Almost a Wife Never His Love novel Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Someone snorted. "A… handmade scarf? What century is this?"

"That cheap yarn might give Mr. Blackthorn a rash!"

"Who is this woman? Dressed like that—how'd she even get in?"

Ivy paled, shrinking back.

Zane's expression darkened.

He lifted the scarf. Deliberately, he wrapped it around his neck before the stunned crowd.

"I value this gift deeply." His quiet voice silenced the room. "Expensive things are replaceable. Handmade sincerity isn't."

Then he picked up Nova's watch. "This? Costly. Meaningless."

The Patek Philippe hit the bottom of a crystal wastebasket.

The sound echoed like shattering glass.

Silence. Then—a sycophantic chorus.

"Absolutely right! Handmade carries heart!"

"That watch was cold! Look at these charmingly unique stitches!"

"Such talent, this young lady!"

Nova stood frozen. Blood turned to ice in her veins.

Three months.

She'd circled the globe, comparing designs across a dozen boutiques.

Now it lay discarded like trash—all to elevate Ivy.

Hadn't it always been like this?

He canceled critical meetings for Ivy's whims—yet forgot her birthday.

He nursed Ivy through a cold—but ignored Nova's high fever.

He'd cross oceans at Ivy's request—yet begrudged Nova a shared meal.

Every time. Without hesitation. Just like discarding her gift.

Nova pressed a hand to her chest.

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