Chapter 919 Petty Bourgeois (Part Two)


    "You know damn well this is who I am. Where is Tom? Why don''t I see him?" Edward was always the


    "Oh, right. He just called and said that he would get a little bitte because of an important patient."


    Duke shrugged his shoulders and continued," I wonder if it''s an excuse. As far as I know, he shows


    respect for nobody, but he is working overtime today. That patient must be a big cheese in the city."


    "An important patient?" Edward sneered," Maybe it''s a critical member of the government." He knew


    the officials in the city were cheap. They often turned to him for help, but it was never the other way


    round. His conscience was clear over his legitimate business, so he did not need to ask them for help.


    "I have no idea. The mayor''s election is approaching. Maybe something is about to happen." Duke


    wasn''t familiar with the officials. To put it bluntly, he didn''t want to work hand in glove with them at all.


    He had a clear conscience. No matter who became the mayor, it was the same to him.


    "Who cares? We never care about politics, and we''re not qualified to take part in it. We''d better do what


    we should do." Edward gave him a smileced with cynicism. The officialdom wasplicated. Only


    those who yed ording to the circumstances could have a foothold there. Edward wasn''t willing to


    associate with those wicked people.


    "You''re right. Walls have ears. Don''t discuss this right now. Aren''t you afraid that Daisy might be


    implicated?" What Edward said made sense, but he couldn''t ignore the fact that his wife was a military


    officer.


    "There is nothing to worry about. Her army base keeps aloof from the mess." Edward didn''t worry about


    it. It was no big deal. If worst came to worst, Daisy could resign and stay at home. In any case, her job


    was very dangerous. Edward wouldn''t need to worry over her if she quit.


    "Right. They are directly under the control of the Central Military Commission. They don''t have any


    dealings with the officials." Duke pouted his lips as a look of contemtive interest spread on his cold


    face. He chose to take a wait-and-see attitude to these things.


    "I think you''ve hit the nail on the head. Let''s stop talking about these things. Have you ordered any


    dishes?" Since Daisy was too busy to have dinner with them, Edward didn''t care about what food was


    served. Duke knew what he liked and could ask the waiters to serve up his favorite dishes.


    "Yes. What about Daisy? She really won''t be able toe?" Duke had heard in the beginning that


    Daisy would alsoe, but apparently she couldn''t make it now.


    "Yes. She has to deal with some emergency at the army base." Edward had hoped that Daisy could


    her after she went home tonight.


    "What? Daisy can''t have dinner with us?" Surprised, Leena looked at Edward in confusion. What had


    happened when she was asleep?


    "Yes. Kevin called you, but you slept like a log. So he didn''t bother to wake you up," Edward teased


    Leena yfully.


    "No, it wasn''t like that. I was just a little tired." Embarrassed, Leena produced a forced smile.''Did I really


    sleep like a log?'' she wondered, ''Why didn''t I hear my phone ring? Gosh, this is so embarrassing.''


    "Right. You''re tired and addled," Edward continued to tease Leena. When he woke her up, she had


    opened her eyes sleepily and asked in a daze whether it was time to have dinner. Her drowsiness


    amused Edward.


    "Leena, why did you sleep at Edward''s office? Didn''t you sleep wellst night?" Duke''s brows knitted.


    He asked Leena in a concerned tone. He cast a tender look toward Leena.


    "Duke, I was trying to sleep off the jetg. I just returned from France. I can''t adapt to the life here at


    the moment," Leena exined anxiously. She was afraid that her brother would see right through her.


    "If you wanted to sleep off the jetg, why didn''t you just sleep at home?" Duke''s brows were


    scrunched together. He didn''t believe what Leena said.


    "I couldn''t wait to see you! So I left home in a hurry. I didn''t expect to feel so sleepy." Leena pouted,


    pretending to feel wronged. She knew that as long as she did that, her brother wouldn''t pump her for


    details.


    "Come on, Duke, don''t question your sister so much. What are you arguing with her for? You talk so


    much." Belinda certainly knew why. It was said that the reunion after a brief parting was as sweet as a


    honeymoon. Leena returned yesterday after spending a long time in France. A love bite was on her


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    neck, which suggested that she had passionate sex with her husbandst night. Otherwise, she


    wouldn''t have been so tired.


    "Do you want me to keep on about you too?" Duke squinted at Belinda. Obviously, she was taking


    Leena''s side.


    "Puff!" Edward was drinking water. Upon hearing what Duke said, he spit out the water in his mouth.


    When did Duke be so garrulous? Wasn''t he always cool?


    "What the hell, Edward? That''s disgusting!" Duke picked up the napkin on the table to wipe at his face.


    He was dumbstruck. Why did Edward spit on him every time?


    "Sorry. I was just wondering when you became so talkative. Didn''t you only yap at Leena? When did


    you begin to bother Belinda too?" Edward stifled augh. It was hard to imagine a guy who was as cold


    as Duke being so mouthy.


    "Fuck off. It''s none of your business. Mind yourself." Duke rolled his eyes at Edward. ''Edward is such


    an awful friend, '' Duke thought, ''He makes a fuss over everything I say. What''s worse, he delights in


    being snarky to me. Is this what a friend should do?''


    "I''m okay. I know you''ve reached a turning point in your life. As that advertisement said, to smoothly go


    through menopause, it is vital to get calcium supplements. You should do that." Edward tried not to


    smile. Duke rarely made a show of himself. How could he not seize the chance to jeer at him?


    "I''m not at any turning point of my life! It must be your sister who reaches menopause!" Duke uttered


    thoughtlessly, spluttering with rage. What Edward said infuriated him.


    "Duke..." It wasn''t Edward who was affected by thement, but Leena who was sitting beside him.


    She looked at Duke with a pointed but innocent look. Didn''t he know that she was Edward''s sister too?


    Why did he say that?


    "Ha ha! That''s hrious!" Edward burst intoughter as he saw the embarrassing expression on


    Leena''s face. He didn''t have to argue back at all. Someone else had done that.


    "Well, sorry. I forgot you were also his sister." After making an apology to Leena, Duke turned to re


    at Edward. ''You''re the one at fault. You should apologize! If you hadn''t provoked me so much, I


    wouldn''t have said that, '' Duke thought in his mind.


    "Wow! Look at what you have done now." Belinda looked at Duke coldly and thought with a hint of


    sarcasm, ''You moron, didn''t you know that it was a trap set up by Edward? You fell into it blindly.''


    "Belinda, you are my wife. Why are you taking his side?" Duke fumed, already vexed with Edward.


    What was worse, Belinda was now poking fun at him. He narrowed his eyes at her in warning. His dark


    look frightened her, so she leaned back instinctively.