It seemed Luke didn’t expect me to bring it up so directly. The speech he had prepared was stuck in his throat. 

He frowned, clearly irritated. “Natalie, are you trying to push me onto someone else?” 

“Queenie grew up together with you, and I trust her to take my place. Besides, look at my legs. Even if I wanted to go through with the wedding, I…” 

I lowered my head, allowing a heartbroken expression to cross my face. 

Luke immediately felt distressed and pulled me into an embrace. He comforted me for a long time before finally making an excuse to leave. 

Once he was gone, I took a short nap. 

Then, I recalled that there were still things to clean up in my mother’s room. As I peeked through the crack in the door, I saw Luke and Queenie hugging each other. 

Queenie was wearing the diamond heels. 

“Do you like the gift I gave you, Queenie? Your legs are beautiful, so the heels suit you perfectly. I also prepared 999 pieces of expensive jewelry as wedding gifts for you.” 

Queenie eagerly kissed him. “These were designed by the top designer, July, right? I heard there’s only one pair in the world! They’re priceless! Luke, I love you so much.”