I Was Reborn To Marry This Annoying Man?
"What seems to be the issue, Ms. Kline?"
Vanessa laughed lightly—mocking. "You're asking me? Shouldn't you already know?"
She reached into her bag and pulled out a velvet box, snapping it open with a flick of her wrist. Inside lay a necklace—elegant at first glance, a diamond pendant carved into a longevity knot, polished and precise, about the size of a quail's egg. It caught the light cleanly.
"This," Vanessa said, holding it up between two fingers, "is what Aureline gave me."