Slightly annoyed, her eyes glued at the box in her hands, her fingers lightly drumming against the lid. Another gift. Another expensive, over - the - top offering Leonard hoped would magically sweep all their problems under the rug.
Of course, Leonard would try to smooth things over with gifts. Expensive, lavish things, as if they could solve every underlying issue between them. Her parents did the same thing. Wealth had a way of glossing over problems that couldn’t be fixed with money.
Always throwing money and glittering jewels at anything that even slightly resembled an emotional issue. It was all so... predictable. Fix it with a gift,
She mentally groaned, almost rolled her eyes at the thought.
Leonard must’ve mistaken her hesitation for something else because he prodded her gentl
