A Bird in the Cage novel Chapter 37

Chapter 37 Souvenir

“I’ve bought you a souvenir, Cath. Since you didn’t tell me what you want, I made the decision and bought this for you.” As soon as they sat down and the waiter served tea, Jasmine pulled out an exquisite box from her bag and handed it over to Catherine.

Seeing the box, she could tell that the gift was something valuable and exquisite.

“This box looks so beautiful. I’m sure the gift must be something amazing. Thank you, Jas.”

The whole time, Catherine tried her best to hide all the complicated emotions she had and tried her best to talk to her friend like she always did.

“Of course, would you ever doubt my taste? Even

the exterior of this box is carved by hand. Look at how realistic the carvings look.” As Jasmine proudly introduced the box, Catherine carefully opened it. In it, there was a velvet cloth wrapping two bracelets, one big and the other small. At one glance, it was obvious that it was a pair of bracelets for a couple.

Since Azera was rich in silver, the two bracelets were made in pure silver.

However, what made this gift special wasn’t its material but the moving love story behind it and the fact that it was unique in the world

“Look at the back of the bracelets. There’s a Y carved on the back of one of them and an R on the other, and they each represent a man and a woman. According to the history, the prince of Azera was once saved by a female commoner when he was in danger. In the end, both of them fell deeply in love with each other.”

“Since the woman’s father was a silverware craftsman and she learned some relevant skills from him as well, she taught the prince some carving skills. Eventually, the prince used the necklace that his parents had given to him and that signified love and turned it into two bracelets instead. Then, he carved each of their names on each bracelet, the Y and the R.”

“Later, the king and the queen found the prince, and the prince insisted on bringing the woman back to the palace. However, he ended up running into her kissing another man when he went to look for her at the place where they had dated before.”

“It turns out, the queen secretly found the woman in advance and told her that the prince wouldn’t succeed the throne if he didn’t marry the princess of the neighboring country. The queen even told the woman that the prince would end up being assassinated by his brother if he failed to take power. So, the woman pretended to betray her

lover to save him. Once the prince left her, the woman left her hometown and went to the city because she wanted to be live near the prince.”

“For the sake of her livelihood and also to get rid of the misery of being lovesick, she began crafting silver bracelets. All of the bracelets she made were handcrafted and they all looked slightly different. But the only thing that was similar was that they all had Y and R carved on the back of each bracelet. After returning to the palace, the prince didn’t marry the princess of the neighboring kingdom and beat his brother with his own abilities. In the end, he succeeded to the throne that rightfully belonged to him.”