"This woman is your mother?" Jessica looked at Cynthia with surprise. How could a stunning and youthful woman like her be Daisy's mother? This woman seemed graceful and noble. Did she mishear? Jessica wondered.
"Yes, to put it more accurately, I'm Daisy's mother-in-law. So what can I call you, Miss?" Cynthia sat beside Daisy and racked her brains out, trying to remember who this woman was. But she failed to get any clues.
Hi, Auntie. I'm Jessica Lin, I'm stunned to see how young and beautiful you look." Jessica immediately realized who the woman was. She was Edward's mother. This was great for her plan. But how come both his parents looked so young? Jessica felt a shiver go down her spine at the thought of Edward's indifferent behavior at the party the other day.
Oh! You're Jessica!" Cynthia nodded. No wonder she felt she had met this woman before. She used to see all kinds of reports about Jessica and Edward in the newspapers. But why was she here with Daisy? Cynthia wondered.
"Auntie, do you know about me? Did Edward mention me to you?" Jessica couldn't help but feel delighted on hearing Cynthia's words. It seemed that she still had a place in Edward's heart, otherwise how could his mother know about her? Jessica thought.
"I have seen you in the newspapers. My son has never mentioned any woman to me, except for his wife, of course."
Cynthia took a glance at Daisy. She felt relieved when she noticed Daisy's calm manner. 'Ah! It is all Edward's fault. He has put Daisy in an awkward position, I'm sure she feels stuck in the middle, ' Cynthia thought.
Oh? But you know about my relationship with Edward, right?" Jessica felt annoyed that Daisy won again. She couldn't bear that Edward cared so much about Daisy.
"Miss Lin, I believe many people have close friends of opposite-sex when they are young and naive. But as time passes, people change. The past never comes back no matter how much you want. Your past relationship doesn't matter anymore, why are you still holding onto it?"
Cynthia tilted her head and looked at Jessica. Was she claiming war with Daisy now? But shouldn't she argue with the man who dumped her? It was useless to argue with Daisy. Don't forget that women were the ultimate victims in such cases. Cynthia thought.
"Auntie, does this mean you don't accept me either? But what if I tell you that I'm pregnant with Mu's child? Would you still push me away?" Jessica bit her lip. She was sure that no grandmother would give up on her grandchild. She was determined to win by pulling all the tricks up her sleeve.
"Miss Lin, even if you're pregnant with Edward's child, I'm sorry I still can't accept you because I have already accepted Daisy as my daughter-in-law. And it's impossible for me to accept any other woman. I hope you understand."
Cynthia sneered. Was Jessica trying to bring up her pregnancy to win her heart? This would never work with Cynthia. She didn't succumb to emotional traps, otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to make a cold-hearted man like Jonathan bestow his affection only on her? Cynthia wasn't an easy target. No one dared to challenge her, and Jessica wasn't eligible to make such an unreasonable request.
"Why? How can you accept Daisy's child? While treating me like this?" This question had hovered in her mind for quite some time. She felt determined to get an answer today. "Miss Lin, Nothing is perfect in this world. Daisy got married to Edward several years ago. She has always been our daughter-in-law. Can you give us any reason not to accept her child?"
Cynthia felt a surge of guilt as she considered how much struggle Daisy must have faced to bring up Justin all by herself. She had to work hard to earn a living, at the same time, she had to endure her husband's affairs with other women. She had suffered a lot to gain the rewards she had today. Daisy was quite persistent and determined. Cynthia felt sorry for Daisy's troubles.
"But what about my child? What about me?" Jessica couldn't accept Cynthia's explanation. Because even though Edward got married several years ago, he was staying with Jessica for last few years. She believed that Edward didn't love Daisy at all. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had so many women in his life. Daisy was sitting silently listening to their discussion. she suddenly felt that Jessica was a pathetic woman. Jessica's situation was similar to Daisy's when she was pregnant with Justin. But the difference was Daisy was sure that Justin was Edward's child while Jessica didn't even know the real father of her child. So she felt sympathy toward her and didn't want to take her offensive words seriously.
"I think Edward has given you all the answers. So it's useless to argue with us here. Besides, I believe that my son is a responsible man. If this really is Edward's child, he will give you a satisfactory response, but if it's not, he won't give a damn. Judging from Edward's indifferent attitude towards you, I think it's obvious that your child has nothing to do with him. So please behave yourself and stop harassing Daisy. After all, she had also experienced the same struggles."
Although Cynthia didn't spend too much time with Edward, as a mother she knows her son's likes and dislikes. She also knew quite well about his personality and character. She was so sure that Jessica's child had nothing to do with Edward. Otherwise, Edward wouldn't be so relaxed when he was with Daisy.
It's impossible. I have been with one man only and that's Edward. If Edward is not the father of my child, the who else would it be? Why? Why are you so sure? Jessica shook her head frantically. She had heard this words many times. Edward had said those to her more than once, and everytime he seem quite firm about it. Was there something she didn't know about Edward? She wondered.