He knew exactly what that bracelet meant to me, yet he dismissed it as if it were nothing.
He slowly nudged Lillian to stand up, then glanced at his phone. "Did you call me?
"I don't respond to your texts, which means I don't come home for dinner. After all these years, you still don't get it?"
I ignored his question and extended my hand.
"Give it back."
He frowned, irritation flashing across his face. "Scarlett, can you stop being so petty?
"If you want something more expensive, I'll buy it for you. Why make a scene?"
I maintained a calm exterior, but inside, I was falling apart.
"Oliver, is this really how you want to play it?
"Just because I warned you to be careful around her, you're going to retaliate like this?"
I couldn't comprehend how the man I had loved for seven years had turned into someone so callous.
Sensing the tension, Lillian put on a faux-innocent expression.
"I'm sorry, Scarlett. I'll return it right away.
"It's my fault! I'll give the bracelet back. Please don't fight with Mr. Pettyfer!"
I caught a flicker of malice in her eyes, and by the time I realized it, it was too late.
"Oops!" Lillian exclaimed, her grip slipping, and the bracelet fell to the floor, shattering into pieces.
"Oh no! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to, Scarlett..."
Before I could respond, Lillian was already in tears.
I remained silent, crouching down to gather the broken shards, my gaze instinctively shifting to Oliver.
His expression was a mix of shock and disbelief, as if he hadn't seen this coming.
Tears fell onto the cold floor as I desperately searched for the remnants of what had once been a cherished keepsake.
My vision blurred through the veil of my tears. The last memento Miranda had left me was now gone.
I felt as if I had become nothing more than her final relic.
The pain in my chest was suffocating, and I looked at Oliver with an empty heart, void of any lingering affection.
"Oliver, we need to get a divorce."
He raised an eyebrow and said, "You're really going to divorce me over a bracelet?
"Is being Mrs. Pettyfer just too comfortable for you?"
Lillian's face turned pale as she stammered, "I'm so sorry, Scarlett! I didn't mean to drop it! How much is the bracelet? I'll pay you back!"
I shot her a cold glance. "This is a keepsake from my mother. You think you can afford it?"
Her expression paled further. "I... I didn't know...