My Bonus For Her Ring Watch Me Board This Flight Novels & Stories

“Honestly, the most accurate compliment I’ve ever received.” She beams, fingers flying across her keyboard. “Okay, so… technically there are two seats left in first class. And I should charge you the difference, but you have, like, a ton of frequent flyer miles with us. You could do a last-minute points upgrade, if you’re interested.” “I could kiss you.” “Please don’t. I’m a professional. But also, like, same.” We both giggle like girls about to commit a petty felony together. Ten minutes later, I’m walking onto the plane with a new boarding pass, slightly smudged mascara, and the kind of flutter in my chest that comes from impulsive spending and divine feminine delusion. I glance down.

“You said no gifts.” She smirks. “It’s not big.” I shake my head, chuckling as I open it. Inside is a sleek silver watch—classic, timeless, exactly my style. But when I flip it over, I see the engraving on the back: Forever. My chest tightens. I glance up at her, my voice quieter now. “Serena…” She smiles softly. “You wear a watch every day. I figured you should have one that reminds you of us.”

All I could hear was what sounded like a flock of sparrows chattering around me. By the time we arrived at the sales office, I saw that Joy’s relatives had gotten there before us. “Oh, Miles, you’re an absolute godsend for our family!” Brenda, one of Joy's aunts, held my hand. “Absolutely! Joy is so lucky to land a catch like you. This is surely a gift from God.” Mary chimed in from the side, but her eyes were fixed on the limited-edition watch on my wrist. From the crowd, Mr. Wallace led us into the showroom.

"As long as you can restore it, I'll cover your taxi fare and give you an extra month's salary. How about that?" When I heard what he was talking about, I almost laughed out loud. After all, how could he possibly expect me to help him when he wouldn't even give me a thin slice of the eighty-million project? Rolling my eyes, I turned to leave. Immediately, Kai panicked and scrambled after me. "Calm down, Eliza. We can keep negotiating the price! One million! Didn't you want a year-end bonus? I'll give it to you right now!" Before I could speak, Mary's eyes widened, and she shrieked, "Mr. Moran! You promised me that you would give me Eliza's bonus! All she does is sit there all day! Why should

"He told me to wait behind as you would be coming soon." "Couldn't he wait for my arrival?" I only smiled at her question. She called an Omega to bring in what she brought along. "Thank you," I watched as she opened the bag and unwrapped a package revealing an amazing wristwatch. "This is for you," I smiled looking at the watch as she wore it for me. "Thank you, mother," We shared a hug and I proposed that we should go to meet Marcus in the industry. "That will be nice," she said then looked at the thing I was doing. "Are you coming along with this?"

The crystal bracelets on my wrists clashed into each other, and they let out a crisp sound. One was the couple's bracelet. The other was the one I picked up. The one Joseph had stomped yesterday. "Lady?" The airport staff talked to me. "You may board now." I looked at the man who was getting closer to me, and I walked into the jet bridge immediately. At the corner, I took off one bracelet and set it down on a chair. As the plane took off into the skies, through the window, I saw a black spot moving quickly across the runway.

Fresh tears welled up in my eyes, some escaped, trailing down my cheeks. Footsteps echoed towards me. Mrs. Chukwuemeka. I quickly wiped my face and turned to her. “Has he gone?” she asked. “Yes.” She giggled and clasped her hands. “I unwrapped my box—it had a beautiful luxury watch and a first-class ticket on Daston Airlines. All the staff got something similar… but he included a $10,000 thank-you bonus for me.” She blinked, almost dazed. “I didn’t even know how to react. I’ve never seen that much money in one envelope before.”

"He gave her a fifty-penny plastic ring. Just like Noah gave Fourth Rose. Just like Leo gave Rose... well, Leo gave Rose a nineteen-pound silver band, but we bought the jewelry store to make it cheaper." "A glorious moment, Chairman," James noted calmly. "Shall I execute Order 88?" "Execute it," Ethan commanded softly. Back at Exhibit 7, Arthur held out the plastic green ring to Fifth Rose. "It comes with a contract," Arthur said, pulling a tiny piece of folded receipt paper from his pocket. "If you wear this ring, I promise to never buy a private jet. I promise to take the double-decker bus with you every day until we are eighty. I promise to split every Tesco half cookie fifty-fifty, and I

He looked at the monitor: 122, 124, 126, 120, 123 bpm. "Will you marry me, Jasmine Alvarez? With five, with Lila, with two grandmas, one great-grandpa from basement, one ghost mom in Apt 4B, one landlord who gives free rent forever, one cat who planned it for tuna, and 100 aunties on Zoom at 3 AM?" Jasmine looked at the ring. Plastic, cheap, scratched, covered in tonight. Worth more than the private wing that Tokyo board — which Grandpa Joe now owns — says costs $282,000 a night.

Even now, she still hadn't replied to the text I sent her last month. She stood on her tiptoes to kiss my forehead. "Because I missed you, of course." Right then, her phone lit up with a text. "I told you you didn't have to fly all the way back to Calystron just to get me those pastries. Just having you here is enough." So, that was why. By the time I snapped out of it, she was already fastening a bracelet onto my wrist. "It looks good on you." But I recognized it instantly. It was the complimentary bracelet that came with a trending luxury watch.