“Wife, don’t you like it? If it’s not to your taste, I’ll buy you another one, I swear,” he said, already pulling out his phone and searching for more expensive gemstones. “How about this one?”
Just then, a message from Kaia popped up on his screen.
“Cooper, I’m feeling unwell. Can you take me to the hospital?”
It flashed briefly before he hurriedly swiped it away, his nervous glance meeting mine.
I kept my expression unchanged, not letting him know I had seen it. He sighed in relief and muttered, “If you don’t like any of these, I’ll have someone send the latest gemstone catalog tomorrow. You can take your time to choose.”
I lowered my gaze, offering a quiet, nonchalant “Hmm.”
Cooper, lost in his thoughts, likely distracted by Kaia’s message, failed to notice the subtle shift in my mood.
After a while, his phone rang. Without glancing at the screen, he quickly rose to his feet and said, “Wife, there’s an issue at the company. I need to take care of it. Don’t wait up for me; just go ahead and sleep.”
Before I could utter a word, he grabbed his coat and rushed out, slamming the door behind him.