Chapter 252 - Presents

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The guests left after they had enough fun, leaving behind a stack of dirty dishes to be cleaned, and the living room needed to be swept and mopped.

After early dinner, Edith accompanied Hazel to bed. The little girl was especially excited. Earlier, Alex's mother had told her that Edith would really be her auntie after she married her uncle. At the thought that her favorite person would stay with her for a long time.

The little girl would not stop sticking closer to Edith until she had fallen asleep.

Now that Edith had agreed to Neil's proposal, Hazel could finally stop worrying over her uncle. Fortunately, he did not keep that his cold appearance and still know how to act adorable. Or else, how did he persuaded her Auntie Edith to marry him?

Once the little girl had fallen asleep, Edith went back to the bedroom.

After too much excitement in the morning, she was a little tired and wanted to get an early sleep.

When she entered the bedroom, Neil was nowhere in sight. The man was busy from early in the morning for her birthday celebration and he could only return to his office to look at a few documents at this time.

Edith slipped under the duvet and laid her head on the pillow. Just as she thought that she was going to fall asleep, Edith suddenly sat up straight to stare at the ring on her finger. It was a beautiful diamond ring. The design was simple and Edith thought that she did not have to worry much if she was to wear them at the kindergarten. 

However, Edith was someone who did not like to wear a ring due to her job as a kindergarten teacher. To feel the weight on her ring finger was a little strange…

Staring at the ring gave her an indescribable feeling of happiness. Her heartbeat accelerated and her stomach was doing a little flip flop. When she thought about the man who had proposed earlier, her lips would instinctively curl into a happy smile. 

Just as she was admiring the ring, the door was pushed from the outside and Neil walked into the room, carrying a few paper bags in his hand. He glanced at Edith and a smile curled on his lips. "Do you like it?"

Edith turned to his voice and nodded. "It's pretty. But it felt a little strange to wear it."

Seeing the smile on her face, Neil walked over and pecked at her lips.

Edith quickly avoided him and giggled. She shifted her gaze towards the paper bags in his hand and raised a brow. "What do you have there?"

"It's your birthday present from the others. Would you like to look at them?"

Hearing his words, Edith scrambled out of the bed to look at the presents. The first was from Jamie and she had gifted her a skincare set. Henry had given her a gift card from a branded store, causing Neil to scowl at his friend's laziness to pick up a gift. Aaron had given her a box of chocolates and then there's the present from Lily.

When Edith saw the logo on that box, she was overwhelmed with a bad feeling. It was the logo of that store where Lily had introduced to her when Edith had decided to get a battle armor.

During her last visit, Edith was allowed to look around. The things that the shop was carrying could render her speechless. Suddenly, Edith did not want to find out what did Lily gave her.

"What's wrong? You're not going to look at what your friend give you?"

Edith looked at Neil and knew that she shouldn't open the present in front of him. "I'll look at it later."

Seeing her expression, Neil was suddenly curious to know what did Lily had given her. From the look on Edith's face, Neil could sense that she knew what was inside the box.

"Then, why did your face turned red?"

Edith touched at her face and looked at him guiltily. "It might be your imagination."

A chuckle escaped him. "Looking at your expression, I am suddenly curious to know what was inside the box."

Edith grabbed at the box quickly and was about to run and hide that box away. Perhaps she was too anxious. When Edith turned around, her legs tripped on the bed and the box fell, and the contents of the box spread on the floor.

The two of them stared at the pink garment in a daze. Before Edith could snap out of her trance and hide that garment, Neil had already reached the garment. The moment he looked at the pink, lacy nightdress in his hand, his eyes turned darker.

Edith muttered a few cursing words under her breath and promised herself that she will get her revenge on Lily later.

The man was a little excited knowing that he had successfully proposed. Now that Lily was giving her this sort of gift, wasn't Lily practically sending her to the wolf's mouth. Was she still her best friend?

"Baby…" His voice sounded a little deep and dangerous at this time. "Don't you want to put it on?"

Edith quickly shook her head. "Let's do that later."

"What if it doesn't fit you well?" Neil felt his throat dry as he continued to look at the garment in his hand. "You should try this outfit first. If it doesn't fit, you can tell Lily to exchange it for the right size. Usually, with buying clothes, there will be a certain period for exchange and refund. If you do it later, you might forget."

Her lips twitched at his words. "Why don't you just say that you wanted to see me in that nightdress?"

His gaze shifted to Edith. "I just wanted to see you in this nightdress."

"Shameless." Edith narrowed her eyes at him. 

Seeing his imploring look, Edith finds her will started to waver. She glanced at the garment again and found that it was not as revealing as her battle armor. 

At least, this nightdress was a little modest. It covered where it should be covering while leaving a little room for imagination.

Edith set up her mind and walked over to snatch the nightdress from Neil. She looked away and muttered, "I'll go and try them on."

A trace of happiness appeared on his face before Neil composed himself.

Edith spent a little time cursing Lily in her mind as she changed. Seeing the way she looked in that garment, Edith thought that Lily was definitely very good at choosing the nightdress. The garment had highlighted the place where it should be. Suddenly, Edith was no longer as shy and the thought of teasing Neil in that dress excited her.

After five minutes, the bathroom door opened up to a slit. Edith peeked at Neil from behind the door and raised her brow suggestively. Then, slowly, she stepped out behind the door, revealing her look in that lacy nightdress.

The moment he laid his eyes on Edith, his breathing grew heavy and his eyes turned dark. The woman in front of him had approached him slowly as she tousled her hair. She had put a little makeup on her face, and suddenly, the timid kitten from earlier had grown into a seductive tigress.

The domineering look she gave him had turned him on. 

Edith finally stopped as she reached in front of him. Her hand rested on his chest and she moved around to tease him.

"Darling," Edith called.. She tilted her head sideways and smiled. Then, she inched closer and whispered, "Do you want to have some fun?"

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