After hanging up the phone, Edward Stephens remained silent for a long ti.
Daisy Ginger lifted her delicate brows and looked at the man sitting in front of her, asking, "You look unhappy."
Hearing that, Edward couldn’t help but laugh softly. This child had a childish voice, yet spoke so earnestly.
"Alright, your father called . After we finish eating, I’ll take you back."
"..." Daisy pouted her rosy lips in slight displeasure, "I don’t want to go back."
"If you don’t go ho, Daisy will be sad."
Daisy turned her face away, revealing a bit of childishness: "No, she won’t. She’s always working and has no ti to be with ."
Edward paused his actions while cutting the steak, then said, "She probably just likes that kind of life."
The luxuries of the Stephens family she doesn’t want, yet she likes working hard for others.
He lowered his eyes, a slightly self-mocking irony appearing in his calm deanor.
*
At 9:30, Edward carried the already asleep Daisy back ho.
Daisy Ginger and Jas Shelton, the couple, were waiting in the hall. Seeing him walk in carrying Daisy, they both sighed in relief simultaneously.
Daisy looked a bit pale, her face unmade, not appearing well, with bloodless lips.
She ca over and carefully took the sleeping Erin Stephens from him, cherished, and touched the child’s soft, tender face with her lips, her dark eyes revealing a mother’s tenderness.
Edward stood in front of her, watching the natural affection she showed towards this child, and his eyes grew a bit more profound.
He couldn’t help but think of the child she had abandoned without hesitation.
Already a month old... If born, how cute would it be?
A few insuppressible notes of jealousy surfaced in his heart, jealous of her love for this child she shared with Jas, yet she discarded his child as worthless.
Jas ca over and said to Daisy, "Let hold Erin, your body is still weak."
Daisy nodded, gently transferring the sleeping Daisy into Jas’s arms, and watched him tenderly carry the child outside.
With Erin Stephens safely returned, Daisy couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. She lifted her head and accidentally t the man’s gaze—Edward stood in front of her, his eyes deep and quiet, intently observing her.
Daisy’s gentle expression stiffened slightly, feeling as if her secrets had been seen through under Edward’s intense gaze.
"Thank you." She awkwardly averted her eyes, not daring to et his gaze again, "You were troubled today; I’ll personally visit to thank you another day."
Edward asked, "Did you willingly give birth to him?"
Daisy was slightly startled and turned her head to look at the man’s face; his gaze was very focused and sharp.
"You love him very much," Edward said.
Looking at him, Daisy softly replied, "I willingly gave birth to him."
Edward withdrew his gaze, saying nothing more, as if this answer was enough.
Enough for him to give up.
He turned around, his tall figure gradually disappearing up the stairs.
The open door let in the cold wind; Daisy shivered slightly and gently breathed in the cold air.
It was willingly given birth, her own choice, not out of compulsion or deceit.
That is very important.
*
Daisy slowly walked out of Edward’s villa alone.
Jas sat in the driver’s seat holding Erin, noticing her somber expression, and asked, "What’s wrong?"
Daisy shook her head, climbed into the passenger seat, and pulled Erin over.
The child curled up quietly in her arms, sleeping soundly. Daisy kissed his little face, "Let’s go back. Drive slowly, so you don’t wake him up."
Jas saw that she wasn’t in the mood to talk and quietly drove back.
...
Jas took Daisy back to her apartnt.
Daisy rented this two-bedroom, one-living-room apartnt in the city center, not large but well located, a ten-minute walk to Royal Entertainnt.
However, she had taken a few days off to stay at ho with Erin.
After giving Jas a change of clothes, Daisy went to take a bath.
Lying in the tub, her mind hazy, she couldn’t help but recall Edward’s face and his departing figure.
Though he seed to say nothing, Daisy knew the obsession he had with her was already gone.
After bathing and drying her hair, Daisy, wrapped in a robe, erged from the bathroom.
She opened the dresser, took out a platinum diamond ring, looked at it for a while, then put it back.
"Mommy..."
On the bed, little Erin murmured, prompting Daisy to lift her head and look at the child’s face in the dim light.
He was still asleep, curled up like a small, tender creature in her blanket, making soft murmuring sounds.
Daisy quietly approached, lifted the blanket, and slipped in, then held Erin’s small body in her arms.
Her little darling, having him was enough for her.
Edward must not know his true identity, nor should the Stephens family find out that Edward had a child outside. She had to protect him well, ensure no one would harm him.
Daisy’s heart softened; Erin’s body had a sweet milky fragrance. She wondered what Edward fed him today.
*
Daisy stayed at ho with Erin for three days, soothing him before returning to the set.
Director Carter’s set didn’t allow multitasking; Elena Raven’s role was almost that of the second female lead in the ensemble cast. Her scenes were nurous and significant. As a newcor acting opposite veteran actors, she often got scolded by the director and cried alone.
Daisy knew she had no other option. It was the path all newcors had to take. Getting this role as a newcor was already a stroke of good fortune. Besides encouraging her, she could only console her.
The filming carried on for over two months, reaching the Qingming Festival. So many took leave to return ho for tomb sweeping that the crew decided to take a three-day break. Both Daisy and Elena finally got a breath of fresh air.
Daisy had no graves to sweep, and Elena’s parents were alive, so to celebrate this rare holiday, Daisy spent a day at ho with Erin, and the next day called Elena to invite her to lunch at the Yintai Plaza in Tsing City and buy clothes.
For most celebrities, a significant portion of their earnings might be spent on clothing. For soone like Elena, who had been debuting for six months and had finally gotten a role in a big director’s film by sheer luck, her expenses on necessities left her with nothing extra. Clothes were bought from online stores with prices around one or two hundred, relying on her looks and youthful skin to carry her through.
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