As a woman, whether you were successful or not didn't depend on your status or your methods of achieving goals, but whether there was a man who loved you to death, who would do anything for you without hesitation and consistently show his love for you.
"Now you're being mean! You did it intentionally!" Daisy puckered her lips, and plaintively rolled her eyes at him. Edward really liked this side of her, it seemed that she had let all her guard down in front of him, and she was content to be the little woman she was in his eyes.
"Can you blame me? You are so easy and so fun to tease. I just can't help myself! Well, you are a colonel, you should easily see through my tricks. But instead, you fall for it every time. My silly girl." Her hand was in his, their fingers intertwined. He lightly caressed the skin of her finger with the pad of his thumb. Suddenly, he couldn't help but wonder, if he had not met this woman beside him in this life, would he have fallen for another woman like he did now?
Time passed slowly in silence. When the lights in the operating room were finally out, it was already an hour later. But fortunately, Daisy was with Edward, someone she deeply loved, so the long wait was more bearable than she expected.
Tom! You're finally done! How did it go?" Daisy asked, once she saw Tom emerge from the OR. She sounded excited, and slightly agitated.
The operation was quite successful. But now, he's on his own now. It all depends on whether he can recover or not. We need to give him time to heal." Tom felt pretty tired after the operation. During the entire surgery he found out that Hero's condition was not as good as he had expected. Fortunately, he had prepared for the worst, so all in all, this operation was quite successful.
"Thank you so much, Tom. Every time we run into some problems, you are always here to help us. I'm really thankful. I don't know how I can even repay you." Daisy truly admired and respected Tom. She was very impressed with Tom's magical hands, which could treat every patient with kindness and save their lives on a daily basis. And not to mention that Tom was willing to help them whenever they needed it. She knew that it wasn't just because Edward was his boss, but Tom himself was kind and willing to help anyone who was in need.
"Daisy, don't ever say that! That's what I should do. Besides, if you continue thanking me so effusively, somebody will start getting jealous, you know." Tom turned his head to Edward, and eyed him carefully. As he expected, his boss was looking at him knowingly, with a playful smirk at the corner of his mouth.
"Ummm... What do you mean?" Daisy just looked at him with confused eyes. She was just saying that she was quite grateful for him. Why would someone be mad about it? And who was he referring to?
"Honey, don't mind him. You know he is so weird sometimes. I guess that geniuses are quite different from us ordinary people. That's all." Edward smiled a wicked smile. It seemed that Tom knew his boss's temper very well. Or he surely would pay for his words just now.
The corner of Tom's mouth twitched. Who was the one being weird right now? But unfortunately, he didn't dare to say it out loud in front of his boss. So he just agreed. "Well, yes! Daisy, you know me! I just have to act weird from time to time. It's who I am. So don't mind me."
What could he possibly say? Edward was his boss, and also dominating as fuck. Well, it seemed that the only thing he could do was shut up now. He was in fact not weird at all, but in front of his boss, he couldn't say anything about it. So he just agreed with everything Edward said and got it over with. Oh, he was such a coward sometimes. But it was better than a black eye and stolen meds. What could he do? He was not the boss after all.
"But..." Daisy frowned, and she had a feeling that something was not right, but she couldn't exactly tell what was wrong. So she could only helplessly look at Edward, hoping he would say something. But what she didn't know was that this was all because of the enticing man standing in front of him.
"No buts. Tom just finished up in surgery. He must be really tired. I really think we should let him go." Edward pulled Daisy beside him, then lightly patted her back, silently comforting her.
"The patient will stay in ICU for a while. So you can go home now if you want! I'll tell you if anything happens. No need to stay here and wait." Tom wiped the sweat on his forehead. He was really tired. The operation was tricky. And he thought that they really didn't need to stay here any longer. It wouldn't help Hero's situation. They could all use some time to relax.
"Okay, well, it's lunchtime. Why don't we go out and grab a bite to eat? I can use some food right now. My treat!" Edward glanced at his wristwatch, checking the time. It was almost twelve o'clock, and just the time for lunch.
"Well, you two have fun! I guess I'd better stay here. With Hero in the ICU, you never know what could happen." In fact, Tom would like to go with them, but as a doctor, he had to be responsible for his patients after all.
Then okay! We're going now. You take care of yourself and Hero, okay? And if anything happens, just call me. Thank you, Tom." Edward patted Tom's shoulder, then left the hospital with Daisy. It was the first time that he waited outside the operating room for someone he didn't really know. He wouldn't even imagine that he would do this before, but for Daisy, he had done so many things that he didn't think he would ever do for a woman. It must be true love. This little woman held a very important place in his heart.
"He'll be okay now, right?" Daisy mumbled to herself. She didn't know if it was a question or she was just trying to comfort herself right now.
"You're still worried." Edward pressed his lips tightly together. Though deep in his heart, he knew clearly that Daisy was in love with him, he still felt kind of uncertain. Maybe it was because he cared for Daisy too much and couldn't stand even the slightest chance that Daisy would fall for someone else.
"Not really. It's just that...I know him. That changes how I feel. So I can't help but feel kind of sad for him." She bent over and climbed into the car. Her face was a little pale. Edward could tell that she really felt quite sad for Hero.
"Don't worry! Tom is looking after him right now. He'll be fine." Edward lightly patted the back of her hand. To be honest, whether Hero died or lived had nothing to do with him, and it didn't concern him at all. But once he saw the sad look on Daisy's face, he hoped that Hero would survive. Because Daisy would definitely be sad if Hero died, and he couldn't even stand the thought of Daisy being unhappy.
Yeah, you're right. Let's go now. I still have a meeting this afternoon in the city, so I also have to spend some time preparing the documents I'll be using later on." The corner of Daisy's mouth twitched unpleasantly, and she deeply sighed, momentarily getting her mind off this thing. She'd neglected her work so she had to work double time trying to get everything done.
What kind of food do you feel like? Western or Chinese? Edward started the car and stepped on the gas, slowly driving out of the parking lot of the hospital. Other cars were waiting behind him and a couple speed fast him on the other side, headed to the expensive hospital.
Well, both sound good to me. But maybe something with a mild taste would be better. The weather these days is a bit dry, and my appetite isn't as big nowadays. She didn't know if she was bothered by Hero's situation, or she was simply affected by the dry weather like she suggested. She didn't feel very hungry these days, and had no interest in food.