Chapter 194

Isadora's eyelashes fluttered, and for a moment, she felt like a delicate porcelain doll-handled with the utmost care, as if she might shatter at the slightest touch.

The air seemed to stand still.

Her lashes trembled again, shadows flickering in her eyes.

"Victor, I think we should... break-"

She didn't even finish the word.

Suddenly, she felt something cool encircle her wrist-a bracelet, icy and unfamiliar. Isadora lifted her hand and saw a breathtaking sapphire bracelet glittering against her pale skin. The design was elegant and refined, the chain smooth and delicate, perfectly complementing each blue gem. The sapphires themselves were clear and luminous, each one catching the light differently, making her wrist look even more slender and fair.

"What's this?" she asked, unable to hide her surprise.

"A gift. Something I picked up on my business trip," Victor replied.

"It must've cost a fortune," she said, eyeing it warily.

of mischief in his expression. "You couldn't afford it

eyes. "Then I don't want it. It's way too expensive-I could never pay

utterly unfazed. "Okay. Then

from her wrist, and with a practiced flick, made as if to toss

from his hand

matter how expensive a piece of jewelry was, it couldn't possibly survive

smirked. "Once I give something away, there's no taking it

the

of melancholy that had been gathering in

his chin lightly on her head.

what were you saying just

eyes half-closed,

windows, moonlight poured in like a silvery waterfall, bathing the

mind. The mood tonight was too perfect-she

well into the afternoon. When she opened her eyes,

through the windows, flooding the room. The crisp blue-and-white linens still held a faintly sweet

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