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.

an eyebrow, a hint of mischief in his expression. "You couldn't afford it even if you sold

it.

utterly unfazed. "Okay. Then I'll

over, unfastened the bracelet from her wrist, and with a practiced flick, made as

from his hand before he could let go. "You're really

jewelry was, it couldn't possibly survive

I give something away, there's

You're the prince, you make the

the clouds of melancholy that had

back down beside her, slipping an arm around her waist and resting his chin lightly on

saying

she replied, eyes half-closed, sleepiness overtaking

moonlight poured in like a silvery waterfall, bathing the room in a gentle

decided she'd wait until tomorrow to speak her mind. The mood tonight was too perfect-she

their late night, Isadora didn't wake until well into the afternoon. When she

the windows, flooding

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