Love's Perfect Match

Hank rolled his eyes and ignored Yelena.

"Here's the thing you want, boss."

Boss? Yelena choked on herself. Man, that was a stupid question I asked. This is his shop. Of course, he knows it well.

The retail assistant placed the box on the table and slowly opened the lid, revealing a gleaming diamond ring with butterfly wings on the sides.

"Do you like it?"

Yelena was stupefied. The ring was immaculately designed. It's prettier than Elspeth's latest design. Elspeth sneezed the moment her friend had that thought. "Yeah, I love it."

Hank held up the ring and put it over her right middle finger. "Then wear it well. This'll tell everyone that you have a boyfriend."

Yelena blushed. A ring on my right middle finger? That's not a sign I'm taken. That means I'm engaged. "It's a bit too early, isn't it?"

"No. You're my girlfriend." He wore the other ring on his finger. "And don't take it off. I want to see the ring on your finger when we have a video call every night."

A lawyer and a bossy boyfriend. Ooh. She teased, "Someone's bossy."

"Only to you." Hank looked at her lovingly.

Um, you sure I was supposed to hear that little conversation? Things are

no. Someone else is here too.

Good job. You'll get a bonus this month."

grinned, and she sweetly said, "You have a good eye, sir. Your wife is lovely.

shirt, hinting at

to give her

thing you want, boss."

much. Elspeth smiled and cheered her friend up, then they hung up. With Yelena gone, Elspeth had one less friend to speak to. Yelena might be a

her head, but

asked carefully, "What do you think,

did you say? I

Lynwood?" She never makes that kind of mistake. What's

was over, everyone came and asked Elspeth if she was fine. They thought she was spacing out because she was sick. Elspeth thanked them for their concern, but she told no one the truth. Harper then knocked

a workaholic, Elsie. You wouldn't have made that kind of mistake, so what happened?" Harper placed the file on the table and sat on the couch.

her forehead. "Maybe I need more rest. I've been working a lot lately, and it's exhausting." She was surprised she spaced out today

Callum? Has he been

sleep." Elspeth thought that was

"You weren't like this before, Elspeth. You used to tell me

keep things a secret. I just don't know how to

Just talk it out. I can help."

insists. He's just worried. So, Elspeth