Chapter 51


    Trying to seem casual, J asked calmly, “How much?”


    ncing at the other people in the shop, the shop manager leaned closer and whispered in J’s


    ear, “One million. What do you think?”


    This amount was more than enough to cover Hannah’s medical bills.


    J was stunned. She looked carefully at the ring on her finger. The emerald nestled in the middle


    was like a pea that was just freed from its pod. The little gem was round and slightly cold, but its deep


    green color was dazzling.


    She couldn’t believe that the ring Ethan had given her was that valuable.


    “Sorry, this is my wedding ring. I can’t sell it.”


    Despite the tempting offer, J couldn’t give in. It was a gift from Ethan after all, and it was left by his


    mother. Perhaps it was a family heirloom.


    Whatever the case, she couldn’t sell the ring.


    After refusing the shop manager, she turned around to leave.


    But the shop manager stopped her again. With a big smile stered on her face, she said, “No rush,


    Miss. It’s okay if you don’t want to sell it. But it’s clear to me that the ring is a little too big for your finger.


    We offer free ring sizing. We can alter it to fit you within the day. Do you want to avail of this service?


    It’ll look even better if it fits you properly.”


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    “No, thanks. I don’t want to bother you.” J could see that the shop manager was still staring at the


    ring on her finger greedily, so she politely refused.


    The shop manager seemed to understand what J was thinking. She smiled knowingly and pointed


    at the corner of the store. “Miss, I know that your ring is valuable. Are you worried that we’ll lose or


    damage it? Look. We have surveince cameras here. We won’t let anything bad happen to your ring.


    Besides, it’s too big and most likely will slip off your finger. It’ll be inconvenient for you if you keep


    wearing it like this.”


    After ncing at all the cameras in the shop, J hesitantly pulled the ring off of her finger and


    handed it to the shop manager. “Thank you,” she said with a smile.


    The shop manager then pulled out a string from her pocket to measure the size of J’s finger and


    said with a friendly smile, “All right. You cane back and get it tomorrow.”


    As instructed, J went back to the shop the morning of the next day.


    The shop manager warmly received her. “Miss, you’re early! Hang on a moment. I’ll fetch the ring.”


    “Okay, thank you.”


    The shop manager pulled out a blue velvet jewelry box from a wooden chest behind her and opened it.


    “Have a look, Miss. You can check if there’s anything wrong.”


    J picked up the ring and held it up in front of her, studying it carefully. Finally, she put it on. “It fits


    nicely, but why does it look brand new?”


    The shop manager rolled her eyes with a chuckle and waved her hand dismissively. “Oh, here’s the


    thing. When our staff saw how old your ring lookedst night, they had it cleaned. Don’t worry. The


    cleaning was also free.”


    J nodded and didn’t think much of it. It just looked shiny and new now. Otherwise, there was


    nothing else unusual.


    When she was done at the second-hand store, J went to the supermarket to buy some groceries.


    When she got home, Ethan walked out of his room in flip flops and disheveled hair.


    “Where’ve you been? I didn’t see you all morning.” Yawningzily, he strode over to help J with her


    groceries. As he opened the bags and checked the food, he asked, “What’s for lunch?”


    After thinking for a while, J opened the fridge and took a bottle of cold water. “I bought a lot of


    tomatoes. How about we have scrambled eggs with tomatoes? Or spaghetti? What do you think—”


    Before she could finish her sentence, Ethan suddenly grabbed her hand fiercely.


    The man stared at the shiny ring on her finger and asked coldly, “Did you sell the ring I gave you?”