Chapter 425 Sleeping Beauty (Part One)


    "I didn''t mean to me you for not being a responsible father. All I ever wanted was for Justin to be


    happy. I gave you three months to be with Justin, because I wanted our kid to feel that his longed-for


    fatherly love was as warm as he had imagined. He had never showed me how much he yearned for


    you, but I felt a longing in his heart, and I sent him to live with you."


    Daisy''s heart broke whenever her son behaved intelligently, sensibly, and thoughtfully in front of her.


    Her son was still little, but had learned to be mature. He had also learned to support his mother, and


    stayed with her throughout the lonely times. Without him, she couldn''t imagine how she could get


    through those days. He was her rock.


    "To tell the truth, at the start, I thought you might not ept him, so when I brought him to you, I also


    brought the marriage certificate. And once I was finally face-to-face with you, I was struck speechless.


    Fortunately, I managed to get some words out. But if you had paid attention, you would have seen that


    I was averting my eyes. I didn''t dare to meet your gaze from beginning to end -- I was afraid that I


    might end up in a situation even worse than before. I couldn''t bear that."


    As she talked, she asionally stopped to wipe the tears on her face. A bitter smile graced her lips the


    whole time. It was hard to tell whether she was self-deprecating or lost in her own memories.


    "After that, I was in training. Luckily it was rigorous enough to make me forget about you in the


    moment. The intense and exhausting training consumed me physically and mentally. I had no spare


    time to care if you two were okay. But I firmly believed that you would be kind to him, as I believed that I


    was a good judge of character."


    That was true. She had always enjoyed training and working out, because when immersed in her own


    world, she would temporarily forget about him. It was only when she forgot about him that her heart


    wouldn''t ache for him.


    "Later, the evaluation of my performance waspleted. I knew there was no chance of a promotion,


    as I didn''t have any high-ranking officials as my rtives. So I felt wronged and ill-judged. I had to call


    our son to talk with him. Because, in my heart, he was the one closest to my heart, not you."


    Her heart sank once more as she looked through her teary eyes at his still sleepy face. Sadness


    enveloped her, leaving her with no way out. She sniffed, and her cold voice sounded again, as she


    continued her story.


    "The first time I got your phone call, it made me feel so unreal. So much so that every muscle in my


    body stiffened because of it. I wondered if this meant that you cared a little bit about me, after all. But


    when I listened with delight, what you said shattered all my hopes once again."


    At the time, she thought that his phone call might be proof for his care for her. But her illusion was


    shattered by his words, into thousands of shreds that could never be collected into a whole again.


    "Six yearster, I woke up in your arms again. I was panicked, but also thrilled. Every midnight, I would


    dream about being held by you, leaning against your chest. But when the dream came true, I hesitated.


    So when you proposed that we should give each other a chance, I hesitated, but finally agreed. My


    desire of getting close to you was so strong, that atst, reason sumbed. Are you d to hear that?


    Yeah, I''ve always loved you, very much."


    Daisy raised her hand, and caressed Edward''s cheek. But when her finger was blocked by the re-


    breather, she shuddered as anxiety filled her heart.


    "Oh, and Jessica. She was so special to you. Whenever I saw you out with her, I was so scared, that I


    couldn''t convince myself to bepletely open to you, lest that I was a mere prey in your eyes, not the


    woman you loved, and every fit of temper would drive me away from you. So I deliberately hid my real


    feelings from you, not wanting you to realize that in fact, I have already fallen for you, because of your


    noble temperament and handsome appearance. Even though I love you, I still wanted to keep a little bit


    of self-respect, because I didn''t want to appear so submissive in front of you."


    Jessica, the beautiful woman, had always been a huge obstacle that Daisy could not ovee. Of all


    Edward''s ex-girlfriends, Daisy had a special sensitivity to Jessica in particr. She had envied her for


    so many times, as she read the reports about their love affairs in the newspaper, in magazines, and


    even in the news. Every time, her heart ached like it was trampled countless times, in jealousy of


    Edward''s tenderness for Jessica. How could she evene close to that?


    "Maybe you don''t know, but Jessica sent me a picture of you hugging her. Although I ostensibly refused


    to believe her when I confronted her, my heart began to waver. Since then, I''ve always had a distrust


    for you, especially after seeing what you did in the office, my heart was once again broken by you --


    however hard you tried to mend it, it would never be cured."


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    At that moment, she really wanted to convince herself to trust him. After all, what she saw was not


    necessarily truth. But when she remembered the picture she had received, in her heart, bitter doubt


    grew. Though she had promised him that whatever happened, she would stand beside him and listen


    to his exnation, when this happened, she suddenly found, that she couldn''t be so rational -- she


    couldn''t stay and listen and believe in him. She couldn''t reasonably judge which version of the story


    was the truth, Jessica''s, Edward''s, or hers, thus she escaped, and went to the military exercises


    without bidding him goodbye.


    "I had never imagined that you would ever see the huge stack of newspapers that I stored in my room


    in the army base. It wasn''t just a stack of newspapers, but also a record of all the feelings I had for you


    over the years, and what I felt about every piece of news about you. In a moment I felt bare and naked


    before you, and could never hide from you again, as you''ve seen through me, both body and soul. As I


    was panicked and scared, out of my expectation, you responded with an ''I love you". At the time, tears


    trickled down my cheeks. Hearing your words, I felt that I was the happiest woman in the world. The


    deepest spot in my heart was melted."


    Daisy narrated with a sweet smile. The smile on her face was so bright, as if happiness were really in


    front of her, as if she reached out and could pluck it like a ripe apple from a tree.