Chapter 9

Immediately followed by Alex’s helpless reply:

“Tiffany, can you please stop being so sensitive? I was just asking her some things. I truly have no feelings for her anymore.”

Tiffany’s voice suddenly became shrill:

“You’re the one who didn’t make me feel secure. How can you blame me for being sensitive?”

And Alex’s tone now carried a hint of weariness:

“Tiffany, you’ve checked my phone thoroughly, my salary card is with you, and you’ve even deleted all my female friends. What more do you want me to do?”

So they fought too…

But perhaps these arguments were sweet for Alex, just as mine had been for him.

None of that had anything to do with me anymore.

I quickened my pace, leaving their voices far behind.

The next day was Saturday.

I planned to go to the mall to pick out a birthday present for my best friend, Sarah, whose birthday was coming up.

In the jewelry store, ornaments were abundant, dazzling the eyes.

As I focused on selecting, I heard Tiffany’s sugary voice.

“Jade, what a coincidence!”

I looked up towards the source of the voice, feeling like I had run into an old enemy.

At the entrance, Tiffany was walking towards me, her arm linked with Alex’s.

I had no desire to get entangled with the two of them, so I started to leave.

But Tiffany blocked my path.

“Jade, Alex and I were just about to pick out wedding rings. Since it’s such a coincidence, why don’t you help us choose?”

The words “wedding rings” pierced my heart like a sharp knife.

Alex and I hadn't even officially finalized our divorce yet.

And he was already so impatient, bringing her to buy wedding rings.

Did he not want to show me even basic respect anymore?

I looked at Tiffany’s deliberate display of gloating, biting back my emotions with all my might to keep from losing composure.

“It wouldn’t be appropriate for me, his ex-wife, to help you choose wedding rings, would it?”

Alex looked somewhat uncomfortable, but Tiffany quickly interjected.

“It’s fine, Jade. Your taste is so good, any ring you pick will be perfect.”

I gave Alex a self-deprecating glance.

—*Not all choices are good, sometimes there are missteps, like choosing a husband.*

I directly raised my hand and pointed to a million-dollar diamond ring in the center of the display case.

“I think this twelve-carat ‘Heart of the Ocean’ is quite nice.”

At my words, both their faces changed.

Alex had just left with nothing.

He couldn't afford something so expensive.

Indeed, Alex looked in the direction I pointed.

When his eyes met the price tag, his face stiffened for a moment.

His gaze shot at me like a cold arrow.

“Jade, are you deliberately trying to humiliate me?”

But I found it laughable.

They were the ones who had deliberately provoked me first, yet in the end, he could accuse me of humiliating him.

I clenched my hands, lowering my eyes as I softly said,

“Alex, you yourself once said that the person you love deserves the best things in the world, didn’t you?”

Alex's expression froze. He stiffened.

But quickly, he waved his hand grandly, and actually pulled out his credit card.

“You’re right, Tiffany, I’ll buy it for you!”

At these words, Tiffany’s eyes instantly lit up. She hugged Alex and kissed him.

“Alex! You’re so good to me!”

Their affectionate display made the store clerk smile just as brightly.

Only I stood there, unable to smile.

Alex probably didn’t remember that he had promised to buy me this ‘Heart of the Ocean’ a long time ago.

But back then, neither he nor I had much money, and I said we’d get it later.

Yet, it turned out that if he truly wanted to buy something, he would find a way, even without money.

His love for Tiffany seemed far deeper than his love for me.

It appeared the person I deeply loved had never truly loved me back.

Just thinking of that made my heart ache as if it had been brutally torn apart.