I froze for a while. That wasn’t just any piece of jewelry. It had been custom-designed by Robert to match my preferences. It was a symbol of his supposed sincerity and commitment to our engagement. I remembered the designer mentioning some small leftover gemstones so they would be used to make earrings and they were thoughtful gifts.
At the moment, my supposed engagement necklace was on Diana's necklace, while "the leftover" earring was gifted to me.
I couldn’t suppress the bitter laugh that escaped my lips. When Robert's friends, who looked down on me saw this, one of them smirked in a low voice, "Look at her. Treasuring a pair of scraps like they’re something special.”
Across the room, a girl exclaimed in admiration. “Diana, your necklace is stunning!”
Diana touched the aquamarine centerpiece delicately and cast a shy glance at Robert. “Oh, it’s just a welcome gift from Robbie. He said he’d give me an even more beautiful one after my concert to celebrate my accomplishment.”
I let out a deep sigh and said, "Wow, Robert, you've really outdone yourself. This necklace, if I’m not mistaken, was cut from the Lockman Family’s heirloom gemstone. It took six months to make, didn’t it? It’s meant for the future daughter-in-law of the Lockman Family. Robert, you certainly have a feeling for Diana.”
Robert looked a bit uneasy while the other people in the room also realized something was not right and the room went silent.
Everyone caught the implication. The heirloom necklace was meant for the future Lockman Family daughter-in-law, who was me, Robert's fiancée. However, at that moment Diana flaunted that it was given to Diana. The implication was clear.
Diana raised to her feet in an awkward manner. Though her hand still lingered on the necklace, her eyes had turned red. Then, with trembling hands, she lowered her head and tried to open the clasp of the necklace, "I'm sorry, Trudy. I had no idea this was meant for you. I shouldn’t have worn it. How could I be so careless?”
As she said that, tears rained from her eyes. Her shaking hand and the hair that tangled with the hair made her fail to take off the necklace. She ruthlessly pulled the hair off and with a cracked voice, she cried helplessly, "Robbie, please take me off."