Chapter-12*In His Arms*

Zelene Sallow:

Ray led me to the waiting room, where he had been strolling around carefree, emitting little chuckles before finally turning to face me.

"So, everyone was right about you," he remarked, causing a twitch in my body. I couldn't forget the night he abandoned me in the hotel to be with his best friend.

With all my memories flooding back, I couldn't help but recall how he used to dismiss my concerns whenever I questioned his closeness to Vera.

He held the ring on his finger, staring at it intently. "I designed it for you, so I'm its owner. Even after Oscar gave you so much, you decided to be greedy and come here to sell this," he said, his voice deep, as if attempting to mask his true emotions in that moment.

However, I remained silent, not uttering a word.

"And you're shamelessly standing here with no excuse?" I was right. He wanted me to beg for his forgiveness or provide a pile of explanations, but I did neither.

Initially, I felt guilty, but when Vera told me that he had