It never occurred to Edie that a man as mature and dignified as Stuart would do such a thing.
Stuart was too good, almost almighty. He was the perfect man.
All the skills he possessed, no matter if it was the financial ability or noble manners. It was a gradual process in small stages that happened to him over an extended period of time.
"I've won the European F1 formula Race Championship." Stuart was looking ahead. He said in a clear tone as if it was nothing. Edie was astounded, "Wow..."
All of the competitors in this race had been practicing since their teens and were trained especially to compete, just for the prize.
According to Edie's knowledge, Stuart has always been a business elite. How did he win the F1 all of a sudden?
"If I decide to do something, I always give it my best."
Edie got excited, "What else have you won?" Stuart doesn't like to talk about those kinds of things, but since Edie asked, he still listed.
"World Golf Tournament Champion, European Equestrian champion, National Fencing Championships..." Edie was in shock.
"Why did you have to learn so many things?"
"They are the basic skills of a nobleman; every Heirs needs to learn them. Just like the six arts of ancient Chinese gentlemen, rites, music, shooting, riding, books, and numbers, the upper classes in Britain also needs to learn aristocratic skills. These skills are both hard and expensive to learn, only in this way can the upper class demonstrate their noble status."
"But how did you win every time?" Edie was never the first in her class, and Stuart had won many national games? The comparison was cruel. He was indeed the man on top of the pyramid.
Stuart didn't understand her query, "What's the difference between being second and losing?"
Edie thought she was a loser since she had never won before. Edie felt breathless being inside a car with such an elite. She was
worried that her breath would contaminate the shining CEO in front of her.
Edie murmured, "Noble's way of education is terrifying; I pray for your future child."
Having so much to learn, Stuart must have had no childhood. This had to be the reason why he is so unapproachable. Stuart's mouth curved into a smile, "You can be the one to teach him."
Edie pointed at herself, "Me?! I can teach him nothing other than playing with him every day."
"That's good, and he will be optimistic, strong, and smart. He can experience life, not learning a whole bunch of useless skills, and become a standard boring nobleman." Stuart said lightly, but every word of it touched Edie's heart.
He was complimenting her. Optimistic, strong, and smart. So in Stuart's eyes, she was not an infamous useless actress, but someone with an excellent image.
Something felt strange in her heart; warmth flowed inside her. His words made Edie feel confident, she said, "No problem! I can assure nothing else, but a happy childhood for him."
As Stuart saw Edie's happy face, his smile deepened. Child? He always saw a child as a symbol of trouble, but thinking of her bearing a child for him made him excited.
Edie felt a bit strange after she said the words.
Why did it sound so ambiguous? When their deal terminates, they will have nothing to do with each other. How is she going to teach his kid? Moreover, since Stuart is gay and has Aaron as a lover, he might not even have a child.
If she over thinks before every sentence, how are they going to have a pleasant
conversation? So Edie deliberately ignored the strange feelings in her heart.
The car was going to arrive at the biggest flower market in the city. The path in the market was narrow, so they parked their car in the parking lot nearby and walked inside.
Every store in the flower market had flowers and potted green plants in the storefront. It made people feel pleased just by looking at them.
Edie smiled at Stuart and said, "How is it? It's a great place to hang out, isn't it?"
Soon after, Edie was already thinking about taking her words back. Not because of anything else, but because the two of them were standing out in the crowd. A good looking couple attracts people's eyes wherever they go.
Usually, Stuart could stop some of them from staring at them using his cold aura. Today it seemed that he was in a good mood. Therefore his character softened as well. Wherever they went, the shopkeepers greeted them enthusiastically.
"Come and have a look, our flowers are super fresh!"
"No, our flowers are the best, just delivered this morning!"
"Are you two looking for decorating flowers for a wedding? We have rainbow roses from Italy.
Come and have a look!"
Even strangers on the street were peeking at them.
"Are they filming a TV-series? How come I don't see any cameras here."
"Oh my god, they are more good-looking than the celebrities on TV!"
"This man is so handsome, and I think I'm going to faint, Jesus!"
Some of them even took out their phones to take sneak shots. Although Edie was not famous, she was still a celebrity. If her photo gets taken and posted onto the web like this,
the public relations department of her company would definitely kill her.
Edie shivered when she thought of Danny's face. Their distance with the crowd was too close. The way people looked at them was also straightforward.
Edie never felt embarrassed in front of the media as now. She looked down, held Stuart's hand, and picked a random flower store, and entered in haste.
The shopkeeper was peeking at them as well.
He didn't expect them to enter his store. He smiled in an instance and welcomed them.
"Welcome! From my twenty years of experience, you must be looking for decorating flowers for a wedding! What kind of flowers do you like? Hydrangea is perfect for wedding racks, and champagne roses are most suitable for wedding halls and the latest South African flame roses..."
From the aura coming off these two people, the shopkeeper knew they were big clients and started introducing the flowers in detail the minute they walked in. Edie was speechless.
He couldn't even tell that Stuart was gay, that was a waste of his twenty-year career.
Stuart looked around the store, apparently not wanting to explain. Edie had to tell it herself,
"Actually no, we're only looking for potted plants for our house." The shopkeeper nodded,
"Oh, okay, so you two are married. Come with me, and the potted plants are here. Have a look."
The shopkeeper had a great headcanon.