Woman Takes Wedding Ring To Be Cleaned After 40 Years. The Jeweler Says, “You Shouldn’t Have This”

Point of no return

Nothing could mend the fractures spreading through my heart. John tried to speak, his words catching in his throat, but my mind was a whirlwind.

I couldn’t focus on his explanations. The initials and date haunted me with every passing second. They were a puzzle I needed to solve—a mystery that had become too clear to ignore.