Chapter 396 Not There (Part One)


    Edward was busy reading reports and signing papers the whole morning. He didn''t have the time to


    leave his office. He couldn''t even go out and have lunch with Daisy in some fancy restaurant. Daisy


    had to eat alone and order delicious and healthy takeout for Edward. Edward ate in his office after


    Daisy came back, and soon went back to work after his quick lunch.


    After signing his name on thest document on his desk, Edward took a deep sigh and tiredly leaned


    against his chair with closed eyes. He rubbed between his eyebrows and took a short catnap. When he


    reopened his eyes, Edward found Daisy sleeping soundly on the couch. There was a faint smile on her


    face, her eyshes quivering slightly as she breathed. Edward''s lips curled into a tender smile at the


    sight.


    ''What a sleepy head! She''s been sleeping for hours, and she hasn''t woken up yet. Did I wear her out in


    bedst night?'' Edward wondered as he gazed at Daisy''s sleeping face.


    Edward wasn''t a man who liked indulgence. To him, sex was merely a way to satisfy physical needs.


    But after meeting Daisy, everything changed. For some reason, he lost control of himself whenever


    Daisy was around.


    Edward looked at his watch to check the time. Then he rose from his chair and walked up to Daisy. He


    sat on the edge of the couch, lovingly caressing her face with his long fingers. He shook his head with


    a small smile. Was she really a colonel? Her vignce was so poor.


    "Honey, wake up. It''s time to go home now." Edward gently pinched the tip of her delicate nose, leaning


    forward to whisper in her ear. Disturbed by his actions, Daisy pped his hand away and grumbled


    incoherently. She turned away, still sound asleep.


    Edward paused, his smile growing. If he couldn''t wake her up like this, he didn''t mind trying a different


    method.


    With a smirk, he leaned closer and pressed his lips to hers. The sleeping woman suddenly opened her


    eyes and subconsciously flung her fist towards Edward''s stomach. Although Edward sensed Daisy''s


    sudden movement, it happened too fast for him to react.


    "Ouch! Damn it! Daisy, are you trying to kill me?" Edward immediately jumped back, wrapping his arms


    around his stomach. He red at the culprit rubbing her eyes obliviously. Did she take him as some


    jerk who was trying to force himself on her?


    "What? What happened? Oh, I''m so sorry! I didn''t know it was you. You shouldn''t sneak up on me while


    I''m sleeping." Daisy apologized with a frown. She didn''t even notice that Edward was sitting next to her.


    How could she let her guard down and be so careless whenever she was with Edward? She was


    supposed to be a discreet and vignt soldier. She didn''t notice Edward''s presence until he tried to kiss


    her.


    "It''s not my fault, woman. I tried to wake you up, but you were sleeping like a little pig andpletely


    ignoring me." Edward retorted sharply. Daisy was the one who didn''t hear him and punched him, how


    could she me him for finding a more effective way to wake her up?


    "Were you trying to wake me up?" Daisy smiled sheepishly and touched her nose. She didn''t hear


    anything; she must''ve been sleeping so soundly.


    "No. I was trying to wake up a littlezy piggy." Edward turned around and directly walked into the


    restroom inside his office without ncing at Daisy. The injured look on his face worried Daisy.


    Daisy had no idea what to do. She didn''t mean to hit Edward, it was a subconscious reaction. But he


    seemed angry. Daisy sighed heavily and looked up. She was shocked to see Edward''s empty desk.


    The whole stack of reports had disappeared. Did Edward finish reading them all? Struck with a thought,


    Daisy nced at her watch. ''What the hell? It''s already sote. How long have I been sleeping?'' Daisy


    couldn''t believe her eyes.


    She rose from the couch and stretched. With a sweet smile, she slowly walked towards the restroom.


    Leaning against the door with her arms folded over her chest, Daisy watched her husband ssh water


    from the tap on his face.


    "Honey, are you mad at me?" Daisy asked sweetly. Edward froze for a while but didn''t say anything. He


    grabbed a towel from the shelf to wipe his face.


    After he was done, he answered shortly, "No." Instead of looking at her, he turned around to get


    another towel and soaked it with water.


    "Are you sure..." Before Daisy finished talking, she felt something cold and soft on her face. With a


    sullen look, Edward gently cleaned her face with the damp towel.


    "Look at you. You have drool and eye gunk all over." Edward teased, gently washing her face for her.


    How could he get mad at her? He loved and cared for her deeply. He was only joking.


    "You think I''m messy." Daisy wrapped her arms around his waist and leaned against his chest to let him


    clean her face for her. She looked up at Edward, her eyes filled with deep affection.


    "Yes! And I have no interest in a messy little piggy." With a tender smile, Edward gently pinched Daisy''s


    rosy cheek. She looked so adorable. To Edward, Daisy wasn''t a fearless and proud colonel. On the


    contrary, she was his wife, a woman who needed him to love her with all his heart.


    "Are you sure?" Daisy narrowed her eyes with obvious threats. Before Edward could say anything, she


    grabbed his cor and tiptoed to press her lips on his. Her kiss was soft and light like a gentle breeze.


    Before Edward could kiss her back, she pushed him off and looked at him with a sly and challenging


    look.


    "Woman, are you flirting with me?" Edward ran his finger over where Daisy had just kissed him, fixing


    his jet ck eyes on her. He narrowed his eyes at her dangerously as he looked her up and down.


    "You''re wee. I was just returning the favor." Daisy moved her hands to his stomach, rubbing it


    gently. She hit him hard earlier, and it must hurt a lot. Eager to alleviate his pain, Daisy slipped her


    hands into Edward''s shirt without much thought to give him a massage. Edward gasped loudly. Was


    Daisy trying to turn him on?


    "Honey, do you have any idea what you''re doing right now?" Edward leaned forward to whisper


    hoarsely in her ear, his warm breath tickling the back of her ear.


    "Hold still. I''ll give you a massage. Does it still hurt?" Focused on her task, she didn''t notice the change


    in Edward''s tone. She kept gently massaging his abdomen.


    "Yes, but not there." Edward repliedzily, curling his lips into a devilish smile. Although he was about


    to explode at any second, he didn''t stop Daisy''s cold fingers from moving on his stomach.


    "Really? Still hurt? Where? Is it bad?" Daisy got nervous all of a sudden. She was afraid that she hit


    him too hard and hurt his organs.


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    "Lower, all the way down there." Edward suppressed the urge to burst intoughter. He yed it cool


    and put on a poker face, to avoid suspicion from Daisy.