"Ha! What do you want me to say? Do you want me to beg? Don't forget that I wanted to explain everything to you, but you didn't even want to listen to me! If you're not willing to give me a chance to explain myself, then what do you expect me to do? You can give me the cold shoulder all you want, I don't give a damn." Belinda was a stubborn girl, and she would never back down once she thought that she was in the right. So how could she just stand there and take it from Duke?
"So you think that there's nothing wrong with your behavior, at all? You really think that it's all my fault? That I'm the unreasonable one?" Duke said, bottling up his anger. He looked at her small face full of stubbornness, and his heart was bleeding from the heartbreak he tasted.
"I didn't say that! Yes, I did something wrong, but I don't need your attitude. Blame me all you want. That's great. But don't expect me to take that. Not going to happen. You can take your attitude and stick it! I don't beg. That's not me." Belinda had always been the spoiled girl. Usually, it was everyone else who conceded to her, not the other way around. However, Duke was the exception. She had always been the one to back down, but she couldn't keep doing that.
"Alright, I get it. So we can't solve this. You made it very clear what you want. I guess I have no choice. I think we need to take a break and cool down, figure out what we really want! I guess that's for the best. Maybe it'll do us both some good." Duke was also a proud man, and his pride wouldn't let him bow his head to Belinda. So he just looked deep into her eyes for a moment, then turned around and quickly walked away. His retreating figure seemed so determined and hard-hearted.
Belinda's hands clenched into tight fists, and she gently bit her lip. He just walked away like this? Really? Shouldn't he say some nice words to her and try and make her happy? Or he could even have a big fight with her and tell her off! But instead, he didn't do anything. He just walked away. Did he think they were not worth fighting for?
Daisy's situation was no better. They'd all forgotten that Zemo was there. Edward, being the jealous type, wasn't about to let that go.
"Daisy, what the hell just happened?" Zemo had wanted to follow them and see what was going on, but he stayed there to guard the ladies' purses. When they returned to the table, he decided to ask Daisy. Besides, he was also curious about the elegant and handsome man standing beside Daisy.
"Oh! Everything's good now, don't worry. I hope we didn't freak you out. Sit, sit!" Daisy had a smile on her face. In fact, she was not that worried anymore. She had confidence in Belinda, and she believed that Belinda would definitely explain everything to Duke and they would soon make up. So she didn't pay them any more mind.
"Honey, don't you want to introduce us?" Edward was never afraid to show off his pretty face in front of an imaginary rival. So he put his arm around Daisy's waist on purpose, raised the corner of his lips and put on a charming smile, glancing sideways at the other man defiantly. Everything he did was for one reason, which was to declare that he was the only one who could have Daisy.
"Daisy, are you married?" Zemo had to admit that the man standing before him was indeed a very good-looking and powerful man, but he felt somewhat repulsed when he heard the man calling Daisy 'honey'.
"Yes! Let me introduce you to each other. This is my husband, Edward Mu. And this, this is my classmate from my JC Military Academy days, Zemo Ling." Daisy gracefully introduced them to each other. Apparently, she had nothing to hide. The truth was always the truth, and she didn't need to hide anything at all.
"Oh! He's your classmate, of course! Mr. Ling, it's really nice to meet you." Once Edward heard that the man in front of his eyes was Daisy's schoolmate, he finally let his guard down, and stretched out his hand to shake Zemo's. The other man decided to grip Edward's hand tightly, intending to crush the CEO's fingers to show him who was dominant. He smirked meaningfully at the other man. Well, two could play this game, right?
"Hello! I'm really happy to meet you too. You can call me Zemo Ling or just Zemo." In Zemo's eyes, the man who deserved Daisy was definitely not the man in front of him, who just had a pretty face and nothing else. How could he expect a pretty boy with no real power to protect Daisy? So he simply squeezed his hand harder. But he thought wrong, because just at the same time, his own hand started hurting. Edward might have extended his hand, but he was not so trusting, He thrust his index finger forward just before their hands met, lightly touching Zemo's wrist -- the classic way to avoid getting fingers smashed in a bone-crushing handshake. Edward squeezed back with his other four fingers. All Zemo was doing was hurting himself.
"What are you two doing? Sit down!" Daisy frowned, looking at their hands that were still together in a mockery of a handshake.
After hearing Daisy's words, both of them let go of the other's hand at the same time, and there was also a glint of appreciation towards each other in their eyes. But just because of this, they both decided to secretly compete with one another.
Meanwhile, Belinda walked quickly towards them, picked up the Moet Chandon from the table and drank it straight from the bottle. Her style of drinking was bold, just like her quick temper. "Belinda, are you out of your mind? And where is Duke? Why are you alone?" Daisy quickly grabbed the bottle from her hand, and Belinda, started by Daisy's action, began to cough.
"Yeah! Sis, where's Duke? Why isn't he here with you? He took off, didn't he?" Leena was anxious too, looking around to see if she could see her brother. But no matter how hard she tried, she still couldn't find Duke. Where did he go?
"Huh! Why would I know? It has nothing to do with me anyway. Gimme back my booze!" Saying these words, Belinda reached out to grab the bottle of champagne from Daisy, but Daisy was quicker, holding it closer and twisting so the bottle was out of Belinda's reach.
"Will you just sit down first? Drinking isn't the solution to everything. You can't possibly drink your problems away." Daisy helped Belinda sit down next to her, her eyes full of worry for her bestfriend. Why was she acting like this? And more importantly, where was Duke?
I'll give him a call. Leena immediately took out her phone and called her brother, but it went straight to a voice mail. Duke had turned his phone off. Leena turned to look at Belinda. She was really curious what they talked about earlier. What had made Mr. Cold simply turn off his phone?