Chapter 16

Alina:  “What the hell!” I snapped at him and tried to stand up, but was startled into a sitting position when my chair was pulled backwards. Erick suddenly sat down on the table in front of me and pulled the chair back towards him so that I was sitting between his spread legs. Then just as dramatically, he grabbed my left hand, took out something from his pant pocket, and placed it on my ring finger. An engagement ring! I saw it after he removed his hands. It was a big, fat, diamond-studded engagement ring! It looked a bit worn out but beautiful nonetheless and a rare vintage piece. It had a big diamond in the centre and vines and flowers on the sides with tiny diamonds embedded in them. “That belonged to my maternal grandmother. She had it in their family for generations. Mom told me to give it to you, so I came here to get it over with,” he said matter-of-factly. “How romantic.” I glared. “Please don’t tell me you expected me to kneel in front of you.” He looked disgusted at the ide