Dumped by My Ex, Then I Married the Richest Man

n four in the morning, before he finally stepped out to whip up a

owing she'd been out cold for a while.

ht, her petite face look

e her and called softly,

Her brows furrowed, and her small hand patted the

trying to catch wha

lled over, and her lips brus

was so thick, he could hear his ow

illed-but

g for the moon's reflection i

ard, then leaned in and plac

her cheek with th

r name again, c

ssa, w

er face. Slowly, Clarissa started to stir, eyes fluttering open

g? Why was there a hot

bled drowsily, a goofy smile spreading across

smile. She looked adorab

e a sucker for a pretty face. But no need to

her right out

her own cheeks like she wa

you doin

n someone who's dead to the world. If I di

edge of the bed. One glance, and her

I'm get

ove to actually get out of be

ned to glance outside. The

Clarissa, what

wenty-

got five

u mean, fiv

her phone and saw Elian casual

Four minutes now. The city lig

ket and ran to find something to wear-she was only

indow, sat cross-legged on the carpet

knelt behind her, his hand ti

ice soft but excited: "Five..

just the city skyline and brid

kling with tiny diamonds, slip

fr

ly-not sure if it was the sur

s suddenly full of somethi

ered, "Wh

rious, but making no move to

eeing each other again-where would

ught for another woman befo

forced Clarissa's suspicions. She was

und her neck. A sudden cool touch brushed he

sn't worth that much either, not even close to any of the fancy jewelry

s beautiful. Special, even. Way more mea

hen did you even hav

fastening the clasp. He took a moment t

day gift that year. Dropped it on the way, found it again

different scenarios in her head

e years-how do you not fo

year was

're telling me you've held onto this necklace since the

Back then, the necklace h

ce, it had been tied

he'd ever

shuffled lazily into view and rubbed

ing as she teased the cat. "

ed before Elian fi

you said if I gave you a birthday gift, you'd owe me one for mine.

air over Plumie's he

minded

member-had she

oughts, Elian cut in: "Stop playing,

nd dusted herself off befor

n with praise about his cookin

andom elective where they had to

d stuff like getting int

to get a birthday gift that

always rushed affairs, the gifts too predictable,

eyes and guess what

she made

ous boy at the time, had peeked at

gift this year. And when it's my birthda

y came after hers, anyway-if he really fol

ed f

ust a joke. Never figured 18-

at 25, still h

lly gotten the girl his 19-year-o

ld Clarissa never got

d crossed an ocean befor