Chapter 10

Nathan barely slept the entire night. He kept trying to fix the ring using every method he could think of, but nothing could restore it to the way it was. It wasn't until the setting finally split cleanly in two that he snapped out of his daze, collapsing to the floor with a bead of blood falling from the corner of his reddened eye. "Why can't we just go back to how things were?" he murmured in pain, clutching his head. It was as if he were questioning himself, while also mourning the shattered pieces of his marriage to Phyllis. A sharp click came from the entryway. He stood up on instinct, calling out excitedly, "Lissy, is that you? Have you come back? You've forgiven me, haven't you?" But when he saw who it was, the light in his eyes slowly dimmed, replaced by a dead, numb emptiness. Noah froze momentarily, then quickly composed himself and respectfully handed over a set of black mourning attire. "Mr. Frey, everything's been taken care of. Your relatives from the Frey residenc