The Anniversary We Never Had

Synopsis

On my way to work, I suddenly came across a viral post: "The Most Heartbreaking CP at Northside High." I couldn't believe that after all these years, the pair with the most votes was still Ethan Sterling and Vera Rhodes. A top comment read: [Shocking reveal! Vera Rhodes is back in the country. CP fans, assemble — it's time to play matchmaker.] My hand slipped, and my phone fell into the gap between the seat and the center console. Ethan Sterling muttered under his breath. "How can you be so clumsy?" As I picked up my phone, I unexpectedly found a receipt wedged in the crack. It was for a diamond ring. The price: forty thousand dollars. The payment date: one month ago. I used to think that convincing him to get married had locked him down for good. But now it seemed this secret marriage had reached its end.