Celebration
Chapter 29 Chris heard Natalie slide a chair out from the table and sit. Her sobs gave off a melancholy tinniness. Retrieving the knife from the bottom of his pants leg, he felt he had no other choice but to see to his assistant. "Nat, what's the matter? Why are you crying?" She looked up at him, her face blushed red and streaked with tears. She held up her left hand, now bereft of the glittering diamond. "He took our engagement ring," she lamented. "I asked him not to, but he said he needed all the money he could get to leave town." With a groan, Chris threw his useless weapon on the table, then brought a chair around to her side. Nat's eyes flicked to the knife but she made no comment. Offering his sleeve, he gently dabbed away the flow of tears. "It's okay, sweetie. I'll b
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