“Your attempt is to show off what my husband spoils you? If so, I'm not interested."

The word “husband” made Lauren's face a little cold. But the next second, she smiled again. She took out a red velvet box from the gift bag and placed it on the table.

"Stop acting nonchalant, Raegan. Are you sure you don't want to see the ring he bought me?" Lauren asked, folding her hands on her knees.

Raegan was stunned and couldn't believe it.

Was the gift Mitchel gave Lauren a ring?

Despite the lack of response, Lauren took out the ring and put it on gently. She then raised her hand and shook her fingers.

"Isn't it so beautiful?"

The diamond glistened under the dazzling light. It was inlaid with a very rare blue diamond. Raegan had once heard that such a diamond was called Blue Tears, which was priceless.

Raegan's knuckles turned white as she clutched the shopping bag in her hand. The fingernails on her other hand sank into her palm and it began to bleed a little. However, she didn't feel any pain.

Calm down, Raegan! She told herself, expelling a breath slowly.

It was a trap. Lauren must want her to fly off the handle so she would be painted as the hostile one.

Yet, no matter how hard she tried to stay calm, there was still a boulder in her gut. She couldn't breathe properly.

Lauren smiled sweetly and said, "I think Mitchel bought this diamond ring because he wants to propose to me. He asked you to wait here because he wants you to witness our happy moment. Oh, I can't wait!

Do you know that he flew to Swynborough many times in the past two years just to see me? I was so stupid to have let such a good man go. Now, I'll make it up to him for the lost time. We are going to live happily ever after."

Lauren had dreamy eyes as she remarked.

She continued, "If I hadn't gone abroad in a fit of pique, how would Mitchel have married someone else on a whim just to please his grandfather? I know he only did that to get back at me. Now that I'm not feeling well, he's so worried about me."

"That's impossible!" Raegan blurted out with a pale face.

Raegan found it hard to believe that her two-year marriage to Mitchel happened just because he wanted to get back at Lauren.

If it was true, what did that make her?

A pawn in their game?