As she was thinking, Edward suddenly looked over, and she hurriedly put on an obedient air again.
Then she saw him take out another doll and hand it over. Its lower body was a fish tail, and it sat beside a reef, its mouth open in song.
"Oh, the Little Beautiful Merpeople!"
The distinctive appearance and design allowed Bernadette to recognize the doll at once.
"Bernadette, you honestly kept your promise to me and didn't deliberately take the initiative to reveal information about me to anyone else. This is a gift for you."
She nodded repeatedly. "Okay, okay! Even without a gift, I definitely wouldn't tell anyone!"-although that was what she said, what she actually thought was, This man is so stingy! Daddy could have someone make dozens of dolls like this for me in no time. He thinks he can buy me off with this?
Seeing through her thoughts, Edward smiled. "She's no ordinary Little Beautiful Merpeople doll. As long as you wish it, the Little Beautiful Merpeople will really appear."
"How could that possibly... ah!"
Her eyes suddenly widened as she discovered that she was standing on the beach of a small island. A beautiful, red-haired Little Beautiful Merpeople sat on a reef nearby, singing a melodious song.
As though sensing Bernadette's gaze, the Little Beautiful Merpeople looked over, waved at her with a smile, then plunged headfirst into the sea.
"Ah, she's gone."
No sooner had she spoken than ripples suddenly spread across the sea before her. A few seconds later, the Little Beautiful Merpeople emerged with a splash, cupping her chin in both hands and simply gazing at Bernadette with her dewy eyes.
Bernadette tentatively reached a finger toward her, and the Little Beautiful Merpeople extended her hand as well-their two little white hands touched.
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