Chapter 37: Shopping With Jane

MAVIS

Isabel loved to celebrate her birthday at the Beach. We finally agreed to pull a party at a hotel with family and friends and afterward, we headed to the Beach. We would spend some time together at the Beachside and proceed to a comfortable inn that I had already booked.

"If you are planning something very special today, please, allow it until some other time," Isabel said.

Did she notice anything? I thought, not knowing that I was audible enough for Isabel to hear me.

"Not actually but I'm sure of one thing, you got an engagement ring somewhere, don't you?"

My heart skipped a beat as I heard Isabel's words. I wasn't sure how she had figured it out. I did my best to play it cool, but I could feel my face flushing with embarrassment. "What makes you say that?" I asked, trying to sound casual.

"It's the way you've been acting lately," Isabel said, a knowing smile on her face. "You've been so secretive and distracted lately. Plus, there's the fact that you talked about pro