The rest of the words were swallowed as he recalled that he had given the pendant to someone else.In yesterday’s photo,Vanessa was wearing a diamond heart pendant around her neck.The imagery flashed across my eyes,making me tear up.
To quickly cover up the incident Xavier made an excuse.
"I must have lost it somewhere-"
“No need;I forgot to get you anything anyway.”
“Mia you have been like this since yesterday.since you cannot do much,the least I expect from you is to take care of the household chores,cook and look good for me.Stop behaving like it was a big deal!”
"Yes,it was unimportant."Tears dribbled my eyes listening to his cruel words.
Yes he did buy me a gift,one that must be first worn by his childhood sweetheart and later given to me as a charity.
“I can never make you happy no matter how hard I try.Also,Xavier,my favorite gemstones have been sapphires since I was a child,never once in my life have I worn diamonds."With that,I hung up.
After that,I threw myself into work so completely that I rarely went home,and Xavier could tell something was wrong.
One day my mother-in-law—who had always treated me like a filthy orphan unfit for our status—called out of the blue.