This Was Too Much.

She hesitated before taking the box from him.

Her hands were fiddling with the box. But her curiosity was urging her to open it...

She was already got surprised by its outline embellishment, her hands were trembling thinking how costly it might be.

Finally, she obeyed him and opened the box.

Seeing what was inside, her senses flew, her eyes gleamed with the flash of the object inside.

It was a sparking 14carat white gold princess cut blue sapphire pendant with a sterling silver chain.

Seeing it's shine and embellishment she already could guess how expensive that could be.

Her hand flickered unable to bear the weight of that fancy pendant, not because it was really heavy cause it was not, but because she was not qualified to receive such a gift from him. This was too expensive, with her status, she had a law, *Take what only you can afford to give back**