Chapter 51

The sound of Jacob’s voice surprised Isabelle, and she turned around to face him. What was he doing here? Had he followed her? Why? To see whether she would go to wherever it was he thought she had exchanged his ring at? But instead of confronting her, he was looming over the security guard who had been about to throw her out of the shop threateningly. She supposed he felt it was his duty to defend her. His eyes flickered to her, and avoiding his gaze, she walked past him and out of the shop. As Isabelle ignored him and walked out of the shop, Jacob frowned. Of course, she was still mad at him for accusing her of selling his mother’s heirloom. But before he could go after her and apologise, he needed to have a talk with the one who had conned her. Turning to the owner, he said, “You had better return the ring you stole from my wife.” “Like I’ve told your wife, I did not exchange her ring. She gave me her ring for a maintenance service and when I was done, I returned it to her. If she t