Gale stopped right in front of Swan’s door. The cat maids were guarding the front and quickly kneeled when they saw him.
Gale put his hands behind his back to hide the pearl necklace and said, "Open the door, I want to see my wife."
The cat maids were confused. It was rare for His Majesty to enter the room from the front door, as he would usually leap to the balcony or enter through the window.
Concealing their bewilderment, they obediently opened the door. Gale’s eyes immediately fell on Swan who sat on the bed while staring at the burning woods inside the fireplace for comfort, as the castle had gotten even colder after sunset.
Swan turned and smiled at Gale, "What’s with your smile? Did something good happen today?"
Gale stepped in and the cat maids closed the door behind him.
"Yes, the fishmen from the West Sea have finally finished my commission," Gale replied.
"Commission?" Swan frowned. "I thought they’d already sent the usual batch of pearls. I inspected them three days ago, and everything is in pristine condition. Did you commission something else?"
"I commissioned this long ago. Almost five months, actually," Gale replied. "Just close your eyes, Swan."
"Close my eyes? Why?"
"Just close it."
Swan was confused, but she closed her eyes obediently.
She could feel Gale approaching her as his body was always radiating warmth, followed by his unique masculine scent that made her comfortable.
She could feel Gale was leaning towards her, so she puckered her lips as she thought he wanted to go for a kiss.
Gale chuckled as he kissed her lightly, which rarely happened as Gale would always go for a deep kiss.
Swan wanted to ask what was wrong, but then, she suddenly felt something cold around her neck. She jolted a little and Gale calmed her down, "Stay still, sweetheart. I’m almost done."
Gale finished hooking the pearl necklace and stepped back to enjoy the view of his beautiful wife adorned with an equally beautiful pearl necklace.
"You can open your eyes now."
Swan opened her eyes. She quickly touched the necklace on her neck and turned to the side to check on her reflection in the mirror.
"G-Gale, this is—"
"Pearl necklace. I told the King of the West Sea to collect all the best pearls the West Sea could ever have. There will be only one in the world, and it’s yours," Gale said with a smile. "What do you think? Isn’t it beautiful? It looks very good on you."
Gale was right.
Swan didn’t have any jewelry since she was young, and she grew up hating them because Aria would always beat her whenever Swan dared to look at her jewelry collection.
But Swan couldn’t lie this time. She wanted this pearl to be hers.
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