Till he was satisfied

"You don't wear a wedding ring anymore, Melissa? I've been noticing it for quite some time," Nina said as they all finished eating.

Radulf glanced at Melissa's left hand and found the ring was missing from it.

"I thought you respected this marriage but you removed the ring," Nina said with a smirk, trying to figure out if there was something going on between Melissa and Radulf.

Her lips quivered as she was unable to answer Nina. She threw the ring in anger that night and couldn't retrieve it.

"I asked her to remove it. The diamond on the ring got a crack for some reason, so I decided to send it for repair," Radulf answered.

"Oh." Nina simply smiled and watched Radulf leave his seat.

"Let's go," Radulf told Melissa, who stood up immediately. "Good night, Nina. We will see you in the morning." He passed a small smile to her and left with Melissa.

As they ascended the stairs, he heard Melissa, "Why did you lie to Nina?"