Divorce me I'm done serving you (Ayla) novel Chapter 824

Anyway, the confession was just Bria's guess. Thinking about it carefully, there wasn't much evidence. If someone really liked her, how could they go two months without reaching out?

Of course, she'd disappeared for two months on purpose, to calm herself down. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to stop herself from doing something reckless. She still hadn't given up on Kaleb.

Kaleb hadn't come to confront her about ruining his birthday, hadn't contacted her, hadn't even asked around about her. He'd just focused on his own work and life... The more she thought about it, the more it felt like he didn't care about her at all.

Bria's mood instantly soured. She'd always been unpredictable, her emotions shifting in an instant. But now wasn't the time to lose her temper. She forced it down. "Well? Say something. You have to tell me why you bought a woman's ring out of nowhere. Don't tell me it was for Ayla. She wouldn't even want it, and my brother wouldn't allow it either!”

With the way things stood between them, one step back and they were strangers who didn't speak, one step forward and they were friends who had just patched things up. A lot of Bria's questions crossed the line. He had no obligation to answer, and her tone was still as forceful and pressing as ever, not something everyone could tolerate.

Before, Kaleb absolutely wouldn't have accepted it. But after everything, somehow, he'd gotten used to Bria's domineering ways. It all felt exactly as he had expected.

If anything, if she didn't question him like this, he'd start wondering if she even cared about what he was doing anymore.

Kaleb almost laughed. Two people with such similar temperaments, and yet they'd reached a point where they could tolerate each other like this.

He was also surprised that Bria hadn't connected the ring to herself. "Did it never occur to you that it might have something to do with you?”

Bria froze. "What would it have to do with me? You never told me you bought a ring...”

She stopped mid-sentence, something clicking. She stared at Kaleb, and from his eyes, she got her answer.

The shock that hit her was mixed with joy. First came disbelief, and then slowly, realization. That's what it was.

Even as she kept telling herself it couldn't be true, when she questioned it again, there was excitement in her voice. Her current mood could be summed up in one sentence: she was over the moon.

This wasn't the first time Kaleb had surprised her like this. He was the type who stayed quiet and cold, but when he did something, he did it in silence, only telling her after the fact. It always came out of nowhere, like an unexpected surprise.

Just like that, Valentine's Day at the bar. Even though he'd panicked and run away, he still stayed outside, waiting until Andrew showed up before leaving.

That was care. That was protection.

He did things first, then said nothing.

If she didn't ask, he probably never would.

So it had been carefully planned. Bria asked, "So it was earlier?”

Kaleb nodded. "Yeah.”

Bria was dying of curiosity. "Then when was it?”

Kaleb said, "You can guess.”

"Alright!” Bria was in a great mood now, and she liked this kind of game. Tilting her head slightly, she thought for a few seconds, then looked at him with a raised brow. "After your birthday party ended?”

Kaleb looked at her. "What do you think?”

Bria felt a little guilty. "Probably not. You're not a masochist. I ruined your birthday. You should've come after me for it, not secretly bought a ring.”

Kaleb didn't respond. He just watched her talk to herself. When Bria was happy, she didn't hold back at all. In those moments, she was almost childlike, simple and bright, and just looking at her made everything feel lighter.