At the hospital, Raina lay on the bed, her face pale from the recent check-up. She stared ahead, her gaze unfocused and distant.
Joshua sat by her bedside and let out a sigh. "Raina, I know this might sound a bit out of line, but why are you so dead set on getting the earrings?"
Her voice came out weak. "It was made by my grandfather himself, my mom and grandma's most treasured pieces."
She paused, her expression darkening. "Then the Yeats family fell apart, and all my grandpa's hard work was destroyed. To pay off those huge debts, I had to make a choice between love and loss, and in the end, I lost everything."
She looked down, a bitter smile tugging at her lips.
"This wasn't your fault," Joshua said softly, feeling his heart ache even more now that he knew the full story.
"Don't wo
