Returning the Ring

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My boyfriend's first love framed me for stealing her research. At our graduation ceremony, he publicly demanded that I apologize to her.

"If it doesn't belong to you, why won't you give it back?" he asked coldly.

I realized then that he was right. Some things really did need to be returned.

I left his city, threw away the engagement ring, and deleted every way to contact him. I gave him back to his first love.

I thought our paths would never cross again.

But six years later, at a prestig