Sylvia's POV:

"Where is your ring? Why don't you wear it?" The tone of Rufus' voice was flat, but it still made me very flustered. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Find ɴøᴠel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

I stammered, "I... I hid it away."

"Hid it away? Why?" It seemed that Rufus was not going to stop until he was satisfied with my answer. I felt like a criminal he was interrogating, and he was always patient when he had to do that. Now, he patiently waited for me to expound on my answer.

"Because... it's just so inconvenient to wear such a big diamond ring. It's too ostentatious for me to wear when I go to the army. And it worries me that it might get stolen." I contorted my lips into a pout so I looked even more innocent.

Rufus spent a few seconds to look at me and then responded in a more calm tone, "Then I'll just buy you another one. One that you can wear every day."

After all, that proposal doesn't count anyway since I fainted at that moment. It seems that you have to propose to me again," I softened my

could propose to me next month, on our 1st anniversary." I wrapped my hands around his neck and stood on my tiptoes to kiss him on the lips. Then I looked at him earnestly. "Then we would have a

feeling began to settle in my stomach the more I spoke out loud. Rufus seemed to be eager to marry me, and I couldn't use the same trick twice to get away!

of control in the future, it

silent for a while when he had heard what I said. "Really? Is that what you've

seemed that he could see through anything; he was so observant! He made it difficult for me to play any

of anything hindering me from smoothly

throat, I gave a firm nod under Rufus' sharp gaze. "Of course that's what I've been thinking about. And if

you want. I'll propose to you next month. But promise me that we'll hold the wedding right after I

his shoulders, I nodded and replied in submission.

moment, I finally breathed

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