When Ariel had made her way to Tristan's office, she had taken the time to center herself on the way up. Something made much easier by the fact that, now that it was known that she was marrying the CEO, she no longer had to sneak into Tristan's company.
Most people had not recognized her at first glance. But when she had mentioned her name, they had instantly gone from wary to very helpful.
When she had finally seen Tristan, Lucy letting her through with a small smile on her face, Ariel had expected him to refuse to taste the samples that she had made. But he had not.
Then even more surprising, after the tasting was done, Tristan had not sent her away. Instead he had taken her shopping. Not just any ordinary shopping either, but ring shopping.
Now Ariel had an engagement ring.
She had stared at it all the way home. Now, in the safety of her apartment, Ariel was still staring at the ring.
