When the gift was placed in front of Adrian, a pair of black onyx cufflinks, his first reaction was suspicion. "Where did she get the money?"
There was no record of any credit card transaction. Agnes hadn't even asked him for any funds. "Where did she go today?"
Agnes hesitated. "Claire went to a pawnshop… and then to a boutique…"
Adrian didn't even wait for the rest of her sentence. He strode straight upstairs to my room.
By then, I was already cutting the large wedding portrait in half. When his gaze landed on my now-empty wrist, understanding flickered across his face.
Piece by piece, everything I did had finally exhausted his patience. Adrian's eyes were red, his face heavy with exhaustion.
"Do you even realize that jade bracelet was my mother's keepsake? Five years. How much lon
