Tom closed his eyes and told himself not to be angry or he would really be killed by Duke's arrogance. After quietly adjusting his mood, Tom went downstairs and soon left the place which drove him nuts.
S City was still in a dark color in the early morning minutes after the sun rose. Daisy was already on her way to the military base.
Colonel, will you be promoted this time?" Mark asked tentatively, looking at Daisy in the rear view mirror.
I'm not going to get promoted. Remember the tip-off last time? It affected me a lot. So, even if I performed deeds of merit in the military drill, it was useless." Daisy didn't care if she could get a promotion. She just wanted to do her job well.
"But you'll not know when you'll get a promotion if you miss this opportunity," Mark pouted, feeling a little bit unhappy with what had happened to Daisy.
"It doesn't matter. I am quite happy now. Anyway, I got what I want. There is no need to be greedy. Just as the old saying goes, "A man who is contented will be happy." Daisy smiled mildly. She used to work hard to match with Edward. She had lost that impulse now, having no enthusiasm and perseverance for promotion.
"I'm just angry. Why do you have to make sacrifices every time? That's unfair. I thought you would be able to regain people's approval in the military drill this time even though you missed the opportunity in the closed training the last time. I didn't expect that this drill would still be ruined by someone." Mark was angry at the very mention of it. He did not understand why his colonel's merit and strength were always ignored by them.
"I'm not angry, so you don't have to be angry. You can say that in front of me but don't tell anyone else. I can't protect you if you do that. Did you hear me?" Daisy knew Mark was speaking for her but she was still worried that he was too noisy to keep his mouth shut.
"Yes, I did, Colonel." Mark was not that stupid to say anything in front of others. He could just complain. He didn't want to get Daisy into trouble, after all,.
Okay. Drive carefully." Looking from the car window, Daisy saw patches of fallen leaves were flying along with the Humvee. It was a little cold on that late autumn morning but she was still in her summer uniform; She did not feel cold at all.
Winter was Daisy's favorite season of the year because the cold could hide her heavy sadness. Only in this way would she not be defeated by her painful experience of the past.
Daisy sighed softly and turned to pick up the phone next to her. After thinking for a while, she fidgeted on the keyboard with a smile on her face and sent Edward a message. Obviously, Daisy was in a good mood.
Edward was woken up by his message alert tone. He didn't know why Justin had set up such a pop song as a ringtone.
Edward held out his slender hand to his side to feel the space beside him. He didn't feel her soft body next to him as usual. He was used to that but still like a hard hobby, he would still reach out his hand every morning to that side when he got up.
He reluctantly opened his eyes, ran his fingers through his messy short hair and then picked the phone next to the bed up. He frowned quizzically when he saw the sender's name and then quickly clicked on the message. A warm message immediately caught his eyes and completely woke him up. "Baby, open the window. Have you heard the wind is telling you I miss you?"
Although the message was short, Edward was thrilled. He went to the window, as Daisy said. He drew the thick curtains aside and opened the window. He held out his hand upon feeling the chill of late Autumn and tried to catch something in the wind. He knew he would catch nothing but it somehow made him feel that Daisy was beside him.
"Baby, it's still early in the morning. Do you miss me that much? Do you want to see me?" Edward quickly sent back an erotic message to Daisy and then looked out the window. 'This little woman doesn't like to say anything mushy but she really surprised me this time', he thought.
While Edward was indulging in these sweet moments, Justin ran in without knocking the door. He was dressed very cool and looked very cute.
"Daddy, can you send me to school today?" Justin asked with his head raised, looking at Edward who was much higher than him.
Don't you like your grandparents to send you to school? Why did you suddenly change your mind?" Edward slightly pinched Justin's nose and went to the bathroom.
"I want you to send me to the school today. Please." Justin ran after Edward like a shadow with a pleading expression on his face.
"Tell me why." Edward turned to look at him without stopping washing up.
"Tell you why?" Justin pouted, miserably looking at Edward who was brushing his teeth.
"Buddy, I am not your mother. I know what you're thinking." Edward thought Justin must have quarreled with someone because of him.
"Then why don't you send me to school?" Justin ran over and hugged Edward's leg and started acting spoiled.
"You'll have to wait for me to wash up!
I can't just go out like this!" Edward always had no way to deal with Justin, so as soon as Justin behaved in a spoiled manner, he would give what Justin wanted.
"Yes! That would be great! Daddy, I'll go downstairs and wait for you. Hurry up." Edward promised to send Justin to school, which made the child very happy. The kid ran down the stair with a bright smile.
Edward resignedly shook his head. He knew he was being used by this little guy again. However, instead of being unhappy, he quite looked forward to sending Justin to the school. 'What trouble has he got me into this time?', he thought.
Edward opened the large cloakroom which was full of all kinds of designer clothes. He put on a black shirt and a silver-gray tie. Then he took a black suit and went downstairs. He looked more handsome in this suit.
Wow! Daddy, I'll give you a full score of 90 for your suit." Justin was so excited when he saw what Edward was wearing today that his face started to crack into a smile.
Isn't the full score 100? Why is it 90?" Edward put his coat and briefcase on the sofa, and then walked to sit down at the table.
"In my assessment, there is a 10-point floating score, or you will have no room for development." Justin said earnestly, leaning against the table and looking at his Dad.
"You mean I'm not that handsome today?" Edward glanced at Justin and began to eat breakfast. 'Justin is the only one at home today? Where are the others? This is so weird,' he thought.
"Come on. That's a compliment! I mean you could be more handsome. It would be great if you wore women's clothes. You must look incredibly beautiful." Justin said excitedly, with a look of anticipation on his face.
"Buddy, it seems that you don't want me to send you to the school today?" 'Did he really just say that I look like a woman? Isn't he afraid I won't send him to school?' Edward thought.
"No. I didn't mean that." Justin touched his nose and thought, 'Who said that he is an easy-going man? That's nonsense! He is the most scheming man who can easily defeat you at any time.'