I opened it.
Inside was a white-gold bracelet with tiny diamonds.
It was so beautiful that, for a moment, I lost my breath.
Too beautiful for me.
Too expensive for us.
“Martin… this must have cost a fortune,” I said, carefully touching the bracelet with my fingers.
He only smiled.
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“You deserve it.”
I looked at him, and for some reason, my heart felt a strange pain. Not from happiness. Not from emotion. But from a feeling I could not explain.
The bracelet was a little loose. The next morning, I went to the same jewelry store whose name was printed on the small card inside the box.
The saleswoman looked at the bracelet and immediately smiled.
“Oh, this is a very beautiful model. Your husband made a good choice.”
I smiled too.
Until she added:
“I remember him. He bought two of these last week.”
