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
the one that you were made to wear in the
confusion and then my eyes followed his gaze onto my hare ring
absent.
wear our wedding band from time to time. I just forgot it at the sink counter today when I
a ring that you like too much to forget
told
leave his face. “We cannot have you forget your rings and creeps
the next five months anyway.” I
His eyes darkened.
add. “You
“What?”
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Chapter 24
band. You don’t
too. Since I picked my own
like my wedding rings just
rings, from small with a single diamond to large ones
we are catering to you, Mrs. Whitlock, and didn’t know about your preference. So I pulled all of
softly “Are you going to tell
about anything.” He gave me a smile in return, which
roll my eyes as I turned to the
don’t need a new ring just yet
like that. Freckles. I have just one wife, let me
have wasted
are so adorable. Ralph commented, a toothy grin on his lips. “I had read it in articles, but in
better.
a tight smile. “You said these are some of your best pieces,
They are, Sir.”
enough. Pack
far, I was worried they would bulge out of my socket. “These are thirty rings, Gabriel!”
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