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Chapter 26

Penulis: Ivy_Winters
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(Pamela)

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I JERK AT the sudden interruption of Massimo. I’d been temporarily lost in thought at how sad this entire situation was to have noticed that he was still waiting for my response.

“No. I mean, yes! I like it . . . a lot,” I respond. “But isn’t it a bit too expensive for a fake engagement?”

“Expensive?” Massimo looks surprised. “My, it only costs two hundred and fifty thousand.”

What?!

Even if I was the richest woman on the planet, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars was still a lot of money to throw away on a piece of jewelry for an engagement that wasn’t even real.

“That’s a lot of money, Massimo,” I croak out in disappointment.

“I assure you it’s not,” he counters. “Besides, the world is watching us now. Every move we make, every word we say. You don’t expect a man of my caliber to propose with a cheap ring, do you?”

Even though he doesn’t say them, the rest of his questions linger in the air: What would people say when they found out he’d proposed with a cheap one?
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