Seeing my anger, Kate turned pale, her voice trembling as she explained, "There's really nothing between me and him. He's ambitious and hardworking, so I rewarded him. The high salary is just to motivate him, that's all."
I stared deeply into her dark eyes, trying to discern if what she said was true.
Kate had always stood out since childhood, growing up in a scholarly family. Whether in high school or university, she was always surrounded by admirers.
Like a rose in summer, she carried a certain aloof pride, always maintaining an appropriate distance from men. She once told me that I was her first and would be her only man.
Back then, we were inseparable, the perfect picture of a loving couple that everyone envied. But times had changed and so had she. The distance she kept now depended on the person.
I felt deeply conflicted, "The ring is part of a matching set with yours. Are you sure he's not deliberately provoking me, trying to disgust me? If he likes the ring so much, let him have it. I don't want something that's been used by others."