His eyes flickered, avoiding mine. “It’s just a necklace. I’ll buy you something better.”
“Better?” I laughed bitterly, my chest tightening as if something was gripping my heart.
“The Blue Tear Sapphire is one of a kind in this world. Where are you going to buy another one? Ethan, you know exactly what it means to me.”
He fell silent for a moment before his tone hardened. “Lily, stop making a scene. It’s late. I’ll have the driver take you home.
Besides, it was a gift from your mother to you as a married couple. That means it’s mine too.”
“I’m not going home.”
I met his eyes, every word deliberate. “I only want my necklace.”
Sophia chimed in, fanning the flames. “Lily, don’t be like this. I truly love this necklace. If you like another one, Ethan can buy you something else. Why insist on taking this one? Are you doing it just to target me?”
“Shut up!” I snapped, glaring at her. “This has nothing to do with you.”
Perhaps my look was too sharp—Sophia flinched and instinctively hid behind Ethan.
His face turned cold. “Lily Evans, must you humiliate yourself like this?”
Looking at the two of them clinging to each other, I felt only absurdity and ridicule.