Chapter 15

“This is for you,” Kirk said.

Their marriage was a contractual one. There was nothing besides a marriage certificate to prove it. However, after spending time with Caroline for the past few days, Kirk felt that he did not treat her well enough. So now, he was giving her a small gift.

Caroline accepted the box and opened it carefully. She was stunned at what she saw; in the box sat an emerald bracelet with a bluish- green hue to it. She knew it was a prized emerald just by looking at it. It was cold and comfortable to the touch, and Caroline loved it. However, when she thought of its price…

“This must cost a fortune. It’s better if you’d return it,” she said with reluctance.

“It’s not expensive.” Kirk plucked the bracelet from Caroline’s hands and helped her to put it on.

It fit snugly and perfectly on her wrist. Her wrist was slender as it was, and the bracelet gave her an air of exquisiteness. Kirk could not

but why can’t I seem to take it help but stare at her. But then, Caroline became anxious and started to take it off. “Nope. I can’t take it

off?”

adorable she was. “If you can’t take it off, it means that it has acknowledged you as its owner. If you really want to take it off, the only way is to smash it

still nodded to what he said. “Is it really that magical?” She did

you don’t believe me,

a pity to destroy it. “Next time, don’t bring me gifts,” she said. Their relationship was but a contract. He did not

check the time. “I have an

just to give her a gift? She touched the cold surface of the

but failed to find a bracelet like the

It read, “Why do you

can pay him back. I don’t want to

what he wants? Didn’t you say

you said

Evans family. It was a shame that you married an ordinary white–collar worker like him, but at least he appreciates you and sends you gifts. He loves you, and it’s always better to have someone who loves you than

already, but I don’t feel like falling for someone again.” Loving someone was much

browsed for the bracelet once again, but she still did not manage to

don’t you accompany me to a jewelry shop to ask around about it? Grandpa Morrison’s

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