Chapter 470 - 471: Not Belonging to Oneself
Perhaps it was because she had drunk too much the previous night, when she woke up her head pounded unpleasantly. She closed her eyes, hoping to catch a little rest during the drive. She retrieved her cell phone from her pocket and started scrolling through the photos on it.
Unexpectedly, she came across a photo of the ring that William Griffith had given her.
Once, she had snapped a photo with this ring on her hand, not knowing why or what particular feeling had compelled her to do so.
She wondered if she had subconsciously known at the time she took the photo that, one day, this ring would no longer belong to her.
"Sister Cherish, your ring looks pretty nice. It must be a gift from President Griffith, right?" Little Jiang who sat beside her couldn’t help but comment when she caught a glimpse of the ring on Cherish’s finger. Cherish’s right hand in the photo still sported the ring she used to remove only when sleeping or showering. (The sun shone through the car window, casting light on the silver ring in her palm, as if a needle were piercing through her eyes.
Looking at the ring, she became lost in thought. It felt as though she could still sense the cool weight of the ring on her finger, as if she were about to be burned by a phantom sensation.
"Oh right, Sister Cherish. I heard that Mr. Chip has assigned all the advertising design work for the Bay Resort exclusively to ours, the Demon Manga Club. Is that true?"
"Hmm." Cherish Turner barely registered what was said, replying absent-mindedly.
"Really? Here I was thinking I could take a break next. Seems like that’s impossible now!"
Little Jiang scrunched her face, complaining about the troublesome situation.
Cherish Turner sat extremely quiet, as if the sunlight would melt her away. Suddenly, she looked up and stared straight ahead. She effortlessly switched her phone back to the home screen and carefully put it away.