Chapter 18 - A Desperate Marriage Proposal Rejected At The Diner
A year after the scandal blew open, Jessica sat inside a quiet, high-end bistro in Manhattan, enjoying a quiet lunch with her legal team.
David walked into the restaurant, looking noticeably thinner, wearing an off-the-rack suit and holding a small velvet jewelry box.
He had spent the last twelve months working two jobs in New York to pay off his remaining personal debts without any family help.
He approached Jessica’s table, dropping down onto one knee in front of her colleagues, his eyes filled with desperate, tearful hope.
"Jessica, I’ve changed... I paid off my debts, I cut my mother out of my life, and I work sixty hours a week now," David pleaded softly.
He opened the velvet box, revealing a modest silver ring he had bought with his own hard-earned money from his new entry-level job.
"Please... give me a second chance to be the man you deserved five years ago," he whispered, looking up into her clear hazel eyes.
Jessica looked down at the ring, then looked up at Arthur Vance, who was sitting across the table holding her hand gently.
"David, this is Arthur Vance... my fiancé," Jessica introduced calmly, showing a stunning five-carat emerald-cut diamond ring on her finger.
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David’s heart shattered into a million pieces right there on the bistro floor as he realized he had lost the best thing in his life forever.
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