James held Serene in his arms from the parking lot to the boat, when Serene saw the rose petals, she was so happy, it was beautiful. James gave her a glass of wine and some snacks. She was sitting on his lap smiling and kissing him, the boat started moving, he decided to propose during dinner. They were playing beautiful music; the atmosphere was good. “James when you are divorcing Victoria?” James looked at Serene and said, “Serene you are killing the mood, do you have to mention that woman? The contract will be terminated in three months’ time.” Serene apologized to James.
Serene was so happy to see his favourite dishes, while they were still eating, Serene saw James down on one knee, he looked at her nervously and said, “Serene Logan will you marry me?” Serene was astonished, she wasn’t expecting that James could propose to her before he divorced Victoria, she screamed and said yes. When James tried to put a ring in her finger, Serene hid her hand. “James, I accept your proposal, but I don’t like this ring it’s ugly. I want a ring with a big diamond, my friends will laugh at me when they see this ring.” James was sad, “Please accept it Serene it was my mother’s ring; my grandmother gave it to her.” Serene throw tantrums and cried, “James I will never wear this thing, I hate it. I don’t care if it’s from your mother, I want my own ring.” James was so sad, but he coaxed her, “alright, I will buy you the ring you want when we get back, please don’t cry my sweetheart.” Serene, stopped crying and kissed him.
After that Serene told James that she was tired she wanted to sleep, James filled the bathtub with water for her and told her to soak in the water. While Serene was washing up, James went to the balcony and called his mother, he told her that Serene accepted his proposal, but she hated the ring, her mother was shocked to hear that, and became upset after that James hung up. Rosemary told her husband that Serene hated the ring, her husband didn’t utter a word. Serene, finished washing and wore her night dress, sat on the bed and called her friends. James went to the bathroom to take a bath, Serene didn’t fill the bathtub for him, he became sadder. When he came out the bathroom, Serene was still talking to her friends. She just ignored James, she spent hours on the phone. James tried to hold her in his arms, she struggled, she told him that she was on the phone. James fell asleep while Serene was still on the phone.
“Good morning sweetheart, how do you sleep?” asked James smiling. He kissed Serene on her forehead. Serene smiled back at him, “morning love, I slept like a log.” James took her in his arms, she struggled, “James, I’m hungry let’s go eat breakfast.” James was speechless, “what is wrong Serene, are you upset because of the ring? I told you that I will buy you the ring you want after we go back, why are you throwing tantrums?” Serene looked at James and said, “Let’s go back after breakfast James to buy my ring or forget touching me.”
After they wash up, James told the crew that they are going back, they were surprised because they were told that they would go back after dinner. As soon as they arrived, James took Serene to the jewelry shop, she chose a beautiful diamond ring. She was so happy she kissed James and cried tears of happiness. They went back to their apartment. Serene called her friends and invited them, she wanted to show them her ring. James was ignored again. They ate and drank wine, they were laughing, the noise level was so high. James decided to go to the office to work, he needed to finalize the project and give his father the feedback on Friday.
James worked through the night, he never received even a text from Serene. He told Edwin Davidson to prepare a suit and a tie for him. He took a shower when he came out of bathroom his clothes were in the sofa. Then he went to his father’s office, “good morning dad, are you well?’ asked James with a faint smile. “Good morning son, I’m well and how are you? How did your proposal go?” James told his father that Serene hated her mother’s ring, she wanted a diamond ring. They came back after breakfast and bought her the ring she wanted. “As long as you are happy son, that what matters.” James told his father that he was disappointed and sad. His father hugged his son and James went back to his office.
After work James decided not to go to Serene’s apartment, but he went to his apartment, he was exhausted. He took his work and left. Victoria was surprised to see James coming with files, but she didn’t say anything. James greeted her, he put the files in the living room, and sat on the sofa. Victoria left work early today, she went to the supermarket to buy ingredients and cooked few dishes and made a dessert. She made lamb shank, mash potato, and gravy. She boiled butternut added sugar, when it was cooked, she added butter and milk, then she made creamy spinach. She dished up for Uncle Ed to taste, the food was delicious. She took cooking classes when she was young, she told her father that she was preparing for her husband. She went to the kitchen and asked uncle Ed to bring food in the dining room. It was the first time she sat in the dining room with James. They had quiet dinner; James looked at Victoria’s graceful manner he was impressed. James noticed that Victoria was very beautiful.
After dinner she went to her room, took a shower, she dried her hair by towel and wore her pajamas and a robe. She was thirsty, she went to the kitchen to drink milk. She was surprised to see James working in the living room, he looked exhausted. “Mr Johnson why don’t you go to sleep for couple of hours, you look exhausted. If you can explain to me clearly, I will try my best to do a good job.” James was taken back; he didn’t expect to get help from Victoria. “Are you sure Victoria?” Victoria nodded her head. James explained the project to Victoria and went to his bedroom to take a shower, set the alarm, and fell asleep.
Since Victoria was the Marketing Director, she understood what was expected of her, she started working. James woke up after six hours refreshed, washed his face, and brushed his teeth and went to the living room. Victoria was still working, she was holding the red velvet box, she found it on the floor. She was dazed when she saw the beautiful ring. When she saw James, she became scared and said, “I’m sorry Mr Johnson I didn’t mean to look at your ring, I was curious. It is beautiful, and unique. Serene will be very happy. Is it your mother’s ring?” James looked at her and smiled, “it’s alright, it is my mother’s ring. Why do you think Serene will be happy if I give her this ring?” asked James. “You love your mother so much; it means that you love and cherish Serene as you love your mother. In your heart she occupied a special place. I will be over the moon if my future husband gave me his mother’s ring, it means that he will cherish and respect me.” He didn’t tell Victoria that Serene hated this ring. He looked at her differently, he wished that these words were from Serene. His heart became bitter, how could a stranger understand the meaning of the ring, but Serene couldn’t?
When James saw the work Victoria had done, he couldn’t believe his eyes, her work was of good quality. They worked until morning, Victoria went to her room to bath and left for work. When she arrived in the office, she went to her father’s office and told her father that she was helping James with his work, and she didn’t sleep, she was going to take a nap. Her father promised to wake her up should the need arise. Victoria slept for few hours; she was refreshed when she woke up. She handled her daily duties and rushed home and helped James. They finalized the project before the deadline, James was so happy he hugged Victoria, her body was so soft. Victoria was dumbfounded. James apologized to Victoria, he told her that it was not intentional. Victoria told James that she was aware that he didn’t mean anything. Something happened to James’s heart when he heard Victoria’s words. Victoria was not interested in him at all, it didn’t sit well in his heart.