Chapter 246 The First Encounter (Part One)
"Edward, don''t listen to Daisy''s nonsense. She''s ruthless. Back then, she was the one who did
everything to leave the Ouyang family. We had nothing to do with it." Seeing that Edward cared for
Daisy a lot, Mary was quite unhappy. She didn''t find anything wrong with what she said.
"Miss Ouyang, ording to you, my wife is the one to me. But who had been treating her like a
servant for so long? I don''t think I need to remind you of that! What do you say, Mrs. Ouyang?" Edward
intentionally prolonged the "Mrs. Ouyang" at the end of his question. Judging from Mary''s past actions,
he didn''t think that she was smart enough to undermine Daisy. The most probable suspect would be
Mrs. Ouyang who was sitting before him.
"Mr. Mu, what''s that supposed to mean? When did we ever treat her like a servant? We raised her in
an excellent environment and sent her abroad to study. Can you imagine a servant enjoying these
privileges?" Yakira''s face turned cold and dark. In the face of Edward''s usations, she became a little
agitated. She didn''t care that Edward was the object of Mary''s affections and started to argue with him.
Edward chuckled darkly. "Mrs. Ouyang, if letting her sleep in the servant''s quarters and having her toil
harder than the servants made up your so-called excellent environment, then how do you exin that
she only got to study abroad after she acquiesced to being kicked out of the Ouyang family? Don''t tell
me that didn''t happen. If I haven''t done my investigation, I wouldn''t be making these usations."
Following Edward''s humourlessughter, the atmosphere became more oppressive. In that moment,
he realized how maniptive the pair was. They knew how to me their heinous acts on someone
else.
"Mr. Mu, don''t you think you''re going a little too far? I don''t think I ever mistreated her. I don''t care if you
believe it or not, but I have a clear conscience. You can''t simply observe some things on the surface
and neglect the truth behind them. That girl is rotten to the core. In all those years, she had never
epted us. She always acted high and mighty, and was merciless as could be."
In some way, Yakira was just like Mary. The thing they hated most about Daisy was her innate noble
aura. It was as if everyone had to submit to her stern and proud existence. Whenever Yakira saw that,
she wanted nothing but to destroy her. That way, Daisy would no longer have such amanding
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presence.
"Mrs. Ouyang, are you saying that Daisy is ungrateful? I''m not sure that argument holds. I remember
witnessing what happened that night. How would you exin that, Mrs. Ouyang?"
Edward always thought that he met Daisy for the first time at Maple Night. But when he saw Yakira''s
face grimacing in anger just now, a memory immediately came to mind.
It was a beautiful dusk with a picturesque evening glow. He was forced to attend a banquet at the
Ouyang''s on behalf of his parents. It was his first time attending an event like this, so he arrived a little
early. He decided to sit alone in the garden for some quiet time, but an unexpectedmotion broke
the tranquility. Slightly annoyed, the bored Edward found his way to the source of the noise and
witnessed something he wished he hadn''t.
A poor young girl was shoved to the ground, silently enduring the beating and cursing of an angry
woman and another viciouslyughing girl. The girl hadn''t voiced a single protest throughout the abuse.
She just bit her lip, unyielding. Her eyes were filled with indifference.
From the two women''s cursing, it wasn''t difficult for Edward to realize that the young girl was a servant
in the mansion. She was being severely punished because she damaged thedy''s clothes inundry.
Edward furrowed his eyebrows in disbelief. It was just a piece of clothing. They could just buy another
one. Why would they abuse the young girl over something so trivial? In that moment, Edward realized
that Miss Ouyang and Mrs. Ouyang had a cruel side. If he wasn''t there to witness the scene, he would
never believe that people still abused their servants in this society.
He watched silently and didn''te forward. Edward didn''t make a sound until the two women left.
When the young girl started crying in anguish, he came out and coldly said, "I hate crybabies the most.
All they know is to cry when something happens. I despise useless women."
He didn''t know why he said those things. When he saw the girl''s red and swollen face that Miss
Ouyang had just pped, he felt a little pity. Suddenly, he did something he never felt the need to do,
that is caring about someone else. It was foreign to him, but he did it anyway.
But he didn''t expect that his sudden appearance would cause the girl to react so strongly. She looked
up at him, her teary eyes staring straight into his. Edward hated it when others stared dumbly at him, so
he flew into rage and called her "a nympho" before quickly walking away.
Edward never remembered this moment until today. But everything came back to him just now. He
finally understood what Belinda meant when she told him that Daisy chose to go to military school
because of what he said. Apparently, he mistook the other Miss Ouyang for a servant in the Ouyang
household.
He was surprised that his fate had long intertwined with Daisy''s. It was as if they were destined to be
together. He never remembered that evening until now, but recalling Daisy''s aggrieved face in his
memory made his heart ache.
"Mr. Mu, I think you must''ve remembered it wrong. Daisy has always been the precious jewel of the
Ouyang family. She only severed her ties with us after she married you. I want to ask if Mr. Mu has
blocked us from contacting her in any way. Do you deliberately separate Daisy from the Ouyang
family? So you can enjoy other women''spany?"
Yakira was an expert in deflecting usations and turning the tables when her enemies got the upper
hand. ''If Edward Mu wants to get justice for that little bitch, I''ll let him have it. Let''s see who''s truly the
guilty one here!'' She thought furiously.