Trying to seem casual, Janet asked calmly, “How much?”

Glancing at the other people in the shop, the shop manager leaned closer and whispered in Janet’s ear, “One million. What do you think?”

This amount was more than enough to cover Hannah’s medical bills.

Janet was stunned. She looked carefully at the ring on her finger. The emerald nestled in the middle was like a pea that was just freed from its pod. The little gem was round and slightly cold, but its deep green color was dazzling.

She couldn’t believe that the ring Ethan had given her was that valuable.

“Sorry, this is my wedding ring. I can’t sell it.”

Despite the tempting offer, Janet couldn’t give in. It was a gift from Ethan after all, and it was left by his mother. Perhaps it was a family heirloom.

Whatever the case, she couldn’t sell the ring.

the shop manager, she turned

on her face, she said, “No rush, Miss. It’s okay if you don’t want to sell it. But it’s clear to me that the ring is a little

manager was still staring at the ring on her finger

understand what Janet was thinking. She smiled knowingly and pointed at the corner of the store. “Miss, I know that your ring is valuable. Are you worried that we’ll lose or damage it? Look. We have surveillance cameras here. We won’t let anything bad happen to your ring. Besides, it’s too big and most likely will slip off your

hesitantly pulled the ring off of her finger and handed it to the shop manager.

size of Janet’s finger and said

back to the shop the morning of the

her. “Miss, you’re early!

“Okay, thank you.”

pulled out a blue velvet jewelry box from a wooden chest behind her and opened it. “Have a look, Miss. You can check if there’s anything

ring and held it up in front of her, studying it carefully. Finally, she

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