Chapter 80

• Author’s POV
• ​Jordan stood frozen in the silent, dimly lit apartment hallway for a long time, his hands still raised in mid-air where he had been holding the five-million-dollar necklace box. The sharp sound of the deadbolt locking echoes in his ears like a physical slap across the cheek. He stares blankly at the locked door in utter disbelief.
• For weeks, he had convinced himself that she was just playing hard to get, just throwing a dramatic fit to force him to spoil her with expensive jewelry. But looking at her door, a terrifying question flashes through his chest.