The Contract Lover (Nina Morrison and Lucien Gray) novel Chapter 73

Chapter 73 Nonchalant Style

"Nina, get in the car." Lucien opens the door for Nina. It's rare for him to be so gentle. Nina gives him a surprised look. What happened to this man today?

She gets on the car with her legs moving. As she sits down, she lets out a low cry because of the pain in her hip.

"What's wrong?" Lucien looks at her. His voice is a little strained.

"Nothing. The shop assistant gave me a push." Nina says lightly. Although she has a slight pain in her hip due to a fall, there is no discomfort in her stomach. The baby should be OK. She doesn't want to make trouble.

Lucien pauses and glances at Nina's stomach. "Is it OK?"

Nina strokes her stomach. "Yeah." Nina thinks it's weird. Lucien is not normal today. He cares about the baby.

As he said before, the baby is like a shining green hat. Seeing her belly, he feels that his green hat is a little darker.

She shakes her head, not thinking so much. She looks out of the window attentively. The car is galloping on the broad road. Both of them are quiet and stop talking.

The red light is on. There is a lot of traffic at this intersection, and the red light lasts a long time. Nina reaches out to turn on the stereo.

Her hand is held by Lucien and he hands a small velvet box to her.

"What is this?" It looks like a jewelry box. Lucien is giving her jewelry? Nina stares at Lucien.

"Open it to see if you like it." Lucien's voice is faint.

He bought it at the auction. It just arrived this morning. He didn't go to the dress shop with her just to get it. He didn't expect something to happen.

Nina opens the velvet jewelry box. It's a ring. It's a dark blue diamond. It also radiates dazzling brilliance when not in the light. There are heart-shaped ripples in the middle of the gem.

Exquisite inlay and perfect cutting make this gem invaluable.

"Ah! Isn't this the heart of the sea?" Nina lets out a low exclamation.

The heart of the sea is said to be a love affair given by Louis XVI, the French king, to his secret lover Catherine in the early 13th century. Blue gems are not uncommon. What is rare is that there is a natural heart-shaped ripple in the middle of the gem. This is caused by the crystallization of the most precious chromium ore. This is the only thing in the world.

Louis XVI cherished the lover who was not outstanding in appearance all his life, which makes the ring a symbol of eternal love.

The jewel which has disappeared in the world for more than 100 years was bought by a mysterious buyer at an auction a few days ago for 11 million dollars.

Nina thinks of the news on TV she watched the day before yesterday.

There are close-up photos of the heart of the sea on the news. It's gorgeous.

Lucien takes the ring out of the velvet box and wants to put it on Nina's ring finger.

Nina immediately clenches her hand and dodges. Lucien's hand with the ring freezes in the air.

"Huh? You don't like it?" Lucien raises his eyes in displeasure. His eyes are a little chilly.

"I......" Nina stares at the ring. She's speechless. She doesn't want to annoy Lucien. But she really can't accept his ring.

Nina looks up at Lucien. Her tone is sincere.

"Lucien, do you know what a ring means?"

The little woman tells him the meaning of the ring seriously.

The chill in Lucien's eyes fades. He raises his eyebrows. "Go on."

He is very interested in the subject.

Nina takes a look at her bare ring finger and seriously says, "if you don't want to marry that woman, don't give her a ring because it represents love and loyalty."

Lucien looks at Nina's drooping eyes. Her long lashes cast a beautiful shadow over her face. He laughs instead of being angry and seems to be in a good mood. "Nina, do you really want me to propose to you?"

"Ah?" Nina is shocked.

Is there something wrong with her way of expression or with his understanding?

Why is it that every time she says something, he understands it as something else?

"It's not easy to be my wife." Lucien takes Nina's hand and puts the ring on her. He puts Nina's hand in his palm and appreciates, "but as long as you are good, I won't be bored with you so soon."

Nina is speechless.

"President Gray, should I thank you for appreciating me? Compared with your other mistresses, I am so honored!"

Nina doesn't take off the ring. Since he gives it to her, she accepts it. Anyway, she doesn't suffer.