Pride Over Price

Celine smiled, took the grapes, and headed upstairs.

Elise stole a glance at Declan and met his gaze.

She popped a grape into her mouth, her eyes darting everywhere except at him.

Declan looked away and said casually, "Your car got flooded. A tree branch fell on it."

"What?" Elise was stunned.

That car was a birthday gift she'd bought for herself, not with family money. She'd saved for a long time