I found it laughable. So laughable I actually laughed out loud. But I kept watching as Odette ignored everyone else's jeering at me, her eyes locked stubbornly on Justin.
And Justin, right on cue, gave her exactly what she wanted.
"Louisa doesn't deserve any of this."
"After all, a girl from the countryside was never going to get the best."
"Only you."
"Everything I have is for you."
"All of me."
I thought of the ring Justin had saved up half a year's salary to buy me, the one with the tiny diamond chips, still sitting on my ring finger.
I remembered standing in front of that billboard, staring at the pink diamond for the longest time, unable to look away.
Justin had wrapped his arms around me and pointed up at the screen, making a promise.
"Once the company's stable, babe."
"I'll get it for you. Soon."
"My wife deserves the best. My whole heart, only for you."
It was me.
It was me.
I felt sorry for Justin.
I understood how hard the road had been for him to get where he was.
I couldn't bring myself to let him spend on luxury goods and expensive jewelry for me.
It was me.
I believed love could conquer anything.
I believed that as long as we had each other, we could live on nothing.