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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