Bye bye bling: The Bachelor's Lauren Bushnell 'will need to RETURN her 95k engagement ring to ABC' following split from Ben Higgins

By Kelby Vera At Dailymail.com and Dailymail.com Reporter

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Season 20 Bachelor sweethearts Lauren Bushnell and Ben Higgins announced their split Monday.

And now that the pair's relationship is over, the 29-year-old blonde must part with one more thing.

The Florida native will return her stunning 95k Neil Lane engagement ring to the show's network ABC, according to a source who spoke with E!.

Can't keep that! Now that Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell's relationship has ended, the blonde beauty will have to return her stunning Neil Lane engagement ring. Above you can see Ben and Lauren in October 2016, with the ring 

Can't keep that! Now that Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell's relationship has ended, the blonde beauty will have to return her stunning Neil Lane engagement ring. Above you can see Ben and Lauren in October 2016, with the ring 

Bling, bling: The 4.25 carat sparkler is reportedly worth 95k dollars, seen above

Bling, bling: The 4.25 carat sparkler is reportedly worth 95k dollars, seen above

Since this is far from the first Bachelor break-up, there's already protocol for what happens to the custom Neil Lane engagement jewels. 

The show gives former fiances a brief time window for the ring to be returned to ABC's producers. After that, the sparkler is given back to jeweler Neil Lane.

It might be hard for the season 20 winner to give back though - the dazzling 4.25 carat, platinum square-cut and halo-style ring was reportedly the biggest Bachelor bling to date. 

Wrapping up loose ends:  Lauren has a window of time to return the ring to Bachelor producers before the dazzling piece goes back to jeweler Neil Lane. Above you can see Lauren pictured in February 2017
Wrapping up loose ends:  Lauren has a window of time to return the ring to Bachelor producers before the dazzling piece goes back to jeweler Neil Lane. Above you can see Ben in November 2016

Wrapping up loose ends:  Lauren has a window of time to return the ring to Bachelor producers before the dazzling piece goes back to jeweler Neil Lane. Above you can see the season 20 duo, Lauren pictured in February 2017 and Ben is seen November 2016

We can still be friends: The couple released a joint-statement about their split, writing 'We feel fortunate for all the time we had together' and that they would 'remain friends.' Above, the duo is pictured in March 2016, right after their engagement

We can still be friends: The couple released a joint-statement about their split, writing 'We feel fortunate for all the time we had together' and that they would 'remain friends.' Above, the duo is pictured in March 2016, right after their engagement

Early Monday, the former couple released a joint statement about their split via People.

'It is with heavy hearts that we announce our decision to go our separate ways,' read the statement.

'We feel fortunate for all the time we had together, and will remain friends with much love and respect for one another. 

'We wish nothing but the best for each other, and ask for your support and understanding at this time.'

Happily Ever After? From the beginning there were signs the relationship may not work out. Higgins caused controversy during his final episodes when he told two of his finalists - Bushnell and JoJo Fletcher - that he loved them during the Fantasy Suites episode. Above former fiancees Ben and Lauren are seen January of 2017

Happily Ever After? From the beginning there were signs the relationship may not work out. Higgins caused controversy during his final episodes when he told two of his finalists - Bushnell and JoJo Fletcher - that he loved them during the Fantasy Suites episode. Above former fiancees Ben and Lauren are seen January of 2017

The couple's fairy-tale romance began when they were engaged during the season finale of Bachelor's 20th season, but from the beginning of their union there were signs of unrest.

Higgins, 29, caused controversy during the final episodes of the ABC reality show when he told two of his finalists - Bushnell and JoJo Fletcher - that he loved them during the Fantasy Suites episode.

He ultimately picked Bushnell who expressed after the show aired how difficult it was for her to see her fiance express his feelings for another woman.

No wedding bells: After the two were engaged in front of America, they starred in their own reality series Ben & Lauren: Happily Ever After?. During the show, Higgins called of the wedding, perhaps an early sign of the relationship's decline. Above the duo are seen in March of 2016

No wedding bells: After the two were engaged in front of America, they starred in their own reality series Ben & Lauren: Happily Ever After?. During the show, Higgins called of the wedding, perhaps an early sign of the relationship's decline. Above the duo are seen in March of 2016

After the two were engaged in front of America, they starred in the Freeform reality series Ben & Lauren: Happily Ever After?.

In the show, which ran for eight episodes and aired last fall, Higgins called off the wedding after expressing his doubts over their future.

Us Weekly had quoted a source who claimed that 'a breakup has been coming for a while,' adding the couple 'just don't get along,' and claiming, 'She’s told people recently how hard it is. He’s a great guy, but they should split.' 

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