Chapter 100: The Queen’s Rare Gems (II)
When sunlight filtered through the greenhouse glass ceiling, she purposefully placed her hand beneath the beam so the Celestine Heart Stone would catch the light and sparkle brilliantly.
It took a while, but eventually, the others began to notice the ring on her hand.
Arabella was the first to comment internally. [Is she showing off? The ring is beautiful, but isn’t that just a ruby? I have plenty of diamond rings at home.]
A ruby?
Primrose might not have been the one who pulled the Celestine Heart Gem from the abyss herself, but it still stung to hear such a rare gem compared to an ordinary ruby.
"Your ring is so beautiful, Your Majesty," Mirelle finally said aloud, voicing what had clearly been on everyone’s mind. "Is that a ruby? I’ve seen many ruby rings in jewelry stores, but this is the first time I’ve seen one shine this brightly."
Primrose touched her ring, pretending to be surprised when someone finally noticed the beautiful gem on her finger. "Oh, this? This isn’t a ruby," she said, lowering her head and letting out a soft, shy giggle like someone overwhelmed with joy.
"My husband told me this is called the Celestine Heart Gem. Honestly, I don’t really know much about it, but the ring looked so beautiful that I believed he gave me something truly special."
Brielle, who was just about to take another bite of her pastry, abruptly set it back down on her plate a little too hard, causing the table to rattle. "C-Celestine Heart Gem?!" she gasped, completely forgetting about proper manners. "Are you certain that’s what it is?"