The Mind-Reading Mate: Why Is the Lycan King So Obsessed With Me?!-Chapter 42: Gift For The Queen (2)

Edmund’s head lowered, his voice growing quieter. "No! I just ... went to find something."

Before Primrose could ask what that something was, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small bundle wrapped in a filthy, crumpled handkerchief.

Primrose frowned.

Was this ... some kind of joke?

He left for an entire week, came back looking half-dead, and now he was handing her an old dirty rag?

But when he carefully unfolded the handkerchief, something brilliant caught the sunlight, blinding her for a moment.

A gemstone.

A deep crimson gemstone, glowing as if it held a heartbeat of its own.

As the sunlight hit it, ribbons of orange and gold flickered inside.

It wasn’t just dazzling, it was mesmerizing.

So clear that not a single imperfection could be seen, yet so intense that it looked like a burning ember from the heart of a star.

It wasn’t a gem. It was a piece of the setting sun, frozen in time.

Primrose had only seen this gemstone from the book—Celestine Heart Gems.

A rare gemstone that could only be found deep within the forbidden abyss of Noctvaris.

"You told me before that you wanted a wedding ring." Edmund stepped closer, holding out the gemstone to her. "I heard that humans use gems or diamonds in their wedding rings."

[I could’ve bought one from a jeweler, but my wife is too precious for ordinary gemstones.]

Lowering his head slightly, he added, "I’m sorry if it’s not good enough for you."

Primrose didn’t respond right away.

She just stood there, silent, her golden eyes locked onto the gemstone in his hand. It shimmered under the light, its deep crimson glow reflecting in her gaze.

[Does she not like it? Is the color too dull?]

[But ... I thought crimson would suit her hair perfectly.]

Edmund’s mind was spiraling with anxious thoughts as he waited desperately for her reaction.

Until finally she opened her mouth. "This is beautiful."

She reached out, hesitantly brushing her fingers against the gemstone’s slightly rough surface.

A soft smile appeared on her lips. "Husband," she murmured, "this gift is truly beautiful."

If Primrose wanted to make the other noblewomen envious, then the Celestine Heart Gemstone was the perfect way to do it.

According to the book Primrose had read, the Celestine Heart Gemstone was said to be a fragment of a fallen star, one that had absorbed celestial energy from the universe itself.

The star had been so bright and massive that when it fell from the sky, its shards were scattered across the Forbidden Abyss.

Because the star had absorbed such powerful energy, it continued to glow and its color changed depending on where it was.

A gemstone that fell into water, or was often exposed to it, would turn into a deep blue, while one left on land under the sun would slowly become a deep crimson, just like the one Edmund had brought her.

But no matter how breathtakingly beautiful the gemstone was, not just anyone could obtain it.

The Forbidden Abyss was filled with vicious demon beasts, making it nearly impossible for anyone to enter and leave alive.

But Edmund had done the impossible.

He had jumped into the abyss and climbed back out, all just to bring this priceless gemstone to his wife.

Why did he go that far?

If they had just talked more in their past life, would Edmund have done something like this for her back then too?

Honestly ... Primrose wasn’t sure.

She was starting to struggle to see the current Edmund as the same man she had known in her first life.

Could it be that communication really had the power to completely change a marriage?

Once again, this was proof of why couples should always avoid misunderstandings!

"Are you telling me the truth?" Edmund asked, his voice soft but serious.

[Who knows ... maybe she’s afraid to tell me something bad because she sees me covered in blood.]

"Husband."

Primrose suddenly reached out and grabbed his hands, holding them tightly, like his hands were more precious than the Celestine Heart Gemstone itself.

"This is the most beautiful gift I’ve ever received," she said, her voice calm but full of emotion. "I mean it. Truly."

Primrose had gotten many gifts from men in the past—flower bouquets, chocolates, expensive dresses, jewelry, even rare antiques worth more than most people would earn in a lifetime.

But all of those gifts could be bought.

All those men had to do was walk into a shop and throw around some gold coins.

But Edmund ...

He had jumped into hell.

He had gone somewhere no one dared to go and came back alive, just to give her something that couldn’t be found in any shop.

No one had ever done something like this for her.

This foolish Lycan King ... was unexpectedly sweet. And gentle.

And the more she felt his kindness, the more her heart began to ache.

Quiet voices began to whisper in the back of her mind, warning her.

Telling her not to let her guard down.

Telling her to freeze her heart again.

Reminding her of the pain, of how he had neglected her in their past life.

How that neglect had killed her.

But among those dark, bitter whispers ... there was another voice.

Softer. Gentler.

But, it stood out.

’Maybe you can give him one more chance.’

Just one. One chance.

And if he messed it up, if he broke her heart again, then she would burn that chance to turn to ash.

It was terrifying.

But even so, Primrose still reached out her hand to Edmund.

She knew she was being foolish.

She knew people might judge her or might even laugh at her if they ever found out what happened in her first life.

They’d say she was foolish for giving Edmund another chance.

But how could she see him as just good or bad, like the world was that simple?

Because now she knew the truth.

He didn’t hate her. He wasn’t cruel.

He just ... didn’t know how to talk.

His communication was so bad, it had ruined their entire marriage before it even had a chance to begin.

"But you really should’ve turned this beautiful gem into a wedding ring first before giving it to me," Primrose said with a soft laugh, her eyes still fixed on the gemstone. "That’s how humans usually do it, you know."