Married a Secret Billionaire novel Chapter 1385

"Renee, listen to me." Cordelia held onto the last glimmer of hope. "The past is already in the past. If you keep digging into it, you'll only become more miserable. And if Toph sees you suffering, do you think he'll feel any better?"

"Aunt Cordelia..."

"I'll arrange the best psychologist for you." Cordelia gently stroked Renee's hair. "You're just unwell, and I believe you will get better."

Renee remained silent, the darkness in her eyes deepening.

The butler lightly knocked on the door and walked over to hand Le Fari to Cordelia.

Renee stiffened. When Toph tried to put the ring on her earlier, she pushed him away. She realized she had acted impulsively. This time, she decided to take the initiative and get the ring back.

"Aunt Cordelia, this..."

"There's no rush." Cordelia put up a hand with a gentle but firm gesture. She signaled to the butler, who immediately brought a jewelry box over.

After Cordelia placed the ring inside, the butler locked the box.

"Toph mentioned that the ring was too big for you." Cordelia chuckled. "I'll have the craftsman adjust it to fit you properly. We can't have people saying that the Hamertons don't even have a properly fitting ring."

"Aunt Cordelia, it's really not a big deal!" Renee hurriedly protested, "I can take care of the resizing myself..."

"Let me handle it." Cordelia looked at her as though she could see through her very soul. "Renee, I'll keep the ring safe for the time being. After all, it's an heirloom of the Hamertons. If it gets lost again, none of us will be able to bear the responsibility."

"No, it won't happen again! Absolutely not!"

"We can't be too sure." Cordelia got up and took her hand with a smile. "Your marriage to Toph is postponed anyway. There's no rush to wait a little longer. Once the ring is resized and you're all better… I'll have Toph wear it for you himself!"

Renee bit her lip without saying anything.

"It's my birthday today, and I can't keep the guests waiting for too long." Cordelia looked at Renee. "Accompany me to the hall."

"Alright." Renee softly agreed, linking her arm with Cordelia's and slowly walking out of the flower room.

Before leaving, she glanced at the box in the butler's hand. It felt like a thorn had lodged in her heart.

With the wedding date uncertain and now the ring gone, her insecurity was only growing stronger.

Renee looked at Cordelia resentfully. The knot in her heart seemed to tighten a little more.

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For several days, Toph had been moody. Even when gaming with Chris, he would play a couple of rounds and stop. He would then sit alone on the couch, looking at his phone—sometimes distressed, sometimes elated.

Chris took off his headphones, retrieved two cans of beer from the fridge, and patted Toph on the shoulder. "Having an identity crisis?"

"Get lost!" Toph grinned like a simpleton.

Chris frowned. "You've been acting strange for days... What happened?"

"Renee finally replied to my messages!"