The next morning Rayne woke up to Julian’s arm around her.
"Let’s just stay in bed today", he said, yawning.
"Sure, sure", giggled Rayne, "Just let me pick out the necklace I promised Noah so that he could gift it to Ella"
Julian grumbled and shifted to lay closer to Rayne.
Rayne took this chance to open up her system panel to look through all of the jewelry options she had.
Thankfully she managed to accumulate a lot from her many trips to the mall, most of which were all high-quality, luxury pieces.
She paused when she saw a white bracelet made from large white pearls. She first saw it in the display case when she walked past the store, and couldn’t take her eyes off of it.
She’d never seen such large natural pearls as the ones this bracelet had. She took it out of her system and played with the bracelet in her hand.
In order to acquire this bracelet she practically begged the attendant to try it on. And even after finally getting the bracelet in her hand, she had to find a moment where the attendant looked away for a second to store it.
Rayne laughed out loud thinking about the ridiculous situation she had to create just to give her a few seconds to store the bracelet.
"Hmmm, what’s so funny?", asked Julian in a very sleepy voice.
Rayne told him the story, getting to the point of how she diverted the attendant’s attention. "So the attendant was staring at my wrist like a hawk. She clearly didn’t trust me, haha. So I put on my best-entitled girl attitude and demanded that she bring me all the jewelry that matched this bracelet"
Julian let out a low laugh, finding it hard to picture Rayne acting like an entitled snob.
"But the best part is that it worked! As soon as my sass came out she quickly became so much more respectful towards me!", said Rayne, shaking her head.
"So you managed to store the bracelet while she went around the store looking for matching pieces?", asked Julian.
Rayne nodded, "Not only that, but she kindly delivered each item one by one so that I could store them as well! I must have gotten at least a million dollars worth of jewelry that day. I did feel bad so I ended up buying a ring I liked"
She took out the other matching pearl jewelry from her system to show him.
Julian laughed and patted Rayne, "Looks like I need to report you for theft. So many items".
They both laughed together while cuddling harmoniously in the bed.
"So which item are you going to give Noah?", asked Julian curiously.
"I was thinking of a necklace initially, but I feel like this pearl bracelet would also be very appropriate. What do you think?", she asked, unsure of which option would be best.
"Hmm, I think either the necklace or both", he said after a momentary pause.
Rayne looked down in her hands, inspecting both pieces of jewelry. The bracelet felt opulent with the large string of pearls, while the necklace felt dainty. It was a small gold chain with a pearl pendant that matched the ones on the bracelet.
"I think you’re right. If it was before the apocalypse I would say the bracelet for sure, but now, the more subtle necklace seems more fitting. I will give him both, he can gift them on two different occasions if he wants", she finally decided after a bit of brainstorming.
She took out a new copy of the bracelet and necklace along with a jewelry box she had from a different set and arranged the pearl jewelry inside.
The black box with black velvet made the white pearls pop even more, making them seem even brighter than they were.
"Perfect!", Rayne said, smiling at the final result.
Julian watched her eyes sparkle at the jewelry and his mind quickly jumped to the last purchase he had made before he ’died’.
It was one of the only things he had managed to keep hidden from her this entire time. At first, he didn’t try to purposely hide it, but after they got closer he knew that she would be the one receiving the ring.
Ever since then, he took extra care, ensuring that he kept it safe and well hidden.
Rayne, who was oblivious to Julian’s internal thoughts, was busy smiling at the pearl jewelry.
"Ella loves pearls the most. Whenever we went out in the past, she would always ask to stop to look at any pearl-related objects or jewelry", explained Rayne.
Just as she finished recounting another story from her adventures with Ella, they heard a knock on their door.
Julian rolled over in the bed, "I’ll answer it", he said while letting out a deep yawn.
Rayne also got out of bed and put on a robe to follow Julian to the door. She had a small suspicion that it was Noah who had knocked.
Julian opened the door to find Noah standing outside.
"Hey, boss. I hope I didn’t disturb you guys", he greeted.
"You did", grumbled Julian, rubbing his eyes. He could’ve stayed in bed with Rayne cuddling but thanks to Noah’s interruption, they were both up.
"Don’t listen to him Noah, I was expecting you", said Rayne from behind. She was holding the black jewelry box in her hands, "Here this is what I wanted to give you".
Noah opened the box and saw the beautiful pearl necklace and bracelet inside.
"Wow, I can’t believe you found such a pristine and beautiful set. I can tell just by looking at them that this is a real set", said Noah.
Rayne smiled, "Yes, we luckily encountered a large villa that was still intact in the countryside. The owners had a good amount of jewelry and this was among their collection. Pearls are Ella’s favorite".
Noah looked up at Rayne with a soft smile, "Thank you for this. And thank you for letting me know about the pearls, I did not know that". Find more to read at freewebnovel
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After taking the black box he quickly excused himself before the grouchy Julian kicked him out.
Julian placed his arm around Rayne, "Let’s go back to bed, we can still sleep for a few more hours", he said looking up at the dark sky.
Rayne giggled, "Okay, I did promise to spend the entire day with you today".