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.

so gentle to a young lady. Um, you sure I was supposed to hear that little

is here

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

a good eye, sir. Your

Yelena tugged on Hank's shirt, hinting at

need to give her some time

you

said a tearful goodbye. She told her friend to take care and not to miss her too 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 tad too talkative usually, but Elspeth would miss her when she was gone. However, right now, Elspeth had a pressing matter to tend to—the deal Haris

thought lingered in her head, but she didn't know what to do. She was spacing

employees had finished their report, and they asked carefully, "What do you think, Miss Lynwood?" It

I

kind of mistake. What's wrong with her today? Everyone else was shocked

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 on the door and came in on the pretext of handing a file to Elspeth.

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

forehead. "Maybe I need more rest. I've been working a lot lately, and

married Callum? Has he been

sleep." Elspeth thought that was awkward. Keeping me up all night? Is that

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

I just don't know how to talk about it."

talk it out. I

So, Elspeth told him