Inside the box was a diamond ring.
Although I didn't know much about diamonds, this one was bigger than any diamonds I had seen on the counter of the jewelry store.
In addition, there was a circle of small diamonds around it, which made it look very amazing in size.
"This... is too expensive."
I wanted to pull my hand back from Shelton subconsciously.
I didn't know much about diamonds, but this diamond was so big.
Such a precious diamond ring, I...
Maybe it was not because the diamond was too precious, but because it came from Shelton.
He held my hand tightly in his big palm. Feeling my resistance, he didn't care about it at all. He put the box on the table, then showed it to my ring finger, but he didn't wear it.
I was very resistant to it in my heart.
He looked at my hand with his head down. I couldn't see his expression clearly. I only heard him say, "The virus in Glenn's body should have produced resistance to this medicine. My suggestion is that you go to get a marriage license with me tomorrow, and I will start to perform the medical treatment for Glenn right away."
His voice was so gentle, but it was like a knife that cut off the last glimmer of hope in my heart.
I bit my lip hard.
I tried to hide my sorrow and disappointment. After a while, I raised my head and looked at Shelton. I made up a smile that I thought it would be nice and said, "I see, Shelton."
Shelton.
By calling out his name, it meant that I had made up my mind.
When Shelton heard this, his eyes became clear. When he looked at me, his gaze was as gentle as water.
"He is mature and he cares about me. If I marry him, I won't be dissatisfied with anything in the rest of my life."
I told myself like this.
However, there was still a little regret in my heart.
But there was no other way.
Shelton wore the ring in my hand.
It was so big that I felt heavy.
He helped me wear the ring, and dragged my left hand with the ring. He said, "I have prepared this ring for you for a long time. Today, I finally put it on for you."
He carefully looked at my hand and continued, "Fortunately, perfect size."
"Thank you."
Looking down at the huge heart- shaped ring, I didn't feel happy at all.
Shelton glanced at his watch and said, "I'll pick you up at your house at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, is that okay?"
"Okay." I nodded. In order not to expose my true feelings to Shelton, I quickly said, "Then I'll go back first. Glenn still has a fever."
"Let me drive you home?"
"You don't need to."
I finished my words and quickly left his office.
I even ran out of the administration building as if I was afraid that he would catch up with me. I didn't even dare to look back.
When I returned to the car, my heart was filled with great sorrow. I held the steering wheel with both hands, and my heart felt as if it had been dug out.
I took out my cell phone and called Patrick.
"Hello, the phone you have dialed is power off.
Please call again later..."
"Again!"
"Again!"
"When would his phone be able to get through?!"
I looked at his name on the phone's screen with a dull smile. "Patrick, I'm going to marry someone else. Why are you still hiding from me? At first, you're afraid that your legs are not good, so you get rid of me. But if your legs are recovered, you come back and only find that I have become someone else's wife, what will you think?"
The system voice still repeated on the other side of the phone.
My heart was so painful.
I just looked at the phone screen and sat there in a daze. I sat from the sun hung in the west, until it was dark outside.
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