Chapter 008
Maya’s POV
I was busy cutting vegetables, so that I could prepare fast food for Michael's mother, when I heard Michael's voice from behind me, soft and calm, “Maya.”
I gasped before turning.
My heart skipped a beat when I saw Michael on his knees holding a ring. That was when I realised he was trying to propose to me.
“Will you marry me?” he asked.
I froze in shock and surprise as tears of joy streamed down my face. “Yes, I will,” I replied quickly as I gently stretched my hand for him to put the ring on.
He gently inserted the ring into my ring finger. The ring slipped onto my finger with effortless precision, as if it had been crafted solely for me.
He gave me a small reassuring smile.
A wave of guilt suddenly pressed down on me. I was about to marry my best f
