After months of brooding over a tumultuous breakup, Melissa knew she couldn’t hold on to reminders of the past. Her heart thudded unevenly as she entered a jewelry store, the weight of her ex, Steve’s ring, pressing cold and heavy in her palm. Parting with this last memento felt like the final step to healing.
But as Mr. Harris, the elderly jeweler, peered under his magnifier, his eyes widened in shock. He excused himself abruptly and disappeared into the back room with the ring. Melissa’s heart raced with a mix of fear and curiosity. What about the jewelry made him react that way?