gan to bui

followed the society blogs that breathlessly documented every Stanton move. She cr

et was

't stop. They just b

a, sitting at a small, romantic table in a restaurant Adriana and Gifford used t

felt... nothing. A dull, empty

ked the number without replyin

ran into an old family

ifford are still the perfect couple. The way he s

iled. "Thi

n looked

say, the words cool and distant. "But you can't buil

tly agape. It was the first time she had spoken the truth aloud.

ht, she

hand, his thumb tracing circles on her palm. The sun was warm on her face. He

eam, she

the dream faded, replaced by the cold reality of h

trayed her. It was that he had given her a beautiful cage and convinced her it was a home.

ning, she be

gift Gifford had ever given her. A diamond necklace for their first anniversary.

utiful things

all in a large v

he dressing room, the

ing?" he asked,

," she sa

e picked it up. "This was for ou

ting a reaction. Remors

rd," she said. "It doesn'

m, value was measured in dollars, in status. He co

said, dropping the necklace back into the box wi

ned to

y," he said over his sh

ingless treasures. It was the

d broken their entire world. And he di