The Devil Who Owes Me A Kiss
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One evening, as they sat reviewing quarterly reports in the study, Lavinia set a small box beside his hand with deliberate care.
“What’s this?” Henry asked, eyeing it suspiciously.
“Open it and see,” she replied, her attention seemingly focused on the spreadsheet before her, though he caught the slight tension in her shoulders that suggested this moment mattered more than she was letting on.
Inside the box, Henry found a simple silver tie clip. Engraved on its surface was his father’s favorite quote: “Reach for the stars, but keep your feet on the ground.”
“I found it among your father’s things,” Lavinia explained, finally meeting his eyes. “I thought you might want it for the shareholders’ meeting tomorrow. He had it specially made when you first told him about wanting to study astrophysics.”