The Sterling Heirloom
Language: en
After the prenatal checkup, I scrolled to that woman's Instagram Story. In the photo, a slender wrist wore an Imperial Green Jade Bangle, the heirloom token passed down through generations of the Sterling family matriarchs. It was the honor Julian Sterling once promised to put on my hand personally at the Grand Gala. Caption: 'Julian says only I am worthy of this green.' In the background, the man peeling shrimp had a ring mark on his left ring finger from wearing a wedding ring for years, but now it was empty. Returning to the empty hillside manor, the servant lowered her head,…