When Love Fades at Dusk Novel – At the Ridge family’s Christmas gathering, Vincent Ridge’s friend, knowing that I was “blind,” deliberately sent a message to him beside me.
“Your girlfriend doesn’t know that the main focus of this gathering is actually Serena Stafford, right?
“And the gifts for her from age one to twenty-six are all things that Serena likes.”
Vincent texted back, his face sullen, “Stop talking about that stuff. I can’t lose her.”
Then, he gently held my hand, putting on the diamond ring engraved with his and Serena’s initials for me.
He didn’t notice my reddened eyes.
Not did he know I had restored my sight.
I could see Serena’s name on the Christmas tree.
I could see the Christmas zone filled with giant fluffy dolls.
I could see the ring was an engagement token belonging only to Serena and him.
So, I also kept something from him.
I secretly bought a plane ticket home.
The doctor said that my eyes would adapt to the new retinas in ten days.
So, I set a ten-day deadline for myself.
Ten days later, I would completely disappear from Vincent’s world.
I looked at the diamond ring on my finger and tugged at the corner of my mouth. Then I took it off and placed it on the table.
Vincent immediately sensed something was amiss, his eyes filled with unease. “What’s wrong, darling? Is the ring not to your liking?”