Chapter 59

Isabelle reached for the ring and held it in her fingers, amazed at how beautiful it looked. Beautiful, and expensive. The band was platinum, with a princess cut diamond sitting prettily at the top. It looked like something that Isabelle would have chosen for herself. Simple yet stunning. That was if she could stand the price tag, of course. When she had told Jacob to get her a normal ring, she had assumed he would get a simple wedding band. Definitely not one that looked like it had cost a fortune. What if she lost it? “It’s not a real diamond,” Jacob told her, as if he could read her mind. “But it’s beautiful, isn’t it?” “It is,” she agreed, studying the stone closely. It looked real. But then again, you can’t sell fake diamond rings if you couldn’t make them look real, right? Jacob seemed to have a real knack for finding counterfeit items that could pass as real. Jacob looked on as Isabelle examined the ring, hoping she wouldn’t catch on to his lie. After all, she was a jewellery de