“But…” Hustling him out of a hundred thousand dollars does sound nice— “The offer expires in three…” Wait a minute. Why does he want to buy the ring in the first place? “Two…” Who cares? Take it! “Fine!” I shout. “You accept?” “Sure.” “Great. Now with that settled…” He tosses the ring into the concrete mixer. The diamond gets swallowed up by the thick mixture as the machine spins round and round. “Julian!” I jump to hit the red emergency button, but he yanks me away before I have a chance. All the air is knocked from my lungs as I slam into his body.
