"Well said, Senior Colonel Ouyang!" Edward was surprised by Daisy's remarks. She had always been sympathetic to people. Everything she had said and done in front of Coco was so unlike her at all.
"Back off! I'll deal with you later, you trouble-maker." If Coco wasn't present, Daisy would have kicked Edward hard. All the female psychos she had met had something to do with him.
"What did I do? I just came back from a business trip." Edward felt wronged as he looked at Daisy with an innocent expression. Although Daisy was hard on him in front of another person, he wasn't mad and acted playfully instead.
"But this matter happened because of you, didn't it?" Daisy glanced at him. How could this man cause all this trouble and still have the guts to argue with her? It made Daisy angrier. Everything bad that had happened recently was all because of him.
"If you are trying to tell me how much you love each other, don't bother. It doesn't mean anything to me. I couldn't care less." Out of the blue, Coco felt helpless. Many things had made sense now that she was calm. She started to think that maybe she shouldn't have come over. However, she was still in the denial phase and the reality was too much for her to accept.
"You are quite imaginative. Like we are in the mood. Please go. If my mother-in-law really did something wrong, I won't turn a blind eye to it. If she didn't, I hope you can reflect on your conduct today. Think about whether it is right or not." As a servicewoman, she knew that she should be just and treat everyone equally. On the other hand, she was also a daughter-in-law, so it was just natural for her to be inclined to think that Cynthia was a victim and that all Coco had said was mere suspicions.
"I believe you for now, Daisy. I'm hoping that you're an honest person and won't disappoint us. I'll go." Coco knew that she wouldn't get any result even if she stayed longer. Thus, she decided to go back to the hospital and see how Jessica was doing.
"Right, go. I hope Jessica is fine even if I hate her. I was angry just now. I hope you won't take what I said seriously." Daisy pinched the middle of her eyebrows. She had been reckless and irrational. She shouldn't have lost control over her emotions, no matter how angry she had been.
Coco shot a meaningful glance at Daisy. Few women could be humble enough to apologize to another, let alone someone they hated. Nevertheless, the woman before her had expressed her apology so naturally. It sounded sincere. It was apparent that Daisy was a forgiving woman. Now that had made her even more curious about Daisy.
"Did you just let her go like that?" Edward asked after Coco got in her car. He barely had a chance to talk during Daisy and Coco's conversation. The tension was just too high between the two. He couldn't understand how the critical situation had suddenly turned peaceful.
"Why? Do you want her to stay for dinner? Are you thinking of getting an opportunity between you and her later?" Daisy withdrew her gaze from Coco's car and looked at Edward coldly.
"Um... Of course not. Let's go inside." Edward attempted to put his arms around his wife's waist, but she moved away.
Aren't you moving your car? You're blocking the way." Daisy said with a straight face. Just the thought of all she had gone through made her so mad. Jessica alone had made so much trouble for her. It seemed to never end.
"I'm sorry. I forgot Mark was still there waiting. How about this? Honey, you drive my car inside. I'll walk." Edward was too lazy to get in the car again. He was only one step away from the gate. He didn't want to waste time parking his car. He would rather go inside and take a soothing bath.
"Edward, how can you be so thick-skinned? Can you be more shameless?" Daisy said, gritting her teeth. She had no choice but to get into the car knowing that he was hastening for the bathroom. A bath was always his first priority whenever he got home from the outside. He was a bona fide neat freak after all. As they say, old habits die hard.
"Of course I can. I'll prove it to you tonight," Edward said casually as he walked inside the house.
Pervert." Daisy's face flushed crimson as she wished to have the guts to run him over with a car. However, he was already gone when she reached his car. She got so frustrated that she gave his car a mad kick in full force. She seemed to have done it too hard, though, as she felt her foot hurt like hell with the impact. Her face twisted in pain.
Daisy parked the car in the garage and came to the living room. As she had expected, Edward wasn't there. Cynthia was playing with Justin.
"Mommy, you are home." Justin ran into his Mommy's arms as soon as he saw her. He was so happy that he completely ignored the game he was playing with his grandmother.
"Yes, Mommy's back. What game were you playing with Grandma?" Daisy carried Justin in her arms and looked at Cynthia. She secretly checked if she had been injured. "I'm home, Mom," she said to Cynthia.
"Good. I bet you are hungry. I'll go and ask Mrs. Wu to set the table." Cynthia got up. She had been explaining to Justin why she hadn't been able to pick him up from school. To her surprise, he didn't mind at all. On the contrary, he had comforted her instead. Cynthia loved the little boy even more upon seeing how thoughtful he had turned out to be.
"Thanks, Mom. I'm not hungry. Where's Dad? Isn't he home?" Daisy wondered as she surveyed the room. Jonathan was nowhere to be seen.
"Never mind him. He has gone out on some business and won't be back for a while. He called to tell us not to wait for him for dinner," Cynthia replied as she glanced at Daisy. She had always liked her in her uniform. She looked aloof and dignified in it.
"All right. How are you, Mom? Are you okay?" Daisy put Justin down. He was surely growing up fast. She couldn't even carry him for long anymore.
Me? I'm fine. Why?" Confusion was suddenly on Cynthia's face as she wondered about what she meant.
"Edward said somebody tried to harm you today. I was worried that you might have got hurt." Daisy was a bit hesitant as she waited for her response.
"Oh. That. I'm fine. Those people were stopped by the bodyguards your dad had arranged around me. They weren't even able to come near me." Cynthia sounded complacent as she answered her question. This was the first time for her to witness the incredible skills that she had been hearing of from Jonathan.
"Well, how about Jessica? Was she hurt?" Daisy threaded carefully as she was afraid to say something wrong. She wouldn't want to hurt her feelings. She knew well that outsiders might not be able to hurt people, but sometimes casual words from family could hurt people deeply.
No. She was fine when I left. Why are you asking? What happened?" Cynthia frowned as her senses automatically warned her that something bad had happened. She was more than sure that the woman was fine when she left.