"Okay, I won't hold back anymore. So be prepared to see all my shortcomings. You might not like what you find. I'll annoy you till you are sick of me." Brian buried his head in her neck to hide his reddened eyes because he was incredibly touched.
"That's not going to happen. Because all this time, you never upset me. So how could you even annoy me?" Patting his back, Daisy's eyes were also a bit red. To be honest, she was willing to lose everyone in her original family except Brian. He was the only one that she didn't want to lose, because he was the only one who shared blood with her that she still cared for.
"Kid, you know you're making me a little jealous?" Edward's eyes were smiling, but his tone suggested otherwise.
"That's what I want. What, are you really that jealous? Come and bite me." Brian didn't move away from Daisy, and he even pressed his face to hers, looking at Edward playfully.
"Huh! You must be in need of some tender loving care, given what's going on in your household. I'll lend my honey to you to hold for a while." Edward was wearing casual clothes. The neck of his shirt was a little low, showing his tight, fair muscles, making him look a bit wild and enticing.
"Lend? She's my sister. Watch your mouth, jerk! I won't warn you again." Brian was still clinging to Daisy without a care, again fighting with Edward. It seemed that this was their way of getting along. Because Daisy was caught between them, they would never get along well with each other. They were like Duke and Kevin, only Duke was obsessed with his younger sister while Brian was obsessed with his older sister.
"Don't forget that your sister is now my wife, the one who's going to be by my side for life. But you, you'll eventually belong to another woman in the future. So you tell me, who will win in the end?"
Edward didn't take the bait at all. His face was still relaxed, while his eyes glittered with spirit. With just a few words, he brutally crushed Brian's pride.
"So what? I'm her only brother. While husband... husband can be swapped out at any time. Lots of women treat their husbands like potato chips -- they can't have just one." Brian only felt dejected for a second. Then he quickly struck back. He didn't know the reason, but he always felt happy when seeing Edward at a loss for words.
"Brian, are you trying to make me mad?" Edward squinted his eyes, giving Brian a sidelong glance. He wouldn't mind any other jokes, but jokes about his honey were definitely a no-no.
"What do you think?" Brian's face was very serious too, because in his heart, Daisy was also his only family member, the others were nothing to him. That was why he cared so much where his sister was concerned. He only wanted the best for her, it was just that he couldn't see eye to eye with Edward sometimes.
"Enough! What do you have against each other? Why is it that every time you're together a fight breaks out? It hurts me to see you at each others' throats. Do you even think about how I feel?" Daisy couldn't help but roll her eyes. These two were not young boys. Why were grown men acting so childish? Her loud shout stretched out her wound, making it hurt again.
Sis, it's not my fault. He started it." Brian smirked at Edward, very pleased with himself that he said it first.
"If you hadn't kept digging at me, I wouldn't have given a damn about you. Besides, it's time for you to go home." Edward was quite the jealous type. Once he fell in love with a woman, he would cherish her with all his might. He wouldn't let another man get his hands on her, even if the man was Brian. He wouldn't compromise at all, so his words also showed his dominance.
"Who says I should go home? I've only been here for a little while. Besides, we still have a lot to talk about -- in secret! What do you say, Daisy?" Brian was very smart to drag Daisy into this. In this way, Edward couldn't do anything to him no matter how angry he was.
Ummm... I plead the fifth?" Daisy raised her head and looked at Edward. She jokingly invoked the legal right to remain silent. Facing his smirk, she couldn't help but flinch. How did she get dragged into his mess? Why were they both waiting for her to answer at once?
"Of course, Daisy." Edward smirked, that was exactly what he wanted. His eyes shone with delight. It looked like that this little woman had learnt to notice things and be tactful. His meaningful smile was an unspoken threat. Actions had consequences.
"It seems that married sisters are indeed like spilled water. Old sayings do have some relevance after all. That's why my sister is plotting against me with an outsider." Brian looked upset, like he had been really hurt by his sister's behavior as his words suggested.
Enough, stop playing the victim now, and don't speak like a book with me. I don't know anything about your old sayings and I don't ever want to know."
Edward was not being kind to Brian's act, and that was just how he was. Only he could trash others, and it was impossible for others to judge him in return.
Looking back and forth between the two men, Daisy was completely at a loss for words. How did they get back to the beginning again? It seemed that if she wanted them to get along well with each other, she had quite a long way to go.
Yakira hurriedly ran upstairs once she got home. She had a feeling that she needed to explain something to Brian. But much to her surprise, nobody was home at the moment. Yakira slowly walked over to the bed and sat down. In fact, she hadn't been in this room for quite a long time, and she was too ashamed to tell anyone the reason for it. She was forbidden to enter this room by Brian because he didn't like anyone in his room. Yakira's smile was bitter, because in her own son's eyes, she was just some random person. She raised her head and looked at the night table beside his bed. Just one look was enough to turn her sad face into a visage full of fury. She quickly stood up, picked up the photo frame and threw it on the ground. She then heavily stomped on the beautiful face on the photo, letting her anger all out. The glass cracked, shards were left on the floor.
Why, why did he only keep that bitch in his heart, and avoid his own mother like she were some terrible monster? Why in hell was there a photo of Daisy in her own house? Why did her own son keep her photo in his room like she was some kind of saint? She couldn't accept this no matter what.
"What are you doing? Also, who told you that you could be in my room?" Brian glanced coldly at Yakira, eyes full of fury and nothing else. His eyes fell on the photo frame that she had smashed in her anger, giving off a frozen aura.
Brian, you... you're back." Yakira raised one hand to fix her hair, which had gotten messy because of her rage. She looked at her son in surprise. She didn't think that he'd be back this soon. Not only was she freaking out, she also held a slight grudge against him.
"I said, what the hell are you doing?" Brian asked, frowning. His voice was stern and cold. Yakira had never seen such a cold side of him, so she couldn't help but shiver.
"I..." Yakira moved her feet belatedly, too awkward to answer his question. It wasn't a very good feeling to be caught red-handed.
To be honest, yyour behaviour is disgusting. It just a photo, why angry ober that? You've gone off the deep end. Brian walked closer step by step, then bent down to pick up the photo, but got cut by the broken glass. However he didn't say anything, just silently drew a few tissues from the napkin dispenser to wipe the dirt off the photo. He frown, not caring what Yakira thought at all.
You said yourself that it was just a photo, then why you care so much? So your mother isn't as important as a photo? You're the one with mental issues.