Disgraceful
Ava caught her breath, for a long while, she forgot to blink.
Before her was the most breathtaking jewel she had ever seen. It wasn't extravagant or ostentatious in size or design, but it was just perfect. It was beautiful in its classic simplicity, a timeless, oval-shaped emerald ring adorned with little diamonds around it. The brilliant stone sparkled as he held it between his fingers, studying the ring with a look of reverence.
"It has belonged to my family for several generations. Every possessor of this title before me proposed his future bride with this ring,"