A Reluctant Promise
It was a six-inch cake, but she ate half before heading to bed.
The next day, she was startled awake by a knock at the door. Rubbing her eyes, she shuffled over to answer it.
It was Dominic.
After just one night apart, his expression still carried traces of lingering anger, his face shadowed with frustration. Yet, when his gaze met hers, he forced a strained smile and pulled a diamond bracelet from his pocket.
“Happy birthday. This is your gift. I drank too much yesterday and forgot to give it to you.”
Valerie took one glance at the bracelet and instantly recognized it—it was the matching set to the diamond necklace Camilla had worn the night before.
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