He handed her a box, and she could tell it contained a bracelet, a necklace, or both. She had no interest in opening it to see exactly what was inside.
“No, Phan, I don’t need anything from you,” she said, taking a step back. Throughout their relationship, she had bought most of the gifts, and a few times, Phanuel would reciprocate, but what he was good at was pranking her.
It had been fun when they played such games, but it wasn't worth her sanity. Even when she saw him with Rachel for the first time, she wanted to believe it was another prank, but it turned out to be real.
“Please, it’s worth two million and would clear my conscience. I wanted to give it to you before we ever broke up, but things happened unexpectedly,” Phanuel revealed.
Knowing that she wouldn’t accept anything from him after the breakup, he wanted to give it to her, then wait a few days before breaking up, but she happened to see them at the premiere.
Phanuel had been coming by every night since then but still hadn't had the opportunity to see her. Madison swallowed to gather her emotions, feeling like everything was an insult to her.
“Thanks for your thoughtfulness, but if you knew me well enough, you’d understand that these things don’t matter to me. The intention behind them matters the most. Goodbye, Phan.”
She shut the door and leaned against it, letting the tears she had held back for so long finally fall. Who knew that her years-long relationship would end up like this?