Chapter 109: Chapter 109: Too Precious


    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 ne 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 firece forfort, 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 mymission," 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 youmission something else?"


    "Imissioned 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 herfortable.


    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 ne and stepped back to enjoy the view of his beautiful wife adorned with an equally beautiful pearl ne.


    "You can open your eyes now."


    Swan opened her eyes. She quickly touched the ne on her neck and turned to the side to check on her reflection in the mirror.


    "G-Gale, this is "


    "Pearl ne. 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.


    Swan had never seen a pearl ne so beautiful in her life before. Even the perfect round pearls they usually got from the West Sea were still not on par with one pearl in this ne.


    It was so perfect that her heart felt heavy.


    Did she deserve such a beautiful gift when she had been doing nothing but lying to Gale about her identity?


    Did she deserve this ne when he could''ve saved it for his fated mateter? As it was the only one that had ever been produced.


    She simply thought it was far too precious to be worn by someone like her.


    The smile on Gale''s face faded when he noticed Swan wasn''t as excited as he thought she would be.


    "What''s wrong? Do you not like it?"


    "I-It''s a very beautiful ne. I can see why it''s the only one in this world. But..." "But what?"


    Swan turned her head and stared straight at her husband who stood in front of her, "This is too precious for me. We could''ve sold this for an extremely high price and built more areas of the Kingdom with the money. Or..."


    "Or what?"


    Swan sighed. She lowered her head, fiddling with her fingers, and murmured, "You could give it to your fated mate in the future. I think she''d love to have this ne."


    Gale''s heart ached when he heard that.


    He thought Swan would wear it with pride and joy, on top of kissing him nonstop and thanking him for the gift.


    Contrary to his expectation, her reaction was gloomy, and now he didn''t know what to say.


    There was aplete silence between them until Swan tried to unsp the ne.


    "Don''t take it off," Gale said curtly.


    Swan lifted her head, "But... I think you should save this for now. It''s better for your fated mate."


    "I don''t give a damn about fated


    mate or whatever. I told you not to take it off because it is meant for you," Gale insisted. "If you don''t like it, the toss the ne into the firece, because I''d rather have it destroyed than give it to another woman."


    Swan was stunned.


    Her fingers, which were ready to unsp the ne, began to tremble as she could feel Gale''s sincerity.


    In the end, Swan decided not to take it off and reluctantly wore the ne.


    "That''s better," Gale smiled thinly. "It looks good on you. That''s all you need to think of. You can take it off before you take a bath, or before you go to sleep."


    "W-why do I have to wear it daily? Isn''t this supposed to be worn during big events only?" Swan asked.


    "Because I want everyone-including Jade and that new woman-to know


    that YOU are the only one to be


    given that ne. So, nobody will


    dare to look down on you," Gale stated firmly. "You have my love,


    Swan. You can do anything you want in this world. Just tell me your wish."


    "My wish..." Swan murmured and


    shook her head after she had gotten her answer. "I wish for you to be cured of your curse. I wish you evesting happiness, and I wish your kingdom to flourish forever. Lastly, I hope you find your fated mate. That''s all the wishes I have."