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.

assistant's jaw dropped. Her boss was known to be aloof and distant, and yet now he was so gentle to a young lady. Um, you sure I was supposed to hear that little

no. Someone else is here too. This is awkward.

a bonus this month."

said, "You have a good eye, sir. Your

Hank's shirt, hinting

enough for the day. I need to give her some time to process this. So, Hank

the thing you want, boss."

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

lingered in her head, but she didn't know what to do. She was spacing out at work all day, even

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

did you say? I didn't get it."

that kind of mistake. What's wrong

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

of mistake, so what happened?"

been working a lot lately, and it's exhausting." She was surprised she spaced out today as well.

married Callum? Has he been keeping you up all night?"

just lost some sleep." Elspeth thought that was awkward.

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

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

it out. I

insists. He's just worried. So,