"Girls are trouble, but I find them cute. Why not let your hair down a bit?" Edward asked. He started warming up, starting with a few lunges. He thought he needed to introduce girls to Luke as a reward for his loyalty over the years. He enjoyed his happy marriage, so he also wanted Luke to have a family.
"No, I don't think so. They are trouble, and they only bring danger." Luke shivered with fear. The horrible things that Jessica and Mary did frightened him.
"Ha-ha! Well said. Don't let my mom hear you. Otherwise she'll make you suffer bitterly." Edward burst into laughter. If a girl fell in love with Luke, it would be a very tragic thing. He could easily guess what would happen. Luke would just stand there while his girl would be throwing things at him.
Mom's still asleep. Don't worry," Luke said. Finishing up the curls he was doing, he replaced the dumbbell on the rack. Then he walked to a different part of the gym with Edward.
"It's hard to say. Women are everywhere. It's impossible to constantly fend them off. Eventually one's going to find a weak spot, and...you know..." Edward continued teasing Luke. In fact, in his eyes, the woman he loved was the most beautiful creature in the world. That didn't mean he couldn't have a little fun with his friend.
Luke twitched his lips. He didn't know what Edward meant. Did Edward want him to have a girlfriend or not? He was still single, but Edward said that to scare him, which made him dislike women even more.
After getting back from the gym, Edward took a shower and woke Daisy. Deep in his heart, he didn't want to wake her, but he was afraid that might get in the way of her career. A good officer never slept late.
After arriving at the hospital, Daisy went to see Hero first. Although he had come around, he was still recovering, so he wasn't conscious. The unit nurse said that he had just taken medicine and fallen asleep, so she left after staying for a while.
Let's go." Daisy walked out of the ward, frowning. It was hard for Hero to knock at the gates of death. She felt sad, because he used to be known as a great guy. Now, he lay in bed alone. Noticing Daisy's worried look, Edward asked, "how's Hero? Did something happen?" He entwined his fingers with hers and walked to Tom's office.
"No, he's all right. I just feel sad because he's all alone in the ICU. I wonder, what made him do that? Why would he fall in with that crowd? There are other ways to make a living." Daisy took a sidelong glance at Edward. As a man, would he have a different opinion?
"Well, men are different from women. In many cases, they take themselves way too seriously. They also get butthurt easily. Too often a stray comment goes into the wrong ear and they think other people are making fun of them. They want to matter, and they want to be successful, so they can laugh at their haters."
Edward forced a smile. Men were different from women. They appeared to be powerful, but inside, they were too fragile and vulnerable to accept failure, so they went to extremes. Of course, only a few men would do that. They couldn't bear others to look down on them, so they always did something ridiculous. For example, Hero cared so much about what others thought of him that he went to extremes and tried to commit suicide. He damn well near succeeded, too.
How about you? Are you one of them?" Daisy touched her nose and looked at Edward with curiosity.
"Me? It's never happened to me. Maybe because I'm lucky. I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and everything's been done for me. Many people try to get on my good side, but as I said, I'm different. A lot of people trash talk me behind my back, but since I don't hear it, I don't care. They can say whatever they want. At the end of the day, I am who I am."
It was the truth. When Edward was young and led a fast life, he never thought of hiding what he did from others. He was self-centered and never cared about what other people thought. He also didn't listen to gossip.
"You lead a carefree life, but not everyone is as lucky as you." Daisy sighed. A big shot like Edward had to weigh the advantages and disadvantages, so he also had a hard time. The most important thing was what he thought.
"Sure. I don't like to make mountains out of molehills. Caring about stupid shit is a job for other people. I just take things day by day. A happy life is the most important thing." Edward gave Daisy a faint smile and tightened his grip. In his life, he only wanted this woman he loved, and everything else was no longer important.
Jessica and Hero are cousins. Should we tell Jessica what happened to Hero?" Daisy asked cautiously. Coco was also Hero's relative. Should they let her know too?
"Do you really think that they care about the so-called family bond? Don't be silly. If they loved each other like family, Hero wouldn't have asked some people to gang-rape Jessica. Now she must hate him to the core. Well, she also hates us." After the event, Jessica suddenly disappeared from the city. There was no news about her, and no one mentioned her again. Edward also forgot she existed. He was faithful to Daisy. Daisy was the only woman in his heart.
"You're right. Forget it. Anyway, he has to go back to prison after he recovers." Daisy thought that might be the very reason she was sad. She sighed deeply at the thought.
"How many years do you think he'll get?" Edward asked hesitantly, squinting. He really didn't mean anything by it. He was just curious.
It's hard to say. He should be convicted of arms dealing because he was the one behind the scenes, but he's so smart that he hasn't left any evidence to accuse him. We do have eyewitness testimony but it will be somewhat difficult to pass sentence, because it's so hard to find evidence. He was pretty thorough."
Daisy forced a smile. She used to think Hero was a gentle and chivalrous man. If he hadn't told her himself, she wouldn't have believed that he was an arms dealer. It was the last thing that she wanted to accept. All along his disguise had deceived her. He was shrewd and deep, and she lacked experience in this respect, so she wasn't aware what was going on when she was with him.
"Forget it. We'll just have to wait and see." Edward knew that something must have happened between Daisy and Hero. Or else as a colonel, she wouldn't be saddened by an arms merchant who had broken the law. They were probably good friends once.
"Okay. I wonder if Tom's here yet." Daisy gave an indifferent smile. She could do nothing about it. After all, she was a colonel, while Hero was an arms merchant. She did what she had to. It's not early. He's worried this hospital will be closed down, so he should be here." Edward knew well what this hospital meant to Tom. This was the place where his dream started. He had wanted to name the hospital after Leena to show his deep love for her, but then dropped the idea and named it Renxin Hospital.