"Don't lie to me," said Daisy. Daisy opened her eyes a bit. Actually she wouldn't be that afraid if that thing didn't touch her skin. In the past she killed lots of snakes in the rainforest. However, she didn't want it to be closer to her body.
"I'm telling you the truth. I promise," said Edward, with a wry smile on his perfect face. It was a rare thing for Daisy to be scared, so Edward was highly amused.
"Darling, What's this? It's so beautiful!" said Daisy in surprise. Daisy lowered her head and saw a very lifelike necklace of phoenix. She stretched out her hand and touched it. It felt cold. Although she usually disliked wearing jewelry, she liked it on sight. She and the phoenix had something in common -- both have risen from the ashes and been born anew.
"It's called Ice Rain. Do you like it? It's a gift for your promotion," Edward said. He knew Daisy liked this necklace when he saw the smile on her face. But he needed confirmation.
"Yeah. I like it. The name's also poetic. Thank you," said Daisy. Then, she stood on tiptoe, and kissed his cold, soft lips. She liked kissing him.
"That's good. I was worried that you might not like it." Edward realized later that his wife had become increasingly dependent on him. She would kiss him furtively, and smiled as broadly as a girl who had her first taste of chocolate or love.
"How come? It's beautiful. Why would anybody not like it? By the way, did you sneak out and buy it for me today?" Daisy rested her arms on the hips, raised her head and looked Edward in the eye. A sense of happiness swept over her beautiful slender face.
"Yeah. I caught sight of it at a ribbon-cutting ceremony a couple days ago. I thought, 'I bet Daisy would like this.' But life got in the way, and I had to put it off. I barely had time to get it today, to be honest." Of course, Edward wasn't about to tell her the whole story, including the argument with Shaun at the mall. He closed his eyes and took in the scent of jasmine from his wife. He loved it. He kissed her forehead.
"How much did it cost?" asked Daisy. She frowned and suspected that such a beautiful piece must be extremely expensive.
"Not sure. The company's footing the bill. By the way, do you know they have jewelry for sale on the ground floor of MY mall?" He thought his wife must have been informed of all this already.
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