Page 159 of Falling for the Wife

The present contained a large, heart-shaped diamond and ruby pendant with a thin gold chain. It was beautiful, don’t get me wrong—but why a necklace?My question was soon answered when I opened the handwritten letter it came with.

It is exactly a week from since I saw you last…

You asked for my love and I couldn't give it to you.

I wished I could take out my heart and hand it to you so I could prove my worth, I would gladly do so, but since that’s asking for the impossible, I’m all but incapable of being worthy of you.

So here’s an emblem of my heart. Keep it with you. Keep it safe. It may be cold and hard from the surface, but it never weakens.

It is forever withstanding and forever it remains. I’m gifting it to you, so it shall be forever yours.

With this, maybe it might just bring you everything you’ve been wishing for.

Best,

Callum

“Oh God.” I choked back a sob as my eyes blurred at the words he had written me.

His words were powerful, heart twisting and blatantly sad because it seemed like he really wanted to…but simply couldn’t.

I stared at the deep crimson pendant and kissed it before curling up and crying my heart out. How could I stop loving a man who was willing to give up his own heart simply so he could prove that he was serious and worthy of me?

It was due to my own selfishness that we were both miserable, yet even racked with this all-consuming pain, I wanted—yearned—for his love. That was the only way I could be back in his life, I wouldn’t settle for anything less.

So, we resumed to our old ways.

He lived his life.

I lived mine.

Separately.

It had been almost a month since I had heard from Callum personally. However, he had been making headlines as of late, partying until the break of dawn around the Spanish coast along with his other playboy friends.

I stopped following his “progress” after news broke that he went jet-skiing at midnight, naked to boot. Yeah, the crazy devil-may-care attitude was back. I cringed, thinking that he was putting himself in danger again, but that was what he lived for. He was an adrenaline junkie. I just didn’t get the chance to see it first hand.

He had been a lot tamer with me.

So after the article I read about him doing crazy midnight stunts, I decided to steer clear from any gossip and society magazines.

It was three in the afternoon and I had just gotten back from food tasting with Luciana for one of our main events when Ally buzzed through.

“There’s an Eleanor demanding to see you,” Ally informed me through the speakerphone.

“Did she say what she wanted?”

“No,but I could askif you want me to,” Ally whispered.

This was what I liked about her. She was fun and easy, funny when she didn’t mean to be. She had recently announced that she was expecting her first child with her boyfriend. I had to see if she and Sienna could train another person before she went on maternity leave. I knew she was only three months along, but these things took time. I didn’t want to panic and pester Ally when she was preparing to give birth.

With a heavy sigh, I answered her, “It’s fine, Al. Send her in.”

Of all the people to see me, I would never have guessed Eleanor. Could it be about Callum? I hoped it wasn’t too serious.

Standing up, I skimmed over my skirt and strode forwards, opening the door to greet the older woman.

I kissed both of her cheeks and gave her a tight hug. “Eleanor, lovely to see you, but I’m a little apprehensive about this surprise visit.I hope it’s nothing serious?” My paranoia and my over-active imagination were running overtime and I just had to ask, manners be damned.

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