ManyWriters

I am the top jewelry designer in the country.
For our wedding, I designed a pair of rings called "Forever Promise" that told the story of my decade-long love with Caelan, becoming a beautiful industry fairy tale.
Hospital regulations prohibit doctors from wearing rings during work hours.
So Caelan made a habit of always wearing our wedding ring on his chest.
He said it was as if I lived on his heart.
Later, his first love slipped a plain ring onto his finger.
He couldn't bear to take it off even while working.
I finally understood that my carefully designed ring was no match for her simple band.
His ring finger had always been reserved for someone else.

I Am a Jewelry Designer, Yet He Only Loves a Plain Ring

On the day I was set to leave the country, Caelan came to the airport to stop me.


While waiting for the flight, that former classmate suddenly reached out to me.


"Indra, did you know? It seems Nolan broke up with her boyfriend, and it's a real mess."


"She deleted all her social media posts except for one."


She sent me a screenshot. In the photo, Nolan looked terribly haggard, sprawled on the couch. At her feet were scattered pill bottles, and her exposed wrists showed several bloody marks.


The caption read: [If you don't come, I'll die right in front of you.]


My classmate asked, "Do you know what's going on?"


I replied, "No idea, I'm not close to her."


"Oh, I see. You asked me before, so I thought you might know something. But looking at this, it's obviously staged. I used to have a good impression of her, how did she turn out like this..."


As my classmate prattled on about the gossip, I pinched the bridge of my nose and put away my phone.


Chapter 11