When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“You have a good eye, miss. This phoenix coronet is our shop’s most prized possession. It is entirely handmade, and there’s only one of this in the whole country.”

The manager wasn’t exaggerating at all.

With the transparent glass petals, the red tassels with white crystals, and the handmade embellishments, the phoenix coronet looked so much more stylish and classy than any other accessories in the cabinet, let alone paired with a red gown.

I couldn’t stop the corners of my lips from tilting upward as I traced a finger over the coronet.

The memories of the wedding I had with Ashton back then were already blurry. All I could remember was that I felt nervous but excited. I didn’t have time to rest that day. As for how the wedding went, or how many guests there were, I could remember none of it.

Perhaps it was because of where I was from, but I preferred the traditional Chanaean wedding with a red and gold theme. Back then, we were in a rush to get married, so there wasn’t time for me to think about this at all.

a phoenix coronet or a veil over my face as I went up to Ashton. Even after so long, I could still feel something tugging at my heartstrings

miss out on the formalities, or they would carry

like to

stuff while I was still in

quickly reaching out to stop her. Then, I said to the manager, “Sorry, please let us have a moment of discussion. We’ll

modest as he left immediately after with a polite smile on

before putting the phoenix coronet back into the cabinet. As I fiddled with the other accessories, I started to advise earnestly, “Didn’t you hear what the manager said? This is a one-of-a-kind item. It’s the only one in the whole world. The ones you’re wearing now already cost you tens of thousands. This

only collect dust if I get it and put it up on a shelf, like all the antiques we have. Let’s give it a chance

fun while you still can.” It was especially true when it came to shopping. She would never be stingy,

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head, I said, “I