ralph, we are so
decided that I don’t need a new ring just yet after
be like that. Freckles. I have just one wife, let me pamper her.” There with the fake
have wasted
a toothy grin on his lips. “I had read it in articles, but
better.
offered him a tight smile. “You said these are some of your best pieces,
They are, Sir.”
Pack
thirty rings, Gabriel!”
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