The Hairclip He Gave Me Was a Free Gift from Her Jewelry Spree Chapter 08

The Hairclip He Gave Me Was a Free Gift from Her Jewelry Spree Chapter 08

That night, Sebastian came back to the apartment.

The table was already set with food.

He came out of the kitchen wearing an apron and called me to eat.

He was a born actor.

He could play this warm, tender role flawlessly.

“Rhea, I was wrong last time.”

“You’re not materialistic. It’s me who couldn’t give you better material things.”

“I’ve thought about it a lot lately. I know I was wrong.”

“Will you forgive me?”

I lowered my head and chewed my food without exposing him.

I let him fasten a necklace around my neck.

It was the one-of-a-kind piece I had seen online before.

I loved it, but it was expensive, not something I could ever work hard enough to buy.

“The authentic piece is too expensive, so I could only buy a replica.”

“Even the replica cost $2,000. I spent everything I earned recently on it.”

“Forgive me. Don’t break up, okay?”

I looked down and touched the stones on the necklace.

The truth was, I already had the authentic one.

Ethan Hale had bought it, saying it would go perfectly with my dress at the homecoming banquet.

It’s hard to go from luxury back to cheap.

Once you’ve used something good, you really look down on this.

But I still acted delighted.

If he wanted to put on a show, we would both put on a show.

Maybe because we had been apart for a few days, Sebastian clung to me more than usual.

That night, his gaze darkened, and he reached for me.

I avoided his touch.

Apart from finding excuses not to let him touch me, everything was the same as usual.

Funny enough, Sebastian’s birthday party and my homecoming banquet were on the same day.

At the same hotel.

The day before his birthday, he sat on the living room sofa and looked up at me.

“Rhea, you’ve been so cold to me lately.”

“Really? That’s your imagination.”

I made myself a glass of mint sparkling water.

It was a little bitter, a little sharp.

He reached out and took my hand.

The living room light made his features look gentle, the way he looked when he was deeply in love.

“Rhea, tomorrow is my birthday. Remember to come celebrate with me.”

“I have a secret to tell you.”

I looked down at the city lights outside and took a sip of my sparkling water.

“Okay.”

“Funny, I have a gift for you too.”